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Book 532

Icon: A Retrospective by the Grand Master of Fantastic Art Frank Frazetta

Arnie Fenner and Cathy Fenner, ed.

Underwood Books 1998

Until very recently, this was my sole Frank Frazetta book. And it’s a pretty good one, too. Published by a small press in the town of Grass Valley, California, the image quality of this book is very good on high quality glossy paper. It includes most of the Frazetta images I wanted to have, but somehow I just knew this book would become redundant in my collection someday. He’s just too significant a figure to limit myself to just one 160-page book. Frazetta was a master illustrator of anatomy, fantasy, and action. He was so good, people don’t even really see it anymore. He inspired so many second-rate knockoffs that he became kind of lumped in with all his imitators, and people sort of stopped seeing how incredible his work actually is. But, like I said, I have a new Frazetta book, so I’ll get into this a bit more later on.

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I've seen lot's of videos and articles highlighting which politicians are supporting Israel. So I'd like to highlight some of the politicians in Australia that are on the right side of history. So when you get in your booth you can look for those that share your values, and that actually represent you. The one's that aren't for supporting a genocide.

Here's a list of the 49 members of Parliament who signed the latest petition:

Dr Anne Aly MP, Federal Member for Cowan

Mr Adam Bandt MP, Federal Member for Melbourne

Hon Linda Burney MP, Federal Member for Barton

Hon Mark Butler MP, Federal Member for Port Adelaide

Ms Terri Butler MP, Federal Member for Griffith

Senator the Hon Doug Cameron, Senator for New South Wales

Ms Lisa Chesters MP, Federal Member for Bendigo

Ms Sharon Claydon MP, Federal Member for Newcastle

Senator Sam Dastyari, Senator for New South Wales

Senator Richard Di Natale, Senator for Victoria

Senator Patrick Dodson, Senator for Western Australia

Mr Steve Georganas MP, Federal Member for Hindmarsh

Mr Andrew Giles MP, Federal Member for Scullin

Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, Senator for South Australia

Mr Ross Hart MP, Federal Member for Bass

Mr Chris Hayes MP, Federal Member for Fowler

Mr Julian Hill MP, Federal Member for Bruce

Mr Stephen Jones MP, Federal Member for Whitlam

Senator Skye Kakoschke-Moore Senator for South Australia

Ms Justine Keay MP, Federal Member for Braddon

Ms Susan Lamb MP, Federal Member for Longman

Dr Andrew Leigh MP, Federal Member for Fenner

Senator Sue Lines, Senator for Western Australia

Senator Gavin Marshall, Senator for Victoria

Senator Nick McKim, Senator for Tasmania

Mr Brian Mitchell MP, Federal Member for Lyons

Senator Claire Moore, Senator for Queensland

Ms Cathy O’Toole MP, Federal Member for Herbert

Mr Graham Perrett MP, Federal Member for Moreton

Senator Louise Pratt, Senator for Western Australia

Senator Lee Rhiannon, Senator for New South Wales

Senator Janet Rice, Senator for Victoria

Ms Michelle Rowland MP, Federal Member Greenway

Ms Rebekah Sharkie MP, Federal Member for Mayo

Senator Rachel Siewert, Senator for Western Australia

Senator Lisa Singh, Senator for Tasmania

Hon Warren Snowdon MP, Federal Member for Lingiari

Ms Anne Stanley MP, Federal Member for Werriwa

Ms Susan Templeman MP, Federal Member for Macquarie

Hon Matthew Thistlethwaite MP, Federal Member for Smith

Senator Anne Urquhart, Senator for Tasmania

Ms Maria Vamvakinou MP, Federal Member for Calwell

Senator Larissa Waters, Senator for Queensland

Senator Murray Watt, Senator for Queensland

Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, Senator for Tasmania

Mr Andrew Wilkie MP, Federal Member for Denison

Mr Josh Wilson MP, Federal Member for Fremantle

Senator Nick Xenophon, Senator for South Australia

Mr Tony Zappia MP, Federal Member for Makin

For more information check out:

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Frank Frazetta’s “Star Trek” watercolor rough work (1978) Published in Icon: A Retrospective by the Grand Master of Fantastic Art, Frank Frazetta, edited by Arnie and Cathy Fenner.

In 1978, Frazetta was hired by an ad agency to create a poster for one of the early Star Trek films. He completed some rough works, including this one, but the job stopped there for unknown reasons.

