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Jay Abel
Jan 23, 20232 min read
THE YOUNG MAN MAD ABOUT DRAWING
Most of my time in 2021, after the great pandemic lifted in June, was dedicated to sorting through the towering stack of drawings left...
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Jay Abel
Jan 17, 20232 min read
THE NEW LAST WORD
“The last Word” was my 2nd graphic novel, for lack of a better term, penned in 2007, though it is, in fact, just a long chain of...
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Jay Abel
Jan 8, 20232 min read
IS HARDCOPY DEAD?
I won't slam the brave new world of digital tech in this blog, though I have much to criticize. I have found some aspects to be...
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Jay Abel
Jan 5, 20233 min read
THE TRAGEDY of ARTIST X
About 35 years ago artist X was my friend. He was wise, funny, quiet, empathetic, and something of a Buddhist. A consummate...
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Jay Abel
Jan 4, 20232 min read
ART BOOKS and THE BOOK AS ART
THE ART BOOK and THE BOOK AS ART Goya - Dark Visions of Things to Come, 1806 Traditionally Art books have been some kind of catalog for...
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Jay Abel
Jan 2, 20232 min read
DEAD DOGS vs THE GRAND MANNER
I had a disagreement with another Art historian the other day. I hold this person in high regard, but in fact my peers and I hardly...
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Jay Abel
Dec 31, 20222 min read
STYLE AND ANTI-STYLE
One of the defining criteria for an artist’s mark used to be an identifiable style, the unique graphic handwriting that only a few of...
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Jay Abel
Dec 29, 20221 min read
Your Book is Who You Are
A potentially world-wide exhibition of whatever kind of art you make, for any reason, is now available with print on demand. To hell...
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