John Norval Marchand

It looks to be ink wash drawing/painting

"The Price",

Scribner's Magazine, 1911

 

John Norval Marchand was born in Leavenworth, Kansas in 1875. He was a member of the Society of Illustrators. His birthplace in Kansas was Western frontier country when he was young and so he got to see the end of it. At the age of 16, his family moved to St. Paul where he attended high school and worked at the Minneapolis Journal. He also studied at the Harwood Art School. As a staff artist for the New York World at the age of 20 he also studied with Albert Levering from 1897 to 1899 at the Munich Academy. When he returned to New York City, he worked as a book and magazine illustrator. Traveling west on sketching trips was where in 1902 he met Charles Russell. Marchand suggested to Russell to come to New York City. Marchand hosted Russell at the Marchand studio with also Albert Levering and Will Crawford. Marchand illustrated 35 books including "Girl of the Golden West" and "Arizona: A Romance of the Great Southwest." Marchand died in Westport, Connecticut in 1921.

Source: "Samuels' Encylopedia of Artists of the American West" by Peggy and Harold Samuels; 197

scans are from the, Today's Inspiration Facebook Group

A Herculean Injury

ball point pen on 8.5 x 11 paper

GARRET

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Cowboy

GARRET

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Utilizing the photo on the bottom for reference I created the drawing on the top. When working with a photo a good artist doesn’t copy , but will rearrange the elements rhythmically to create a composition of harmony.

The following definitions are from the Artlex Art Dictionary. Click the link for a more extensive description of these terms.
Rhythm - A visual tempo or beat. The principle of design that refers to a regular repetition of elements of art to produce the look and feel of movement. It is often achieved through the careful placement of repeated components which invite the viewer's eye to jump rapidly or glide smoothly from one to the next.
Composition- The plan, placement or arrangement of the elements of art in a work. It is often useful to discuss these in reference to the principles of design, as well as to the relative weight of the composition's parts.
Harmony - Agreement; accord. A union or blend of aesthetically compatible components. A composition is harmonious when the interrelationships between its parts fulfill aesthetic requisites or are mutually beneficial. As a principle of design, harmony refers to a way of combining elements of art to accent their similarities and bind the picture parts into a whole. It is often achieved through the use of repetition and simplicity.
Elements of art or elements of design - The basic components used by the artist when producing works of art. Those elements are color, value, line, shape, form, texture, and space. The elements of art are among the literal qualities found in any artwork.

Alex Raymond

Alexander Gillespie "Alex" Raymond (October 2, 1909 – September 6, 1956)^[2] was an American cartoonist, best known for creating Flash Gordon for King Features in 1934. The strip was subsequently adapted into many other media, from a series of movie serials (1936–1940) to a 1970s television series and a 1980 film........according to Wikipedia

           Notice how he takes his own advice in      his preliminary drawing on the left


image credits left to right:
-illustration blog spot
-create laboratory.com
-Teeken illustration blog
- off the coast of utopia.blogspot.com

The Caballero

 

Pencil on 8.5”x11” bond paper

GARRET

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The Vaquero

Artists tend to like their work that they have recently completed the best. Unlike many professions, the artist tends to get better as he gets older. This means toward the end of his life he no longer cares for most of his work.So, this means that when he is forced to attend thatmajor retrospective of his life’s work he could be driven to despair The photo above is a sculpture of a Vaquero I did several years ago. However, I no longer care for it and have tried to improve upon it with the drawing at the top. By slightly altering the fabric and gesture of the pose, I think it is an improvement.
I have attempted to capture the dignity and grandeur that was once the Spanish West, between the years 1830 and 1845 before the Anglo migration (or invasion). This is a depiction of a wealthy Californio Ranchos owner

Saul Tepper

  Here is another Saul Tepper black & white(and red) illustration. This is called the,
Artist's Garrett from 1930 and is an oil painting 30"x 40" It was originally scanned  by the artist Tom Browning, for the Today's Inspiration Group Blog

To see a previous Saul Tepper black and white illustration from this blog click here

 

Dan Smith, Illustrator, 1865-1934

 

These images are from: conceptart.org. Go there to see more images from this long forgotten artist.