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Frank Frazetta’s Cover Artwork to “Conan The Buccaneer” by L. Sprague de Camp & Lin Carter (Lancer Publishing, 1971) in black and white.

Frazetta's original cover painting for 'Conan the Buccaneer' was loosely inspired by one of his own illustrations for the Canaveral Press edition of 'Tarzan and the Castaways'. Certainly a far more complex composition than many of his other book covers of the same time period, Frank's painting electrified audiences and revitalized sales of the flagging 'Conan' series.

Fans rejoiced, the publisher was ecstatic, but Frazetta was not satisfied: something just didn't look right. When the original was returned to him, Frank repainted Conan’s face and helmet, adding armor to the figure and detail to the necklace. Still sensing that the work was unbalanced he ultimately elected to remove Conan entirely and start over. The painting in its present form is entitled 'The Destroyer' and is easily one of Frazetta's most popular works.

Excerpt from (Testament The Life and Art of Frank Frazetta. Edited by Cathy and Arnie Fenner, 2001).

To date, this is the best scan of Frazetta’s original painting, “Conan The Buccaneer.” Frazetta photographed the painting after he completed it but only developed it in black and white. The colored version is available in the comment section below.

To learn more about Frazetta visit our blog at FrazettaGirls.com

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Frank Frazetta’s “Satanika” cover artwork for Verotik’s comic Satanika [issue #0, 1995]

Perhaps as unusual as his association with the National Lampoon was Frazetta’s working relationship with rock-musician-turned-comics publisher Glenn Danzig’s company, Verotik, throughout the mid 90s.

“I guess I’m old-fashioned. Maybe I’m a little out of touch, I don’t know, Frazetta reflects. “The key word is taste. And taste makes for beauty. When you start doing pornography, there’s just no way it can be in good taste. And for the most part, it isn’t beautiful. There’s a big difference between sexuality and pornography. Pornography is just plain dirty. Sex can be beautiful. You can suggest it and you can do it so it’s not explicit, and yet it’s sensuous as hell. You can get great joy out of something that is beautifully done, that has some thought and feeling put into it— that’s more stimulating than the trashy stuff. There’s something really wrong with people who get excited by rape and murder. I don’t think that my work shows that I am a prude and I’ve done some art that could be called erotic, but I was surprised at some of the stuff that was going on inside some of the comics with my covers on it.”

Regardless of the controversy surrounding the content of their comics, Verotik featured work by many prominent artists, including Dave Stevens and Simon Bisley, both Frazetta admirers. Danzig published a book of Frank’s exuberant pencil drawings, Frazetta: Illustrated Arcanum, in 1994 (Frank Frazetta ICON, edited by Cathy and Arnie Fenner)

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Vanishing Twin — Ookii Gekkou (Fire)

Ookii Gekkou by Vanishing Twin

Retro futurist music employs vintage sounds to evoke a science-fiction feel that may have seemed far-flung and exotic in decades past, but now feels quaint and strangely soothing. Hence the appeal of bands such as Stereolab and Broadcast, who have come to be referenced as a shorthand for a specific flavor of retro futurist music that employs female vocals, eerie synth sounds, and a driving rhythm section. It’s repetitive but melodic, familiar but otherworldly, counterbalancing dark analog timbres with sing-song sweetness. London-based quartet Vanishing Twin are just one of the genre’s current proponents, alongside bands such as Death & Vanilla, Big Eyes Family, and Freelove Fenner.

One distinguishing feature of Vanishing Twin’s new album, Ookii Gekkou, is the inclusion of Afrobeat elements in their melting pot of sounds, most notably on “Phase One Million,” which has the feel of a Fela Kuti jam that could conceivably have stretched out for ten, 15 or 20 minutes without overstaying its welcome. Vanishing Twin keep things to a succinct five minutes here, but manage to flex and strut impressively within these constraints. They also tap into an addictive groove on instrumental “In Cucina,” which has a bold, jazzy feel, with plenty of hand drumming, strident woodwind melodies, plus meandering violin and synth. 

On “The Organism,” Vanishing Twin explore their retro futurist bent overtly, with marimba, vibraphone, eerie synth noises, a sample of a purring cat, plus a stern English man’s voice from what sounds like an old library record. With its wah-wah guitars and tremolo synths, “Light Vessel” proudly wears its Stereolab influence on its sleeve, but swaps out Cathy Lucas’s voice for a male vocal processed through a vocoder. 

