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More of my stuff, 1962-1972

I wasn't prepared for the positive feedback I got about my Polaroid designs. I'm particularly grateful to the kind words of Alissa of Mediabistro, Khoi Vinh of Subtraction and Stephanie Piro. I urge you visit them on this incredible medium that connects us all in a wonderful way we could never have dreamed of when this work was done.

Giampeace

Cape Cod Winter is an original silk-screen print I produced myself in 1962 working with a resist of torn paper and LePage's glue. I added Peace in Bodoni in Adobe Photoshop® a couple of years ago. Click on image to enlarge.

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This was Cape Cod Summer, produced in the same manner and same sheet size, 20 x 26 inches. 1963. Click on image to enlarge.

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Working the one-man squeegee at one end of the studio-workshop, Centerville, Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Pg_studio_1

The designing end of the studio-workshop I built (in 1962) on the footprint of a two-car garage, about 20 x 24 feet in size.

Magpies

Magpies, another silk screen print on 20 x 26 Strathmore Fairfield paper in 1973. The resist was glue over touche. Click on image to enlarge.

Grackle

Purple Grackle, same technique, 1973. Click on image to enlarge.

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Nude in black, glue resist over touche on 20 x 26 Strathmore, 1970.

Ruth_1

The original sketch for the print, above, done with felt-nib markers on a sheet of layout pad paper.

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A commercially printed poster designed for the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in 1972. I worked a 6-month gig in Sardinia at the time and designed this with markers on a layout pad for a printer in Milano. I hope to replace this fuzzy scan with something better when I can find the original.

OK, enough about me, let's get back to the amazing talent of Al Parker who was an extraordinary designer as well as illustrator.


Comments

Stephanie, you are too kind. Readers -- be sure to click on the link to her oustanding work. It's http://www.stephaniepiro.com/

Paul, your work is exquisite (is that how you spell that?)! Just beautiful! Love those birds!

Many, many thanks, mcb. You have made my day and I'm most appreciative.

Gorgeous! Love them all, especially the birds and the vaguely Modigilani-esque portrait! More!

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