GA BEST ARTIST SURVIVOR SERIES POLL: RD.8

[ciorac]

Well, I voted for Barks and Kelly. As much as I understand their importance in comic history, I can't keep them up there at the expense of other artists whose work I've actually read and enjoyed.

 

(thumbs u

[tth2]

We probably should've just voted off 2 last round, so we would've had the Top 10 GA Artists at the beginning of this round. Oh well, lots of people have Top 9 lists!

 

For me this round, it's Everett (who just plain shouldn't be in a Top 10 GA Artist list) and...

 

I'm torn between LB Cole and Schomburg, but the time has come to start wielding my vote against Schomburg.

[TheWatcher]

We probably should've just voted off 2 last round, so we would've had the Top 10 GA Artists at the beginning of this round. Oh well, lots of people have Top 9 lists!

 

 

I thought of that, but this way we get a top five. The other way, we get a top six. I opted for a top five.

[Scrooge]

I'm torn between LB Cole and Schomburg, but the time has come to start wielding my vote against Schomburg.

 

Since every time I post some art from one artist, that guy gets voted off, here's some Schomburg

 

Kidding aside, I posted it in the GA section but got no reaction. And yes, I know it's not comic art but I think people have enjoyed seeing the other aspects of these guys' work -

[The Black Hand ®]

If this piece is supposed to make me think, it's working. All I can think about is the ladies butt.

[Paratrooper]

the Trooper likes, likes very much. What is that? And where can I buy me a print?

[TheWatcher]

Never knew he did fine art. It's a very nice piece. Thanks for posting it (thumbs u

[CAP Freak]

If this piece is supposed to make me think, it's working. All I can think about is the ladies butt.

*shakes head*

[Scrooge]

If this piece is supposed to make me think, it's working. All I can think about is the ladies butt.

 

Tell us what these make you think of ... All Schomburgs of course -

[The Black Hand ®]

If this piece is supposed to make me think, it's working. All I can think about is the ladies butt.

 

Tell us what these make you think of ... All Schomburgs of course -

 

The nice ladies butt....and spiders.....and...I'd like some soup.

[Ze-man]

People soup? Floating faces?

 

Paging Matthew K.., is there a Shiverbones in the house?

 

But the small town painting is my favorite. He crammed as much as he does in one of his War covers on that one. I stared at it for ten minutes, viewing it differently every other minute.

 

Really, really nice.

 

Ze-

 

 

[Scrooge]

People soup? Floating faces?

 

Paging Matthew K.., is there a Shiverbones in the house?

 

But the small town painting is my favorite. He crammed as much as he does in one of his War covers on that one. I stared at it for ten minutes, viewing it differently every other minute.

 

Really, really nice.

 

Ze-

 

 

Glad you liked it Kenny. I can't say it's that great of painting but it's nice to see him flex his muscles elsewhere.

 

I believe you're going to like this one. Read the write-up below after you observe the painting. It's pretty cool -

[Ze-man]

I think it just comes down to his use of color I appreciate. And yes the subject matter of those days gone by small town paintings.

 

Thanks for posting them, (and to quote Gary) "Scroogie'

 

 

Ze-

[Scrooge]

Eliminated before I had the chance to highlight this:

 

 

The above murals were painted by Reed Crandall in 1933 at the young age of 15 or 16!

[rjpb]

I'm torn between LB Cole and Schomburg, but the time has come to start wielding my vote against Schomburg.

 

Since every time I post some art from one artist, that guy gets voted off, here's some Schomburg

 

Kidding aside, I posted it in the GA section but got no reaction. And yes, I know it's not comic art but I think people have enjoyed seeing the other aspects of these guys' work -

 

Interesting piece - likely influenced by Thomas Hart Benton.

 

The comic fan in me really likes the spaceships/statue of liberty painting and the surrealistic spider one as well.

 

 

[JohnT]

We probably should've just voted off 2 last round, so we would've had the Top 10 GA Artists at the beginning of this round. Oh well, lots of people have Top 9 lists!

 

For me this round, it's Everett (who just plain shouldn't be in a Top 10 GA Artist list) and...

 

I'm torn between LB Cole and Schomburg, but the time has come to start wielding my vote against Schomburg.

 

I think we can consider Toth #10, since he had the fewest votes of the three that left last round.

[JohnT]

On the Schomburg paintings, they represent an interesting mix of the fantastic and the idealized Americana. But then...isn't that true of comics in general?

[tth2]

We probably should've just voted off 2 last round, so we would've had the Top 10 GA Artists at the beginning of this round. Oh well, lots of people have Top 9 lists!

 

For me this round, it's Everett (who just plain shouldn't be in a Top 10 GA Artist list) and...

 

I'm torn between LB Cole and Schomburg, but the time has come to start wielding my vote against Schomburg.

 

I think we can consider Toth #10, since he had the fewest votes of the three that left last round.

Good point. (thumbs u

 

Of course, Toth doesn't deserve to be in a Top 10 GA Artist list either.

[sborock]

....though it is just craziness at this point, they are all so damn good!

 

[shiverbones]

Wow, nice to see Schommy's painting work. OK - the Dali-esque one is my favorite... So muh fun to look at, even if a bit derivative. The long town scene makes me want to throw up though! (Sorry Kenny!) The reason is, if you are going to put that much effort into a realistic scene, you have to get the persective right on the main building! Look at the angle of the facade & the signage & match that up with the rooftop, it makes me dizzy! That being said, I really enjoyed looking at these! Scrooge - you are a worthy librarian of the sequential arts!