Maurice Vellekoop is an sometimes comic artist whose work I first saw a decade and more ago in his gorgeous Vellevision book from Drawn & Quarterley. Lush, colourful, playful works full of life and fun, his artwork is a technicolour delight. Sadly his comic work is secondary to his work in illustration and design – one spot illo somewhere pays the rent for a month, whilst a full graphic novel may take years and not make a penny – it’s a sad world we live in.
But I recently found a link (no idea where, apologies) to his blog and website where there’s some absolutely beautiful work on display. Here’s a couple of images for your delectation… from a recent job for the LA Times that ran on Academy Awards Sunday this year:
Sun, Jul 18, 2010
Art and animation, Comics and cartoons