Saint Nicholas (270 - December 6, 346) is the common name for Nicholas of Myra, a saint and Bishop of Myra (in Lycia, part of modern-day Turkey), says Wikipedia. Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as Nicholas the Wonderworker. He became the model for Santa Claus, whose English name comes from the Dutch Sinterklaas. His reputation evolved among the faithful, as is common for early Christian saints.[2] In 1087, his relics were furtively translated to Bari, in southern Italy. While such movement is not rare, it is one of the more interesting kidnappings in church history.
Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, and children, and students in Greece, Belgium, Romania, Bulgaria, Georgia, Russia, the Republic of Macedonia, Slovakia, Serbia and Montenegro. He is also the patron saint of Barranquilla, Bari, Amsterdam, Beit Jala, and Liverpool. In 1809, the New-York Historical Society convened and retroactively named Sancte Claus the patron saint of Nieuw Amsterdam, the Dutch name for New York City.[3] He was also a patron of the Varangian Guard of the Byzantine emperors, who protected his relics in Bari.
All hail Nicholas.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Monday, July 21, 2008
Guardian angels for Sara and Chris, upon their first marriage
Getting back to couples: friends, lovers, former lovers, long-time friends, maybe lovers, semi-friends, deep friends plus long-time lovers, sympatico but not lovers, should be lovers but stopped at friends, platonic friends, cannot be lovers regardless, fantasy friends, scarred lovers,
universal, free and pathological friends and lovers.
Let us celebrate them all on this holy day. Amun.
universal, free and pathological friends and lovers.
Let us celebrate them all on this holy day. Amun.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Circus Boy 1 / Robert Trudeau / Wacom Bamboo
Back to the Bamboo after months away. Ha. Certainly it is awkward. Yet there's no better way for me to experiment with color.
Inspired by Circus art and the louie colors of that stylized world.
Inspired by Circus art and the louie colors of that stylized world.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Reggie Runnels / sketch Robert Trudeau
Reggie will be my rep in responding to the many kind greetings received during my hospitalization. He will appear on the thank you notes as a symbol of appreciation and brotherhood.
Thanks, Reg.
Thanks, Reg.
Marvin & Malvina / sktch Robert Trudeau
From the hospital stay during my recent aneurysm repair in Houston.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Don St Martin & Reginald LaCoste
Sketch is based on a couple of fellows I observed in Houston, though I imagined them in New Orleans. Don is a barber in his father's shop and Reg is a sous chef and trumpet player.
Cole Porter, Josephine Baker in New Orleans
A study for a show called Couples. Everyone seems to love celebrities.
And these are my favorite pop artists of the recent era.
And these are my favorite pop artists of the recent era.
Monday, May 19, 2008
Merci to my comrades
In this time of health issues my long-time comrades at Caddo Magnet High have sent marvelous gifts of consolation and honor. I am humbled and delighted. This is part of my Thank You to them.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Dixie goes to Carnival - in New Orleans
Bandages as part of one's costume or mask is not an untoward idea, is it? Today Band Aids come in colors. They make this neat prickly sensation on your skin. Also, they're quick, eh?
The rest of Dixie is bastardized Maori. The raised facial tattoos. The flowing ink pattern tattoos make her look as though she's been in a wind tunnel air flow study.
The background expresses a musical vibe that comes from the soundscape of the entire Creole city.
Is that a perm?
The rest of Dixie is bastardized Maori. The raised facial tattoos. The flowing ink pattern tattoos make her look as though she's been in a wind tunnel air flow study.
The background expresses a musical vibe that comes from the soundscape of the entire Creole city.
Is that a perm?
Two books / Robert Trudeau 08
Notes from a series on couples. Having sketched it, I'm impressed by how I can be so sappy.
Still, I like the place where the noses overlap and the bizarre eyes and non-Rohrschach test and the unconsummated kiss.
The background doesn't really look like books, but that's good. Talbot said they looked like palapas, which is lovely. I like that the dif in facial coloration is the product only of the frequency of the horizontals.
Workshop time. Do another.
Still, I like the place where the noses overlap and the bizarre eyes and non-Rohrschach test and the unconsummated kiss.
The background doesn't really look like books, but that's good. Talbot said they looked like palapas, which is lovely. I like that the dif in facial coloration is the product only of the frequency of the horizontals.
Workshop time. Do another.
Saturday, May 03, 2008
Ascha means "hope" and "life" in Hindi and Swahili
Sketched as a gifty to Wendy Benscoter and Pam Atchison, managers of ShreveportBossierFunGuide.com, on the launch of the new web site.
Wendy and Pam have employed me as the arts guide editor, a territory that I relish. And they both sent gifties to me on opening day.
Merci!
Wendy and Pam have employed me as the arts guide editor, a territory that I relish. And they both sent gifties to me on opening day.
Merci!
Friday, April 18, 2008
Willie & Willie Mae Williams: based on Louisiana characters I've met in Shreveport
Lot of style and character to local men and women of color. I'm trying to capture the independence of spirit as well as the sartorial sense.
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Welcome to the Great Mosque of Djenne, Mali
Let's go to the continent of Africa, where clothing flows with graceful, billowing lines.
The bearded man in the foreground is holding a harp-like, gourd-based kora. We would imagine he's a griot.
It was not my intention to portray the people in the mid ground in a scuffle. They were supposed to be dancing. But, sh*t happens. Even outside a mosque, sometimes.
The mud and wood mosque of Djenne is a monument. The expanses of smooth, hard mud wall are studded by the protruding ends of the structure's wooden skeleton.
First sketch of 08, I do believe.
The bearded man in the foreground is holding a harp-like, gourd-based kora. We would imagine he's a griot.
It was not my intention to portray the people in the mid ground in a scuffle. They were supposed to be dancing. But, sh*t happens. Even outside a mosque, sometimes.
The mud and wood mosque of Djenne is a monument. The expanses of smooth, hard mud wall are studded by the protruding ends of the structure's wooden skeleton.
First sketch of 08, I do believe.
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