review

I stumbled through many blog pages belonging to artists suggested by Suzanne. I chased links to the favorites of these artists, and the favorites of their favorites. I was not impressed more than when I viewed the first suggestion, Ruben Fletcher's site, "crackskullbob". Among the limited search that I performed, his was by far the most humorous site. Sure, everyone's a comedian, but he is actually funny. Why choose funny over everything else out there that was just as aesthetically pleasing? Perhaps because I am thoroughly intimidated by this whole concept of translating visual images onto paper via my own hand; I found the lightheartedness of his work to be rather encouraging. Maybe he doesn't take himself too seriously and what results is sheer genius. His "Common Mistakes" section is particularly witty. His lettering style is fantastic--cartoon-like, but not over-the-top. I hope to draw inspiration (no pun intended) from a talent like Ruben. I will be sure to stay up-to-date with his blog.

Check it out at: http://crackskullbob.squarespace.com/