The album is bookended by two of its most arresting songs. Opener “Big Moonlight (Ookii Gekkou)” deploys Mellotron, glockenspiel and tremolo guitar over a swinging rhythm section, through which Cathy Lucas’s vocal melody weaves tantalizingly like a will-o’-the-wisp. Closer “The Lift” features a killer bassline, strutting drums and buzzing synths, wrapping things up succinctly in a way that leaves you hungry for more. Along the way, the album’s only misstep is the cloying sing-song chorus of “Zuum,” which has me reaching for the skip button. 

If you’re seeking a dose of danceable, retro futurist fun, Vanishing Twin are a good bet. Though far from original, Ookii Gekkou offers plenty of upbeat, colorful and likeable tunes. 

Tim Clarke

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Finally scored my first JCJ art book! Super excited to add this to my art book library. A beautiful book that is wonderfully edited by Arnie & Cathy Fenner! Now I can look at these images in my hands instead of searching for them on the internet :-) A big thank you to HOOKED ON BOOKS for finding this for me! Audrey! You are awesome! 😎😎😎 #JeffreyCatherineJones #AgeOfInnocence #TheRomanticArtOfJeffreyJones #ArtBooks #ArtLibrary #ArtLegend #IllustratorExtraordinaire #ArtLove (at Hooked On Books) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKh5jOOBenR/?igshid=1shmjbdv1l4nr

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“Guardian Of The Eastern Door” - 24 x 36 inches, Acrylic and Oil on masonite

Originally Sourced from “Women of Wonder: Celebrating Women Creators of Fantastic Art” - Cathy Fenner (Editor), Lauren Panepinto (Introduction)

Artist’s Note: Personal piece based on some of the stories of my tribe, the Ojibwe. Originally we lived on the East Coast of North America, but began a migration west after there was a prophecy about white people coming. Some stayed behind to keep honoring the sunrise in the east, the Door to Knowledge, even though they knew they'd be destroyed. © 2014 Winona Nelson

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It is always an incredible honor to be included in the Spectrum Annual. To receive an award still makes me giddy and giggly. Congrats to all of the well deserved artists who are in the book and to those who will one day be in the book too. Thanks again to the all wise jury and of course to John and his crew. This book is beautiful as always. Special thanks to Cathy and Arnie Fenner who have befriended and always supported me for some strange unknown reason. On another note, I have been besieged by modelling agencies after seeing this photo of me. Something about a dangerous man moves people.

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Herts Visual Arts Open Studios is the largest art event in Hertfordshire, showcasing the work of artists and artisan makers across the county for three weeks each September.

This year five artists from our Fenners Studios in Letchworth Garden City are participating and invite you to visit on the weekend of 14th, 15th and 16th September.

The event will begin with a special evening exhibition opening with drinks and nibbles, 7-9pm, and continue on Saturday and Sunday 10-4pm – all are welcome!

There will be an exhibition in the gallery space plus the opportunity to visit each artists studio and talk to them about their work.

Open Studios 2018 in association with Herts Visual Arts

Amy Wilson

Stuart Jones

Julie Leaming

Katherine Roberts

Cathy Smale

HVA Open Studios – September 2018 – at Fenners, Letchworth Herts Visual Arts Open Studios is the largest art event in Hertfordshire, showcasing the work of artists and artisan makers across the county for three weeks each September.

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Open Class Crops Vegetables and Fruits Judging Results

Open Class Crops Vegetables and Fruits Judging Results

Crops, Vegetables, Fruits – 10 Ears-Husked – Hybrid Corn, Any Var 2017

1st – Bob Hansen

2nd – Jeff Gaska

3rd – Cathie Bohl

4th – Jacob Rake Ii

Crops, Vegetables, Fruits – 10 Ears-Husked – Sweet Corn, Any Var 2017

1st – John Grebel

2nd – Tyler Zuehlke

3rd – Russell Tietz

4th – Shari Fenner

Crops, Vegetables, Fruits – 10 Ears-Husked – Popcorn, Any Variety 2017

1st – Russell Tietz

2nd – John Grebel

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Frank Frazetta’s “Kane on The Golden Sea”

“I liked doing the Kane series. There is a dark mood going on: you don’t know whether to root for this guy or hope he gets taken out. Which would you prefer? That’s the question I want going through the viewer’s head when they look at these paintings.”

