Monday, May 10, 2010

Frazetta RIP

I was (still am) a big fan of Frazetta when I was growing up. His paintings of Conan are what originally made me aware of his work. Frazetta's Conan was a true barbarian: savage.
I can only imagine how many guys in the 60s and 70s were inspired by Frazetta's work and used his paintings on their bikes.
If I remember correctly, Frazetta had a serious stroke some years back that caused him to lose control of his right (painting) hand. He had to relearn how to paint, using his left hand. Pretty amazing display of willpower and talent.

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