Sunday, April 15, 2012

Artist's Sketch Pad '56: Joyce Ballantyne

I purchased my first, and certainly not last, Artist's Sketch Pad / calendar (Brown & Bigelow, St. Paul, MINN 1956) today at a local antique show. Being a huge fan of Joyce Ballantyne I couldn't pass it up, even at the hefty price the seller was asking. I spent most of the day photographing her incredibly attractive images because the overall size of the calendar eclipses my scanner. I wanted to show these stunning works of art at a larger size than the American Art Archives has them posted (see HERE for more), my apologies for any quality issues.













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11 comments:

  1. Mr. KarswellApril 15, 2012

    Find out more about Joyce here too:

    http://www.sptimes.com/2004/09/05/Floridian/Real_Florida__Red_fac.shtml

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  2. Mr. CavinApril 15, 2012

    Aw, she's really the best ever.

    I really like the August page best, as much I hate to admit it. I'm a little ticked that my birthday comes right in the middle of three months' worth of lame hunting-themed pin-ups. I would really like to see more car-themed stuff, or, obviously, October holiday-themed stuff. But whatever--it's still awesome.

    I like the skimpily dressed woodcutter on February's page, too. I like that union suit. Apparently, she goes to bed dressed much, much less skimpily than she does chores.

    Thanks for doing all the work to post these, Karswell. I can't believe you managed this kind of quality with a camera. You must have been adjusting color balances for hours.

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  3. Mykal BantaApril 15, 2012

    Karswell: Whatever price you paid, it was worth it. This so such beautiful stuff! Her painting is incredible, and her draftsmanship is flawless.

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  4. Mr. KarswellApril 15, 2012

    Spent about an hour or so, once I get the photos into photoshop it's just a matter of color correcting and adjusting a few levels here and there... thanks Mr. C!

    I like the hunting stuff, even though I'm not a hunter and I despise hunting. My fave though is the bowling month. I'm not much if a bowler either but damn those are some super cute illustrations. Hell, they're all amazing.

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  5. UnknownApril 16, 2012

    Wow! These are fantastic.
    Thanks for posting.

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  6. Mr. KarswellApril 17, 2012

    My pleasure Jerry, thanks for looking!

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  7. DrazenApril 19, 2012

    this is insane dude you'r making me cry

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  8. DrazenApril 19, 2012

    I'll trade you for a 1 inch Vampira head:-)

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  9. Mr. KarswellApril 19, 2012

    Deal! haha

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  10. Crafty CNovember 13, 2012

    Wow - these are incredible!

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  11. Mr. KarswellNovember 14, 2012

    Google her name for more!

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