- Frank Frazetta (LEGACY Selected Paintings & Drawings by the Grand Master of Fantastic Art. Edited by Arnie and Cathy Fenner)

This artwork by Frazetta was created with oil on board. The original work measures 16x22inches. It was the cover artwork for the paperback, “Darkness Weaves” by Karl Edward Wagner (Warner Books, 1978.) Karl Edward Wagner was a respected editor as well as a writer. He compiled fifteen volumes of “Year’s Best Horror”, several fantasy anthologies under the title of Echoes of Valor and restored the preferred original text to Robert E. Howard’s Conan stories in a series for Berkley books. In the latter part of his career Wagner turned to writing horror fiction and he was the recipient of both the World Fantasy and British Fantasy awards.

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Frank Frazetta’s “Dracula” (1970)

“I’ve always loved movies,” Frazetta says. “When I was younger we would go to the theatre all of the time. Today they can do a lot more with special effects and, yeah, they can leave you with your mouth hanging open. But I think there is a lot to be said for the mood and atmosphere of some of the older films — a lot of that is missing in movies now. Sure you can watch Dracula or Frankenstein and it might seem corny, but if you really watch, if you really give them a chance, you’ll find yourself getting caught up in the character and the story and overall mood.” (Legacy: Frank Frazetta, Edited by Arnie & Cathy Fenner)

FrazettaGirls.com

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Dear Labour Party

Several Labour Party women have written that they support the inclusion of males in programmes intended to advance female leadership, if they identify as women (see below). They’ve already benefited from such a scheme, but we feel that organisations are deaf to the majority concerns of women. Should much-needed opportunities for females be offered instead to males? We ask the Labour Party to reconsider.

Our letter has 121 signatures, plus over 200 agreements on this Mumsnet thread.

Trans-identifying male, 19, applies to Jo Cox Women In Leadership Programme. The Times, 25 Nov 2017

New Labour Party Women’s Officer is a teenage boy who identifies as transgender. The Times, 20 Nov 2017

Dear Labour Party,

We are ordinary women, some of us Labour Party members, the rest of us potential Labour Party voters. We know that sexism and sexist messages received from birth mean we are less likely to push ourselves forward, to be listened to, to take the lead and have belief in our abilities, especially in a male-dominated sphere such as politics. Whatever our differences, this is an experience that unites women in society and is exactly why the Jo Cox Women in Leadership programme is needed – to bolster self-esteem and confidence and work towards building a toolkit in preparation for political life.

The Labour Party and Labour Women’s Network, in association with the Jo Cox Foundation, have decided not to invoke Equality Act 2010 exemptions which would permit the Jo Cox Women in Leadership Programme to offer the programme to female participants only. We understand that graduates will feel a loyalty to the programme and its decisions. We hope they also feel a responsibility to reflect the diversity of women’s opinions in the party and wider society, and will use their leadership roles to ensure women are consulted about the things that affect us, whether Conservative Party proposals to review the Gender Recognition Act or Labour Party mechanisms to increase women’s participation in political life.

