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Post by Char-Vell on Mar 19, 2019 13:00:30 GMT -5
You seem to be somewhat of a polymath Chris. I don't envy you that workload but I do envy you the ability to paint your own covers. Polymath: <noun>; one who routinely takes on more they can physically accomplish because they hate to tell people no; one who hates deadlines, cant' set them, rarely meets them, but--when that dread moment arrives--jumps through hoops to the agreed upon date and/or time; one who consistently overestimates their abilities, or who frequently forgets how many hours are actually in a day; one who....I think you're on to something, there, Von! I guess I liked to be kept busy, creatively speaking. And I just like to paint. It was a couple of someone elses who suggested I paint my own covers and come out with a poetry book. I agreed to attempt it. Probably a complete waste of valuable time, as I don't see many wanting to sit and read my macabre poetry, but you never know. At least it'll flesh out my little online offerings a bit, right? And any excuse to paint is a good excuse for me. At any rate, most of this is my own self-imposed list of goals. No one is holding a .38 to my skull if I don't get it done, thankfully. And I'm pretty easy on myself if I can't accomplish my own goals. I just say, "Whatevs", and move on to something else! But when it comes to a promise made to another, I take those pretty darn seriously. Here's my Barsoom I'm tinkering on. This is a little practice canvas, which I do when I feel like I need to work out things I'm not sure of in my mind. I'll repaint this later and spend much more time on it, but I'm kind of digging the colors. I need to work on the valley some, but have been busy doing honey-dos lately (remodeling a room for my daughter). I've got to add the main figures in the foreground which will be on a hilltop, over looking the valley and the city, etc beyond. I plan to experiment with the moons a bit, and add more ships over the city. As soon as things slow down, I'll get back on it, then attempt the real one. Add some semi-nude ladies and that would look good on the backglass of a pinball machine!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2019 16:22:47 GMT -5
Here's my Barsoom I'm tinkering on. This is a little practice canvas, which I do when I feel like I need to work out things I'm not sure of in my mind. I'll repaint this later and spend much more time on it, but I'm kind of digging the colors. I need to work on the valley some, but have been busy doing honey-dos lately (remodeling a room for my daughter). I've got to add the main figures in the foreground which will be on a hilltop, over looking the valley and the city, etc beyond. I plan to experiment with the moons a bit, and add more ships over the city. As soon as things slow down, I'll get back on it, then attempt the real one. Wow! That looks great Chris.
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Post by Lonewolf on Mar 21, 2019 8:46:08 GMT -5
I don't remember what thread it was in?, but one of the members on these boards wrote what they loved about the "Sword & Sorcery" genre, and what it meant to them. IMO, what they wrote was great, and really resonated with me, but now I can't find it?
Any help is much appreciated.
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Post by Lonewolf on Mar 21, 2019 9:44:36 GMT -5
This is what I was thinking of:
WHY SWORDS & SORCERY
By Fletcher Vredenburgh
Without getting too metaphysical, I believe I’m drawn to S&S because I’m a modern man living in the ultra-modern West and I need to get out from under its demands every now and then. Homo sapiens lived under harsh, primitive conditions for ten times longer than under civilized ones. We came of age in a demon-haunted, shadowy world, where every thing that happened was a portent and every misstep could lead to death.
Now, that wasn’t a good thing. I like my civilized world, and I find people who rhapsodize about noble savagery and the value of barbarism over modernity misguided at best. Nonetheless, a part of that primitive, desperate human still exists in the core of my being. We know there are no ghosts drifting just beyond the glow of the campfire, but a well-told tale can still send shivers down our spines. We, at least in our buried Cro-Magnon brains, thrill every time Conan or Kane overcomes some foe in desperate combat, or outwits another sorcerer. I can savor the creepiness of Nifft the Lean’s escape from Hell or Kane’s from the clutches of his vampire lover instead of quaking with fear like our ancestors might have. mightythorjrs.com/2018/03/07/guest-blog-why-swords-sorcery-by-fletcher-vredenburgh/
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Post by ChrisLAdams on Mar 21, 2019 10:08:16 GMT -5
This is what I was thinking of: WHY SWORDS & SORCERY By Fletcher Vredenburgh Without getting too metaphysical, I believe I’m drawn to S&S because I’m a modern man living in the ultra-modern West and I need to get out from under its demands every now and then... That is some very well-stated reasoning, indeed! Thanks, Lonewolf. One can't catch everything post or thread, so it's great when these kind and sort of powerful ones are occasionally forced under our noses.
