New Artwork – Ian Rogers – a Shrewdness of Apes.
Another collective noun - today, a Shrewdness of Apes. I admit, I found “shrewdness” to be an odd choice for a collective of apes. Through the magic of the interwebs, however, I found this thorough and enlightening explanation: …let me give an…
Mathieu St-Pierre
I was recently contacted by Mathieu St-Pierre, a glitch artist from Montreal that now lives & works in South Korea. “But wait”, you say, “What is this glitch art you speak of?” Ah, glitch art. Such a fascinating manifestation of…
New Artwork – Ian Rogers – a Rake of Colts
Another collective noun - today, a Rake of Colts. In looking up information regarding this collective noun, I found out that colts are specifically uncastrated male horses under four years old. I’ve never heard the term “rake” applied to colts, but apparently it’s…
New Artwork – Ian Rogers – a Quarrel of Sparrows
Another collective noun - today, a Quarrel of Sparrows. Today, I learned that I really should try to forget everything I thought I knew about birds. When I was a kid, my dad would point out the names of all the birds…
Meghan Howland
Checking out the ever-excellent art blog, I Need A Guide, I saw a bunch of work by Meghan Howland. Howland is a Massachussetts native who now works & lives in Portland, ME. Howland is one of those artists who does not…
New Artwork – Ian Rogers – a Pod of Walrus
Another collective noun - today, a Pod of Walrus. Walrus appear to be collective noun in of themselves, like “deer” or “fish”. Although, to be technical, when speaking of a group of different fish species, it is accurate to say “fishes”. P…
Guillermo del Toro Sketchbooks
Guillermo del Toro is the director of a pile of great films, including Hellboy and Pan’s Labyrinth. His future projects include a new version of Beauty and the Beast, a new version of Frankenstein (referencing Bernie Wrightson) and he is (tentatively) working…
New Artwork – Ian Rogers – an Obstinacy of Buffaloes
Another collective noun - today, an Obstinacy of Buffaloes. Or should I say buffalos? Or simply buffalo? The experts disagree. Then there’s the whole bison/buffalo thing. For the sake of clarity I drew African Buffalo. The small white bird is a cattle…
Miroco Machiko
I found a pretty nifty art blog, today, Eye-Likey. It is a visually rich, easy-to-find-your-way-around-in kind of website that showcases a pile of really great artists. One artist I hadn’t heard of before (among several) is the incredibly awesome illustrator/ artist…
New Artwork – Ian Rogers – a Nide of Pheasants
Another collective noun - today, a Nide of Pheasants. Technically a group of pheasants is only called a “nide” when they are on the ground; a group of pheasants in flight is called a “bouquet”.
