Saturday, October 17, 2009

Nekoliko starijih, udzbenickih. A few older schoolbook illustrations

Radjene za knjigu o gramatici.
Done for the grammar workbook.



























Wednesday, April 08, 2009

WHO HAS GERONIMO'S SKULL?

Illustration for the PZ magazine article about:
Geronimo's descendants have sued Skull and Bones — the secret society at Yale University linked to presidents and other powerful figures — claiming that its members stole the remains of the legendary Apache leader decades ago and have kept them ever since.

Monday, January 05, 2009

MSK - older ones





A few older illustrations for PZ magazine…

HAPPY NEW 2009!


Zechetina wishes you all the best in da New Year!
Pozdrav svima i sve najbolje u toj novoj godini!

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

MSK illustrations


Another few illustrations for the PZ magazine.











The Woman Who Hated Shakespeare


This one is about Delia Bacon, teacher who believed Shakespeare did not write his own works.
She intended to prove that the plays attributed to William Shakespeare were written by a coterie of men, including Francis Bacon, Sir Walter Raleigh and Edmund Spenser, for the purpose of inculcating a philosophic system, for which they felt that they themselves could not afford to assume the responsibility. Her devotion to this one idea "had thrown her off her balance," and while she was in England she lost her mind entirely.(wikipedia)

Friday, May 16, 2008

MSK 8 - some of the…

This one is about a man who saved his wife from a crocodile attack by kicking it!
They are alive and well, I think. All three of them.

Historical figure. Ilustracija za PZ…

Illustration for PZ magazine, the drawing and the part of the colored version. A historical figure.

Radjeno za PZabavnik, slovoljubve; despot Stefan Lazarevic…

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Little indian girl.






















A few drawings of the rosafeder indian girl. These were my versions of the (existing?) character… Scanned pencil drawing and digital colour.

Thursday, April 17, 2008

New MSK-pieces

Three illustrated anecdotes from the lives of Christoph Willibald Gluck, Abraham Lincoln and Niccolò Paganini...










Nemački kompozitor i dirigent Kristof Vilibald Gluk (1714-1787) šetajući ulicom Sent Onore u Parizu slučajno je razbio izlog jedne male prodavnice. Izvinjavajući se vlasniku, muzičar je odmah ponudio odštetu. Odmerivši Gluka, prodavac je procenio da bi od dobro odevenog gospodina mogao uzeti lepe pare pa je izlog precenio tražeći franak i po. Kompozitor mu je pružio talir, vrednosti tri franka, rekavši da će primiti kusur i bilo kojoj od dve valute. Gramzivi prodavac počeo je da se pravda da nema dovoljno sitnine da razmeni talir na šta se Gluk okrenuo na peti i krenuo u prema staklenim vratima. - Da bismo izravnali račun, za ostatak ću da razbijem ovo staklo – rekao je podigavši svoj štap. Pre nego što je zamahnuo, novac mu se našao u ruci.


Jednom prilikom Nikolo Paganini (1782-1840), slavni italijanski violinista, žureći na važnu probu seo je u kočiju i zatražio od kočijaša da ga prebaci na kratku razdaljinu. Prepoznavši svog uglednog sugrađanina mladi Đenovljanin je držeći konjske uzde zatražio 20 lira za kratku vožnju. Videvši zaprepašćeni Paganinijev pogled, podrugljivo je rekao:
- Maestro, vama je barem razumljivo zašto toliko tražim.Pa vi za jedno sviranje i to na jednoj žici uzimate 300 lira. Slavni violinista ništa nije uzvratio, već je seo u kočiju. Dovezavši se na odredište, kočijašu je pružio dve lire i uz osmeh mu sasuo u lice. - Kada me sledeći put budete vozili samo na jednom točku dobićete ostatak od osamanaest lira.


Za Abrahama Linkolna (1809-1865), šesnaestog predsednika Sjedinjenih Američkih Država, priča se da nije bio samo veliki vojskovođa i političar već i veliki šaljivdžija. Tako je jednom prilikom raspravljajući sa lekarima o besnilu, na pitanje jednog od njih šta bi uradio kada bi se i sam razboleo od njega, brzo odgovorio: - Zatražio bih hartiju i olovku.
- Da napišete testament ili uputstva za rukovođenje državom?- osmelio se da propituje lekar. - Ne, već da napravim spisak političara koje bih želeo da ujedem- odgovorio je Linkoln.

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

MSK-7 The new ones

Ho!
New people,

new situations,

new illustrations













Friday, January 11, 2008

MSK-6 continued...

...and a few more!
Cheers!















MSK-6 and a happy New Year

Illustrations for the new year's issue!