Emma Salmon – Fair Play for Women /ex Vice Chair Bexhill and Battle CLP Judith Green – Woman’s Place UK/ Cambridge CLP / RCM rep Jacky Holyoake – Women’s Officer Halesowen and Regis CLP Dr Nic Williams – Fair Play for Women Stephanie Davies-Arai – Transgender Trend Cherry Austin – Fair Play for Women founder / Unite/ North Herefordshire CLP Jane Galloway – Fair Play for Women / Sidcup CLP / Unison Anne Ruzylo – ex Women’s Officer Bexhill and Battle CLP Jill Murphy – Tiverton and Honiton CLP Ruth Cherry – Unite Venice Allen – Lewisham & Deptford CLP Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull – Lowri Daniels – Streatham CLP Jo Green – UCU Karen Kruzycha – Romford CLP Jen Donkin Gourley – Labour member Jan Oliver – Enfield North CLP Gina Richardson – Bexhill and Battle CLP Julia Richards-Davies – Hornsey and Wood Green CLP Sarah Haughey – Stretford Branch Kirsty O’Hara – Stockton North CLP Alex Porter – Dulwich and South Norwood CLP Amanda Gosling – Canterbury and Whitstable CLP Kay Green – Hastings and Rye CLP E. Parker – Labour member Catherine Dawson – Exeter CLP Joanne Jonathan – Cardif North CLP and RCN rep Emma Flynn – Labour member Maggie Wellington – Stretford and Urmston CLP Bronwyn Davies – Cardif North CLP Helena Wojtczac – Hastings and Rye CLP Matesa McKeefery – Rossendale and Darwin CLP Jo Bartosch – Gloucester CLP Sinead Connolly – Gosport CLP Dr Laura Noszlopy – Shrewsbury and Atcham CLP Eleanor Hill – Cardiff West CLP Steph Cosson – Rochdale CLP Melissa Mallows – Wantage CLP Josephine Liptrott – Ealing Central and Action CLP Jess Goldie – ex officio – Bury North CLP Kate Meller Beaumont – Sutton Coldfield CLP Hannah Carter – NUJ Diane Vine – Bournemouth West CLP Beth Aze – Women’s officer Stretford and Urmston CLP Louise Brown – Labour Cathy Love – Ilford South CLP Katherine Brierly – Adur and Worthing CLP Kiri Tunks – Walthamstow Central Jackie Mearns – Unison Cathy Boardman – Labour member Marion Calder – Unison Julia Clare – NUS Natalie Holland – NUS Caroline Barnard ex Mid-Norfolk CLP Emma Wilkes Stalybridge and Hyde CLP Sarah Johnson – Cambridge CLP Paula Lamont – Hackney South and Shoreditch CLP / BECTU Beth Millar Lucy Brown Chloe Reed, Durham C.M Slavidou C. Williams Nicola Gallie Jean Hogan, Hertfordshire Jeni England Kelly Power, London Roz Hathaway, Oxford Linda O’Sullivan Hannah Tahir Sheena Best Sarah Westbury Jemma Louise Rhonda Thompson Amanda Whyte Charlotte Edwards Tamsin Meriel Claire Russel Cushla Brennan Mary Mulligan Louise Robinson Katheryn Congdon Clare Kerr Sarah Cummings Ali Ceesay Wendy Lisa Gibbons Darleen Jones Anna Fisher Jennifer Wilson Natasha Parys, Kent Jeni Harvey Maggi Gibson Grace O’Malley Rachael Rowe Sarah Bellabarba Jessica Eaton Helen Saxby Claire Fenner Julie Deakin Suzie Ivins Lily Floyd Kath Ball Karen Goode Angela.c.Wild Susan Perry Frances Gillard Rebecca Harrison Jenny Nicholas Knaggs Kim Harding D Fielder Sarah Ferguson Nicola Kerry Andrea Thomas Jillian McCormick Felicity Thorpe-Tracey Rebecca Lush In solidarity:

Miranda Yardley Andy Cooper, Essex Julian Vigo Ophelia Benson Jennifer Chavez Michael Murphey – Tiverton and Honiton CLP Imogen Saiz

And the many other women who have added their support via Mumsnet: https://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3101669-A-Spartacus-letter-re-Jo-Cox-Leadership

The letter welcoming trans-identified males in schemes for women:

Alumni of the first Jo Cox Women In Leadership course wrote in support of trans-identified males joining the programme. Pink News, 29 Nov 2017

Signatories to the letter supporting the inclusion of trans-identified males on a programme for women. Pink News, 29 Nov 2017

Dear Labour Party: Please consult ordinary women Dear Labour Party Several Labour Party women have written that they support the inclusion of males in programmes intended to advance female leadership, if they identify as women (see below).

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The man of the hour! Bill Sienkiewicz (@therealthatpolishguy) just received the award of Grandmaster at @spectrumfantasticart! That's five Academy instructors taking home awards tonight! Spectrum put on an amazing show this year. We couldn't be more thrilled to be here with our friends, teachers, and the rest of the Spectrum community!!! Keep it up everyone. Cathy and Arnie Fenner did an amazing job bringing us all together! (at Spectrum Fantastic Art Live)

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Our Mission

To promote the fantastic arts and provide an annual showcase for contemporary artists.

What is Spectrum?

Believing that there was a tremendous amount of high-quality fantastic-themed art work created each year that somehow wasn't being represented in other annual art books and shows, Spectrum was established in 1993 by Cathy Fenner and Arnie Fenner with the intent of providing creators with a regular showcase for the best fantasy, science fiction, horror, and otherwise uncategorizable artwork created each year.