The Illustration of Doug Draper
  • Blog
  • Illustration
  • Sequential Art
  • About the Artist
  • Contact
  • Prints

At the Edge | Illustration for Space & Time

1/26/2011

0 Comments

 
Picture

Good day all,

Just wanted to post up my latest illustrated effort fresh from the drawing table.  This fellow is based upon the short story titled At the Edge, written by the talented Ms. Silvia Moreno-Garcia, and sits within the pages of Space and Time magazine issue 113, which will be hitting stands very soon.  So be sure to keep an eyeball or two on the look out. Or just "feel" around for it until it's in your grasp.  

If you're interested in checking out further work of Moreno-Garcia be sure to visit her website & blog right HERE.

Thanks all and talk with you soon!

-D

0 Comments

Interview | YeahNewYork

1/3/2011

0 Comments

 
Picture
Happy New Year everyone!

Hope all things concluded on a positive note and were memorable on that last day of 2010, but just as memorable going into the first day of 2011.  I had a pretty good time myself.  Hung out with a few friends and saw a great band, The Hot Meals.  If you have a chance definitely check'em out.

Funny thing is in the past I used get to a little sad when the year came to a close for some reason.  Not exactly sure why.  This year however was quite the opposite.  As much I enjoyed 2010 and I certainly did, lot of great experiences and met a lot of awesome new people, I've a feeling this year is going to pretty great.  And there's something to be said for starting fresh and going at something anew.  Nothing can be more exciting or invigorating than stepping foot into the unknown.  And a new year is most certainly just that.  So cheers to 2011!

Picture
Starting off this new year I thought it'd be cool to post an interview I had recently with YeahNewYork.com.  YNY is an online magazine that focuses on new artists, musicians, and performers from New York City.  Considering I was once a brief New Yorker not-so-long-ago they kindly decided to feature me on their site.  I sat down via phone with the friendly Ms. Ashley Nuñez of YNY and chatted a little about art, comics and a bit about myself.  Here's a short excerpt from the article.  Hope you enjoy!

What is your prediction about the future of comics?

In America, comics are geared around superheroes. If you say the words “comic book” to any person on the street, they’re instantly going to think about Superman, Spider-man, Batman, which is understandable because superheroes dominate the majority of the comic scene. But at the very same time I feel comics are branching out into different genres in the same way literature and film do. Works like Blankets, Violent Cases, BB Wolf and the Three LP’s, The Fountain, and Freaks of the Heartland. This is great and is ultimately the best thing for the medium, not only in its success financially and the broadening of an audience, but also in gaining respect as a medium of artistic expression.


With other media you have genres of action, drama, romance, horror, comedy and so on. Comics can tell these stories in the same way, if not better. I grew up on superheroes. I’d walk down the street to the Super G drug store and spend my leftover lunch money on Wolverine and Spiderman. And I loved it. Still do in fact. But there’s always room to grow and if there’s anything I can do to help then that’s what I want as artist.


If you'd like to check out the rest of the interview you can click right HERE.  YNY has a slew of other talented folks on there so be sure to look around.  You can visit the "artist" section right over HERE or their home page right over THERE.  Before I go I just want to give a big thanks to YeahNewYork for taking the time to talk with me.  Much appreciated.

Thanks all and Happy New Year!

- D


0 Comments
    Douglas E. Draper Jr. is an award-winning artist working out of Philadelphia. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Maryland Institute, College of Art and his work has been exhibited throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn, Annapolis, Baltimore and various other cities and galleries.  His fine art and illustrative work can be seen from such publishers as Moonstone Books, Top Shelf, Desperado, IDW, and many others.
    Picture

    Blog Categories

    All
    Art Shows & Exhibitions
    Awards & Recognitions
    Childrens Books
    Conventions & Signings
    Film & TV
    Illustration
    Interviews
    Painting
    Panels & Workshops
    Process
    Reviews
    Sequential Art


    Blog Archives

    February 2022
    November 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    March 2016
    February 2016
    December 2015
    October 2015
    October 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    February 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011
    August 2011
    July 2011
    June 2011
    May 2011
    April 2011
    February 2011
    January 2011
    December 2010
    November 2010
    October 2010
    September 2010
    August 2010
    July 2010
    June 2010
    May 2010
    April 2010
    January 2010
    December 2009


    ​© 2023 Douglas E. Draper Jr.
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.