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Re: i am currently illustrating 20000 leagues

From: Jan Rychlík <jan.rychlik~at~seznam.cz>
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:42:55 +0100 (CET)
To: Jules Verne Forum <jvf~at~gilead.org.il>

Great pictures that surely deserve publication! It reminded me of Rockwell Kent's illustrations of Moby Dick.

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> Od: fishkettlebanana <photoshop.expert~at~hotmail.co.uk>
> Předmět: i am currently illustrating 20000 leagues
> Datum: 16.1.2012 09:03:19
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> dear forum
>
>
> I have been a Jules Verne fan since the age of ten. Twenty three years
> ago I started upon the biggest project of my life,trying to illustrate
> in the victorian tradition of
> etching, pen and ink or woodcut every page of 20000 leagues.I was not
> sure I was up to the task and I still have my doubts his work is
> masterful and has been slowly dissappearing from my library or nearest
> waterstones for many years now. His book has been a passion of mine now
> for nearly forty years. His text , full of science and aquatic marvels,
> so precise and clear that many latin species or longitudes, places or
> names are easy to find today. My own pictures are nothing compared to
> his work, but when finished in just under three years time I hope to
> bring out the dark brooding mystery that many people do not know about
> just because they believe that 20000 leagues is no more than a story
> about a giant squid attacking a ship.
>
> some pictures have mistakes in them, I'm only human and pen and ink can
> be a hard medium to work when tackling 300 other pictures
> whilst staying focused on vernes text
>
>
>
> here is the link to some of my artwork if you are interested, I am not a
> commercial artist, I just seek other likeminded fans of his work
>
> I hope you like them
>
>
> http://www.saatchionline.com/buy-art/all?query=gary+m+burley
>
>
>
> Gary Burley
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