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Aztec Pottery

Variations on a bronze bell I saw last month at the British Museum. Eastern Zhōu Period, 6th-5th c. BCE

Some Dean Ormston

Page 13 of Lucifer 14, DC Comics. Source

Thought I should dig up more on Ormston and see if I could find some more of his work. He's a British comic book artist who, other than working on some of the Dark Horse Predator comics, has done a fair amount of work for DC, and is best known for his work on the 2000 AD sci-fi comic anthology, particularly Judge Dredd serials. Predator: Captive is still the best of his work available to me, but the page above from DC's Lucifer 14 caught my eye. A somewhat different style, but the carbuncular fellow there in the center of the page actuallylooks like a Mike Mignola drawing (save for the hatching), and Mignola is a long-time favorite.

Predator: Captive

I acquired this a long time ago and managed to keep it--Predator: Captive, a one-shot from Dark Horse Comics' Predator series, April 1998. Written by Gordon Rennie, art and color by Dean Ormston. A team of corporate scientists studies the captive Predator in an artificially created habitat, located in an advanced research complex deep in the Nevada desert. But who is really studying whom?

The Worlds of Jacek Yerka

Europa

Yerka is a Polish artist heavily influenced by the styles of the Northern Renaissance, and inspired by dreams and childhood remembrances. His acrylic paintings in particular are incredible. You'll want to see his website. Some paintings from his gallery after the jump.

From the archives

Pulled some old stuff drawn in class

Christian Storm Photography

Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing -- Camille Pissarro

Source: Highway Eyes 2/7/11 

Christian Storm is an NYC-based freelance photographer and traveler, with a BFA from Washington University in St. Louis, and an eye for eye-catching things. Also happens to be a personal friend of mine, but that's not the only notable thing about him. With fashion, editorial, and fine art, Storm covers a lot of ground with a camera--literally--taking to the highways and back roads alike...in search of what? Not sure. But great photographs seem to come of it. The compositions are uncluttered, the subjects factual, unembellished, folksy, American. Not overwrought. Often unlikely scenes, sometimes derelict, sometimes lonely, sometimes absurd, sometimes nostalgic, usually at the best time of day. I take a fair amount of inspiration from this. Have a look through Storm's portfolio and personal blog--there's a lot of content on there to keep you busy, but it's worth making it all the way back. Oh yeah, he also does music. After the jump, some more photos.