Comments for Drawn to Distraction

Comment on Hero by Christopher

Christopher — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:29:31 +0000

Thank you for the write up. I’m working on the second book and am excited to see it taking shape. Finger crossed I get this done quickly.

Comment on Mr. Man by Mark

Mark — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:13:55 +0000

Yep. That’s exactly what it looks like Mr. Man is doing, except without the wary expression.

Comment on Hero by Mark

Mark — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:12:02 +0000

Okay: see, now……that bottom one didn’t finish loading, or I wouldn’t have said what I did in the previous comment.

Dang dial-up!

Comment on Mr. Man by Kevin Parks

Kevin Parks — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:09:08 +0000

Ah yes the “turtle reflex”

Comment on Mr. Man by Mark

Mark — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:05:09 +0000

I remember doing that all the time when I worked at Cal-Abco, whenever anybody higher up on the ladder was near. It became an unconscious reflex. I used to come home with a severe headache and soreness between my shoulder blades. Then I connected the two. It’s an unconscious reflexive-defensive posture.

But I’m MUCH better now.

Comment on Hero by Mark

Mark — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:54:03 +0000

Fun stuff. Too bad neither of you used the image of diminished Tilgar in his armour (or some similar concept). That seems to be the heart of the story. I can certainly see not wanting to give too much away on the cover, though.

Comment on Mr. Man by Mark

Mark — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:44:39 +0000

Yep. It animates, once I let it load long enough.

Comment on Mr. Man by Mark

Mark — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:58:51 +0000

He looks intimidating, but at least he’s not in black.

Comment on Masked by Kevin Parks

Kevin Parks — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 22:33:42 +0000

Thanx Mark.
This is the stuff that is most true to me I have not been drawing well lately so I kinda forced my self to relax last Saturday night and let the pencil and my hand just do their thing and I got a nice little burst of images straight from somewhere deep in my person.

The masks are a metaphor for the way we take on different roles in different social circles. The symbols are alchemical for the 4 basic elements which also correspond to different states of the human condition.

Comment on Masked by Mark

Mark — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 20:54:26 +0000

Very cool. Overall-very lyrical, very mystical; I think your style is really refining. I love that lettering, I’d consider making and publishing a font out of that. What was on your mind when you did these? I can see this as a book; add some paints, develop it out some more. Of course I’m quite taken with the cat-like one, and especially the color treatment on it. I like them all, the maimed-guy, the half-masked………great theme, and I see you keep coming back to the elemental-symbols motif again and agin over the years. What meaning do they hold for you, as it seems they aren’t going away?