J M Wetherington Sr
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Imagine, if you will, the joy and awe you could feel driving or riding down a highway and seeing a highway art gallery, so to speak, with painted masterpieces along the side of the road accompanied by information about those works of art streaming through your radio. I think this caught my eye because I’m […]
Note: I originally wrote this as a single post, but it turned out to be much too long for a single reading, so I divided it up into 4 parts; 1 for each artist. Part 1 contains my intro to the article and features Jack Kirby. Part 2 features John Byrne. Part 3 features John […]
Mt. Rushmore Of Comic Book Artists – Part 3
Wednesday , 2, September 2015 Art, Comic Books Comments Off on Mt. Rushmore Of Comic Book Artists – Part 3Note: I originally wrote this as a single post, but it turned out to be much too long for a single reading, so I divided it up into 4 parts; 1 for each artist. Part 1 contains my intro to the article and features Jack Kirby. Part 2 features John Byrne. John Romita, Sr. – […]
Mt. Rushmore Of Comic Book Artists – Part 2
Monday , 31, August 2015 Art, Comic Books Comments Off on Mt. Rushmore Of Comic Book Artists – Part 2Note: I originally wrote this as a single post, but it turned out to be much too long for a single reading, so I divided it up into 4 parts; 1 for each artist. Part 1 contains my intro to the article (which you may find helpful if you have not read it yet) and […]
John Byrne Splash Pages
Friday , 8, May 2015 Art, Comic Books Comments Off on John Byrne Splash PagesOne of my favorite comic book artists is John Byrne. Byrne is retired now and usually only does commission drawings for fans. One of the things on my bucket list is to purchase such a drawing from him some day when I have more money to afford such an extravagant item. Over at Diversions of […]
Reading Old Comic Books – Amazing Spider-Man Pinup By Steve Ditko
Saturday , 20, December 2014 Art, Comic Books Comments Off on Reading Old Comic Books – Amazing Spider-Man Pinup By Steve DitkoI’ve posted before, here and here, that I have been reading old comic books that I read when I was a kid. One of my favorites that I’m REALLY enjoying is the original run of Amazing Spider-Man comics that began publishing in 1963, written by Stan Lee and drawn by Steve Ditko. I loved Ditko’s […]
Reading Old Comic Books – Famous Artists School
Saturday , 13, December 2014 Art, Comic Books 5 CommentsI mentioned a few days ago that I was reading some old comic books that I enjoyed as a kid. I also mentioned in that same post; Many thanks to my mom and dad who, even though we were a middle class income family, always found a way to buy me things like books, comic […]
Norman Rockwell’s “Freedom From Want” Painting Parodies
Thursday , 27, November 2014 Art, Holidays, Humor 2 CommentsNorman Rockwell has always been numbered among my favorite painters. One of the best gifts I ever received was from my brother when he gave me a 2-volume set of books collecting Rockwell’s paintings, and one of my favorite museum visits was to the Winnipeg Art Gallery in Canada back in 2011 to see their […]
The Tick – A Birthday Painting From My Son
Wednesday , 30, July 2014 Art, Family, Television 1 CommentI’ve been a fan of The Tick since the cartoon series first appeared on TV in 1994. Spooooon!!! The cartoon only lasted three seasons, which was a travesty. Even worse was that the hilarious live action series that premiered in 2001 only lasted nine episodes. So, a couple of weeks ago when my son presented me […]