It is not safe here is brought to you by all the manufacturers of weapons and insensible old glamor. I will not follow back unless you make me clutch my proverbial pearls.
Funny story - until I got this commission I had never actually seen The Night Porter. In fact, despite everyone telling me how much I’d love it and its cult popularity, I didn’t even really know what it was about. I have to admit that while I adore Dirk Bogarde and the film definitely had its moments, I didn’t think very much of it - weird, I guess, all things considered. Still, I’m glad I finally saw it! And I’m really pleased with what I got out of it for this illustration.
I haven’t drawn Ella in way too long, and I’ve been working out the next chapter in my head, so here we are.
There’s no love story quite so tender as that of a young man and his carnivorous plants.
“Take Off Your Glasses So I Can See What You Look Like”, Playboy cartoon illustration, page 64, July 1956 by Arnold Kohn
Shock Illustrated (Vol.1 No.1, Oct 1955)
“The Needle”
Art by Jack Kamen Script by Kris Daniels
Illustration for a Baritarian fairy tale. I drew the picture first, and then Lawrence made up a wonderful story about it. I don’t want to tell it yet, though, because I would like to make it into a comic.
Ravens in Van Dyke collars and devils in ruffs. I have been having blissful lunches in the park, drinking tea and doodling relaxing things next to a carousel that cranks out Edith Piaf. That raven is probably some sort of pedantic department manager in hell.
Raintree County (1957)
