Hello all!
I just thought I'd drop a quick update and let you all know that more of my original drawings will start posting in late July! I've drawn 10 or so new drawings during my sheltering in place, and have added them to the queue. I hope you're all doing well and staying safe!
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ReplyDeleteFollowing the comment I have made on your entry at the Mitchmen Blog: As a big fan of Jayse's work, I am very amazed to read here, that this is supposedly not "great art". 🤔 Not only do I not know which criterion was used to judge here (suitability for the masses?), I am generally not a friend of such categorizations. Jayse's excellent work serves exclusively the niche genre of ball busting, but his inventiveness is enormous, and his talent for drawing is impressive. 👍 Not to mention the artistic love, with which he always knows how to stage his hero. Even if the outward appearances are mostly similar, his hero always has to face new, very creative challenges, and he makes a very good picture. Particularly in the hairy and / or veiny version of the young muscleman 💪 depicted, the precision and devotion with which the drawings were made is striking. Not only is Jayse's work thematically extremely entertaining and impressively beautifully executed, he also always succeeds in the best way possible, in depicting the emotions of the respective situation in the hero's face. 👱♂️ And that is my criterion for "great art". Fortunately, Jayse was able to create a whole range of new works in early 2020, which can be admired on his blog. It is also important to refer to Jayse's second Ball Busting blog, where you can read his fantastic stories on this subject. Both drawings and texts are great fun and absolutely recommendable. ⭐⭐⭐
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, I am deeply touched by your very kind words, and the time it took you to write them! Thank you so much for sharing this with me. It is definitely gratifying to have someone pay so much attention to my work (both my drawings AND my stories) and really "get it". Again, I am deeply moved and honored by your words.
DeleteAnd for the record, I was never offended by the critique of my artwork on Mitchmen's blog. I certainly don't think of myself as some greatly gifted artist. I have a fairly good grasp as story telling, I'll admit that, but I think my artwork has always been rather cartoonish at best. But I do think what I lack in talent I make up for with inventiveness! :)