Jeffrey Alan Love, portrait of Rorschach from Watchmen
Artist: Jeffrey Love (All)
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DescriptionI was delighted when I saw this intriguing artist/subject pairing on offer from Felix and jumped to grab it during a recent drop. Who better than Jeffrey Alan Love to capture the enigmatic patterns on Rorschach's pate? In retrospect, this seems to me like a natural subject for Love, despite how different the look and feel is between his atmospheric imagery and the clean lines of Gibbons. I've been looking for the right piece from Love since I first saw his striking work and I'm also happy to have this in hand since it may be as close as I'll get to owning a Watchmen page anytime soon...A big thank you to Felix for another smooth transaction! Thanks for taking a look! Social/Sharing |
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Comic Art Channel 
Member Since 2018
Posted on 11/4/2021
Awesome pick up! This one was the standout in that drop.
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
Posted on 11/4/2021
Wonderful art that speaks to the legend that Moore and Gibbons created that can have the same energy when interpreted for a new era. From my imagination, I could see a tense high noon moment in front of the comic store where two horses were tethered. The quick draw of the wallet opening and handing over of money from your side. In response, the artwork swiftly moving through the air like a ballet of bullets. The result would be inevitable with artwork in your hands. As for me, my imagination escapist me after that moment when I fist bump and ran off for fear of the inflatable animatronic dragon guarding the bookstore next door.
artless artmore
Member Since 2013
1 - Posted on 11/5/2021
Marcus Wai wrote:
Wonderful art that speaks to the legend that Moore and Gibbons created that can have the same energy when interpreted for a new era. From my imagination, I could see a tense high noon moment in front of the comic store where two horses were tethered. The quick draw of the wallet opening and handing over of money from your side. In response, the artwork swiftly moving through the air like a ballet of bullets. The result would be inevitable with artwork in your hands. As for me, my imagination escapist me after that moment when I fist bump and ran off for fear of the inflatable animatronic dragon guarding the bookstore next door.
What vivid imaginings afflict you, Marcus! I, too, envision tethered steeds and masked men. I draw first as if to skin that smoke wagon, but instead a (laughably small!) number of Benjamins are produced, and Lu slaps Bristol & 100% rag in response. Glad you deked the dragon post-pounding, but sadly I squandered the simoleons I saved on yet more merch, both floppy & squarebound, in a dark carnival of escapistism.
Chris Snorek
Member Since 2009
Posted on 11/4/2021
I wonder if every time an artist draws Rorscach's mask if they're actually giving us a peek into their own psyche?
artless artmore
Member Since 2013
Posted on 11/5/2021
Chris Snorek wrote:
I wonder if every time an artist draws Rorscach's mask if they're actually giving us a peek into their own psyche?
For the "great" artists, I think it's true!
artless artmore
Member Since 2013
1 - Posted on 11/5/2021
André . wrote:
Great piece! Can you tell what medium he used?
Great question! It looks to me as though he put ink or black paint down first, sprayed solidly with a stencil for the head and sholders shape and sprayed sparsely for the atmospherics on the sidelines. Then he laid down white paint of some kind over the black regions and scraped it with what I'd bet was a broad flat tool or piece of board. You can see near the chin, on the hat brim, and on the coat lapels how the white paint was sandwitched between a board and the art paper before he lifted the board up and left a spiderweb of that pressed paint pattern. He probably did some finessing of the little white lines with a pen or blade, but I think most of it is from the natural pattern of pressing the paint between two flat surfaces. He established Rorchach's facial pattern with pieces of paper in the shapes of the dark regions he laid down before he applied the white paint, so he could lift them off and expose the pure black areas. (sorry for unpithy response...)
Tyler T
Member Since 2020
Posted on 11/4/2021
Love Love. Congrats on this one. He is definitely on my list.
Pat L
Member Since 2017
Posted on 11/6/2021
great piece man! I was one of the many who were too slow for this piece. Definitely a striking piece and great subject for his style.
Tommy Kohlmaier
Member Since 2008
Posted on 12/4/2021
Looking at this great piece makes me nervous and begging to confess my sins before he gets me in a dark alley..!
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