The panel below is an homage to Norman Rockwell. I grew up with books of his stuff around the house and the panel is based on a painting of his that has stuck with me over the years. In designing the old man's home for the Cora book, the image kept coming back to me as a source of inspiration. It is one of my favorites of his; I love the layering of space in the Rockwell -- looking through a window and through one room into the next where activity is taking place; dark is played against light, where the light (and active) area is a significantly smaller portion of the composition. There is also a bit of Rosemary's Baby influence in the panel below, from the shot when Mia(?) is on the phone and her face is hidden from view. I can't find a still of it at the moment, but will upload it once I find one.
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great, great ambient you delivered here in the scene,
and
perfect use of your different inspirations.
chapeau ^-^
I think it's a pretty nice panel. I love the layering as you mentioned. The composition makes me want to look at each part and think about the contents of the room and the person living there.
I know the shot you're referring to of Mia! Awesome - yeah I think you got it! Nice work Ted. hang in there!
Great homage, one of my favorite NR images.
Love the contrast between light and dark.
BTW, I think you're mistaken about the Rosemary's Baby scene, if I recall correctly it was Ruth Gordon on the telephone, not Mia Farrow. Or maybe I'm mistaken.
Is there any plans of a hardcover Rose and Isabel in the near future?
Yowza! Great work! But what are you doing hunting down Norman Rockwell .jpgs on the Web? You got a book to finish! :)
Moth
Ted,
I hope the best for you. I am sure that the end product will be outstanding as your previous work. Also, thank you for sharing the creative process. It is a rare thing for artists reveal in inner workings of their craft. It takes a lot of guts.
take care,
cK
It's looking good, can't wait.
This is a great panel! Beautiful work!
The the scene you referenced about Rosemary's Baby is discussed in the documentary "Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography"
c'est mortel mec ;-)
aw yeah man can't wait to read part 2! are you going to have them at comicon again?
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