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Post by Von K on Mar 22, 2019 14:04:22 GMT -5
You seem to be somewhat of a polymath Chris. I don't envy you that workload but I do envy you the ability to paint your own covers. Polymath: <noun>; one who routinely takes on more they can physically accomplish because they hate to tell people no; one who hates deadlines, cant' set them, rarely meets them, but--when that dread moment arrives--jumps through hoops to the agreed upon date and/or time; one who consistently overestimates their abilities, or who frequently forgets how many hours are actually in a day; one who....I think you're on to something, there, Von! I guess I liked to be kept busy, creatively speaking. And I just like to paint. It was a couple of someone elses who suggested I paint my own covers and come out with a poetry book. I agreed to attempt it. Probably a complete waste of valuable time, as I don't see many wanting to sit and read my macabre poetry, but you never know. At least it'll flesh out my little online offerings a bit, right? And any excuse to paint is a good excuse for me. At any rate, most of this is my own self-imposed list of goals. No one is holding a .38 to my skull if I don't get it done, thankfully. And I'm pretty easy on myself if I can't accomplish my own goals. I just say, "Whatevs", and move on to something else! But when it comes to a promise made to another, I take those pretty darn seriously. Here's my Barsoom I'm tinkering on. This is a little practice canvas, which I do when I feel like I need to work out things I'm not sure of in my mind. I'll repaint this later and spend much more time on it, but I'm kind of digging the colors. I need to work on the valley some, but have been busy doing honey-dos lately (remodeling a room for my daughter). I've got to add the main figures in the foreground which will be on a hilltop, over looking the valley and the city, etc beyond. I plan to experiment with the moons a bit, and add more ships over the city. As soon as things slow down, I'll get back on it, then attempt the real one. That looks fantastic so far Chris! Look forward to seeing the finished version.
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Post by Von K on Apr 18, 2019 5:24:29 GMT -5
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Post by ChrisLAdams on Apr 18, 2019 7:38:08 GMT -5
Thanks, Von! Deuce's piece was interesting. I don't have a lot of Cabel, pretty much only the stuff from the BAF series. That Merritt was fun. I hadn't read the story in probably 25-30 years. It was high time. I highly recommend the Hippocampus edition for the completed version. I found a fella named Jim Van Hise who sells a copy of The Metal Emperor on Ebay. 'Emperor' was an abridged and heavily edited version of 'Monster' that was only serialized (as far as I can find) in a magazine in the 20s, and a pulp fanzine in the 90s. It has never been 'assembled' and published as a whole. So that was thrilling to find! Planning on reading it soon.
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Post by Von K on May 24, 2019 0:33:40 GMT -5
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Post by Von K on May 24, 2019 0:55:00 GMT -5
Thanks, Von! Deuce's piece was interesting. I don't have a lot of Cabel, pretty much only the stuff from the BAF series. That Merritt was fun. I hadn't read the story in probably 25-30 years. It was high time. I highly recommend the Hippocampus edition for the completed version. I found a fella named Jim Van Hise who sells a copy of The Metal Emperor on Ebay. 'Emperor' was an abridged and heavily edited version of 'Monster' that was only serialized (as far as I can find) in a magazine in the 20s, and a pulp fanzine in the 90s. It has never been 'assembled' and published as a whole. So that was thrilling to find! Planning on reading it soon. I picked up Cabel's Jurgen after it was recommended by Michael Moorcock and mentioned by Fritz Leiber as an influence on Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser. Can definitely detect some of Jurgen's cynicism in the Mouser at times. It's usually always great to reprise long unread yarns by favourite authors, still better chancing upon (or deliberately reserving for later) an unread classic. Which is why I still haven't read Chessmen of Mars. Because once you've cracked open that vintage ...
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Post by bobbyderie on Jun 26, 2019 18:06:58 GMT -5
Thanks, Von! Deuce's piece was interesting. I don't have a lot of Cabel, pretty much only the stuff from the BAF series. That Merritt was fun. I hadn't read the story in probably 25-30 years. It was high time. I highly recommend the Hippocampus edition for the completed version. I found a fella named Jim Van Hise who sells a copy of The Metal Emperor on Ebay. 'Emperor' was an abridged and heavily edited version of 'Monster' that was only serialized (as far as I can find) in a magazine in the 20s, and a pulp fanzine in the 90s. It has never been 'assembled' and published as a whole. So that was thrilling to find! Planning on reading it soon. I picked up Cabel's Jurgen after it was recommended by Michael Moorcock and mentioned by Fritz Leiber as an influence on Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser. Can definitely detect some of Jurgen's cynicism in the Mouser at times. It's usually always great to reprise long unread yarns by favourite authors, still better chancing upon (or deliberately reserving for later) an unread classic. Which is why I still haven't read Chessmen of Mars. Because once you've cracked open that vintage ... I've wondered if the book of Cabell's that Novalyne Price Ellis mentions was Jurgen or another of his books. REH had a copy of Cabell’s The Cream of the Jest; A Comedy of Evasions (1917) in his library at the time of his death.
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Post by Von K on Jun 27, 2019 6:35:39 GMT -5
Some interesting perspectives from Morgan there. Thanks Hun.
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Post by Von K on Jun 27, 2019 7:28:28 GMT -5
I've wondered if the book of Cabell's that Novalyne Price Ellis mentions was Jurgen or another of his books. REH had a copy of Cabell’s The Cream of the Jest; A Comedy of Evasions (1917) in his library at the time of his death. Hard to say for sure but Deuce considers it quite likely that REH had read Jurgen. On the old message board a few of us were discussing Cabell's potential influence on REH. Deuce mentioned back then that the Hyborian Age's Poitain was almost certainly a nod to Cabell's Poictesme. That's one of a number of potential Cabellian influences on REH that Deuce has never elaborated on in full.
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