Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Cross-Fertilization

“The mastery of any medium using minimal elements has long been considered a noble aspiration.” Understanding Comics: The Invisble Art by Scott McCloud [Morrow 1993] p83. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ “Adopt a classical position, resist all fads and gadgets, and ride the horse quietly and softly between the two straight lines of the stirrup leather and the elbowContinue reading “Cross-Fertilization”

Fantasy & Science Fiction Cover Art

McKinley‘s horses, including Greatheart in Beauty, may be wish-fulfillment but have enough barn odor to be engaging. I’ve never warmed to characters that are shaped like horses but do not act like horses. Well, except for the robot horse Fess in The Wizard In Spite of Himself by Christopher Stasheff [Ace 1982]. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Dinner byContinue reading “Fantasy & Science Fiction Cover Art”

There Is No Control-Z for Reality

Blogging commentary for July & August. In his song “Online“, Brad Paisley sings about a lonely guy whose sauve index increases exponentially when he communicates through a keyboard: ’cause even on a slow day I can have a three way Chat with two women at one time I’m so much cooler online At one point,Continue reading “There Is No Control-Z for Reality”