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Scaramouche 09:57 pm UTC 01/15/08 |
| In reply to: | for Michael Whelan fans - Jacqueline 08:12 pm UTC 01/15/08 |
| JD Is Gerald Scarfe still involved with the Bat musical? If he is, be interesting to see whether he is referencing the original Bat 1 cover artwork, or coming up with something brand new? Also be interesting to see whether he has done one of his famous caricatures, of Jim? Drawing from imagination > Danbury illustrator and artist to showcase works at > Danbury Library > By Sandra Diamond Fox CORRESPONDENT > > DANBURY -- For more than three decades, Michael Whelan's > supernatural creatures, mystical landscapes and dreamlike > forms have been seen on the covers of hundreds of books > written by Stephen King, Isaac Asimov and Ray Bradbury, > and albums including Meat Loaf, the Jacksons, and the > heavy metal band Sepultura. > > On Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m., Whelan will bring his work to > the Danbury Library on Main Street and give an free, > illustrated lecture on his career. Registration is not > required. > > During a slideshow, Whelan will give an overview of his > work and show some of his paintings. Hea also will discuss > how he became an artist and the perks and pitfalls of his > profession. He also will answer questions. > > Whelan, 57, who lives in Danbury with his wife, Audrey > Price, said his artwork is a "symbolic representation" of > his thoughts. > > "I've always particularly loved painting aliens, because > nothing challenges the imagination more than coming up > with something that doesn't exist," he said. > > Whelan's newest work is for the revised edition of Steven > King's novel "Gunslinger," a project special for him > because he illustrated the first "Gunslinger" in 1982. > > Aside from King's novel, Whelan is focusing primarily on > painting. After decades of doing commissioned work, he > wants the freedom to draw subjects of his own choosing, he > said. Once a year, he sells his work at galleries around > the country. > > One painting from Whelan's personal collection is of > something that local residents may recognize. > > Called "Flowers and Weeds," it shows Whelan's son, Adrian > Price-Whelan, as a young boy sitting inside the former > construction site on Independence Way in Danbury. The > property sat for many years before the Danbury Ice Arena > was built. > > "Adrian and I used to visit this site often. Sometimes we > would make music by hitting the iron rods that were > sticking up out of the concrete with a piece of stone," > Whelan said. > > They were amazed such beautiful music could come from > something so ugly. The scene also reminded Whelan how much > he enjoyed playing in concrete playgrounds during his > childhood in California. > > "'Flowers and Weeds' is intended to show that a sense of > wonder and beauty can be found in anything, even a piece > of concrete," Whelan said. > > Ideas for his works come from many sources, including > places he has been, childhood memories and dreams. "I keep > a pad and paper by my bedside table and jot down anything > that comes to me during the night," he said. > > Whelan said it's extremely important to find work that > "reflects what your interests are. Find what it is that > you enjoy in your life and incorporate it into your work, > so that you wake up each day eager to jump into your > career." > > He said each person's experiences can benefit what they > do. "The key to creativity is searching within," Whelan > said. "You should draw upon your own experiences as a > person to make your work unique." > > Danbury Library director Mark Hasskarl, said "Michael's > drawings are a combination of amazing technique and a > really great imagination and visual style." > > Hasskarl, who has known Whelan since 1979, added "He can > be drawing the wildest subjects, and his style of painting > makes them look very realistic and completely > believable." > > n > > "The Art of Michael Whelan: An illustrated Lecture" is set > for Sunday at 2 p.m. at Danbury Library. Snow date is Jan. > 27. > > > | |
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