NOT QUITE ART, BUT ANYWAY...

Here's another cover, design. It's amazing how quick and easy they are to do, using a very simple drawing program. Not quite art, I know, but it's my blog so I'll post what I like.

If anyone would like to read my short stories, please click on link number 3 in the column headed "Click here to to to" on the right hand side of this page.

NEW SHORT STORY

Winter, it seems, has arrived with a vengence, and I've been occupying myself writing short stories.

Here's a miniscule contribution to the growing - thank god - body of anti war literature.

Warning: You may find the language and the themes offensive.

MAN IN A BLACKSHIRT

The drawing is three fourths and a half of what constitutes painting. Jean-August-Dominique Ingres.

I think he's got a point. A really big one. So it's back to the drawing board.
Here's my latest portrait in pencil. I try to think about it as painting with a pencil. Great fun, really, when you get into it. Why not give it a go.
All you need is a sheet of paper and a pencil. And a face of course. If faces are in short supply, just look in the mirror.

VARIATIONS ON A THEME

Three Spanish painters. It took me a while to get this more or less right, as you can see from these preliminary exercises.

A LETTER FROM SAATCHI ONLINE

It's always nice to get a letter from Saatchi. Here's what it said: Dear Ray Johnstone, Your work featured in Art We Love This Week. I'm a creative consultant at Saatchi Online and I'm writing to let you know your piece " Woman in the Studio" is being featured in Art We Love This Week . 'Art We Love This Week' is collection of work we feature once a week that we find particularly interesting and worthy of a week of notoriety. Please feel free to share this news with your friends on twitter ... or look on our facebook to join in with conversation and postings with fellow artists ... Best, Molly Jo Shea

NEARLY AS OLD AS ME - TWO PAINTINGS OF SOWETO

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Trawling through an old file recently, I fount these two views of Soweto that I painted about 52 years ago. Nothing to do with painting in France, really, but here they are anyway.

DESIGN FOR A BOOK COVER

This my cover design for a collection of my short stories.
But beware, the copy says it all. What you see is what you'll get.
And as sure as a pound to a pinch of you know what, some people will have difficulty with both the style and the themes.
But I don't give a fig. I'd rather get a reaction from readers - even if they hate my writing - than be read with indifference.
So, if you decide to read any, please be sure to read the warnings.
Here is the link:
http://rays-books.blogspot.com/