Gianni Gipi

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Donal
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Gianni Gipi

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Some nice simple lines, and subtle watercolors.

http://giannigipi.blogspot.com/

He's got a book coming out through First/SecondBooks. Called NOTES FOR A WAR STORY.

You can read an excerpt here: http://www.firstsecondbooks.net/warStory.html

And GARAGE BAND.
http://www.firstsecondbooks.net/garageBand.html

Beautiful pages.

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Post by djorzgul »

I have both books... and they are among my favourites... he is great artist...
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Post by Thorsten »

thanks, Donal, for sharing Gipi links

anyonem, who can speak or understand French click for a video-portrait here at the French-German public TV-station "arte":
http://www.arte.tv/fr/art-musique/journ ... 33456.html

and for the German version here:
http://www.arte.tv/de/art-musique/journ ... 33456.html
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Post by enrico »

You chose a couple of beautiful pages ... wonderful ...
Gipi is a huge inspiration ... he's the one who said:"I want to draw like Coltrane ..."

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Post by mathomas »

Thank you for this. I will definitely check him out further!
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Post by Xavier »

I really like the mood of the watercolor illustrations, very neat!

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