Devil's Dictionary

[plistumi]

Here are a few words: ADAMANT, ADDER, ADHERENT and ADMINISTRATION. It has been very hot this weekend, so I have been inside, drawing.

 

 

[reprieve]

 

Wonderful! Wow!

[Newjelan]

Love your work, and now hooked on the Devil's Dictionary. Bored my family senseless quoting from of it on the weekend. But they loved your drawings.

[plistumi]

Thank you, Newjelan. The book is very entertaining. I find it so incredible that nearly a century later, many of Bierce's observations are still relevant.

 

Here is ADMIRAL:

[pmhudepo]

This is great fun! Here's my contribution:

 

 

MB Fitzgerald, 149, 244G and 246 with Waterman Florida Blue and Montblanc Black.

[StevenHu]

This is just stunning...every time I see something like you all are doing here, I have to wonder--can drawing be learned, or is it just one of those things you have or you don't? Because I definitely don't, but I sometimes think I'd be willing to put in the effort if it meant I could cultivate it to a degree.

 

I recommend you doing what I did: practice copying the artist you admire. I began with comic books, like Superman. Got pretty good at making simple superhero comics that way, but I never followed up on it, alas. (Comics are good to start with because for the most part they are already line drawings.)

 

Go for it!

[StevenHu]

Plistumi,

 

It's not just the idea of your writing and illustrating the Devil's Dictionary that floors me, but your constant cleverness in illustrating the words. Well done!

[plistumi]

pmhudepo: I love your rendering of jester. It made made me smile.

StevenHu: Thank you for your compliments. This exercise is definitely taking my imagination to a higher level. It is fun.

 

Here are a few more words:

ADMIRATION, ADMONITION (I admonish myself for the transcription error), ADORE and AFFIANCED. For this one I used a little Omad princess pen with Caran D'Ache Amazon Green. Very nice, brilliant color.

 

[plistumi]

Happy 4th of July. Here is ADVICE courtesy of one of our best presidents.

 

 

I am also including AFFLICTION. (I like Alice, Cheshire and the rabbit).

 

[nitnop]

This is just stunning...every time I see something like you all are doing here, I have to wonder--can drawing be learned, or is it just one of those things you have or you don't? Because I definitely don't, but I sometimes think I'd be willing to put in the effort if it meant I could cultivate it to a degree.

 

I think we all have talent to draw. Consider the artwork of children. Picasso worked hard to regain his child like freedom. Its not how "well" you draw, but the creative mindset behind it.

[Newjelan]

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Thank you, Newjelan. The book is very entertaining. I find it so incredible that nearly a century later, many of Bierce's observations are still relevant.

 

Here is ADMIRAL:

 

They are not only relevant in many instances, they cut to the chase of so many current prejudices and false niceties. And your drawings have brought it all to life. I'm enjoying looking at the new entries every coupl of days. Keep it up!

Edited July 5, 2012 by Newjelan

[inkstainedruth]

This has been a fun thread. I love the artwork, and how well it relates to the "definitions".

It made me want to actually go to the library and take out a book of works by Ambrose Bierce. It's got _The Devil's Dictonary_ in it as well as a number of short stories and I think some autobiographical pieces.

Ironically, I started by reading some of the Civil War related short stories, and I'm now wondering why he didn't include the word "acclivity" in the DD -- I think he's used it in in pretty much every story I've read so far, so apparently he's really fond of it.

I may have to do my own take on DD, with words that Bierce *didn't* include, starting with that one (I'll have to see what the _Compact OED_ says about it....).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[plistumi]

Had a loooong day. Here are AGE and AGITATOR. That marks the end of page four and the beginning of page 5.

 

[youstruckgold]

One word:

 

 

 

 

 

wow

[Scrawler]

One day in the distant future this work is destined to become a classic, and will be sought after in the way that Van Gogh paintings are now. Make sure that you carefully store every scribble that you make, because collectors will want them.

[plistumi]

I am back in town. I have worked on a few more words: AIM, ALDERMAN and ALIEN. That means I have finished the first four pages and have begun on the fifth page.

 

[plistumi]

Here is another word: ALLEGIANCE

 

[youstruckgold]

I'm also loving the calligraphic headings. Where might a find a guide to getting those letters right (e.g. the A in your Australian Roses)?

[plistumi]

I'm also loving the calligraphic headings. Where might a find a guide to getting those letters right (e.g. the A in your Australian Roses)?

 

Thank you. I am learning Spencerian style writing with Michael Sull's book "Learning to Write Spencerian Script." I bought it from John Neal bookseller (no affiliation, just a happy customer). It is an excellent book.

 

Today's word is AIR.... It made me hungry.

 

[plistumi]

Here is ALLIGATOR. I practiced with this word a while back. I used a Waterman 12 1/2 eyedropper pen with Pelikan 4001 purple ink.