Artists' hands are a tool as much as the pencil, brush, or mouse are and they reveal much about the artist's personality and character just in the way they hold their instrument, or touch the paper, even in a still image such as this one of Chuck Jones at his drawing table in his home studio.
When you see Chuck Jones' hands, the left holding the paper in place, the right with his favored pencil (the Eberhard Faber Blackwing 602, no longer in production) it's easy to imagine that you hear the gentle scratch of lead on paper, and witness the brisk, sure movement of his hand delineating the character of Elmer Fudd and Bugs Bunny as surely as someone who completely understands their motivations, personality tics and eccentricities as he does his own.
Chuck's drawing hand entertained & inspired audiences for 60 magical years. I'm very honored to have shaken it.
Posted by: Larry Levine | June 23, 2010 at 09:56 AM
Nice!!
Great shot.
Posted by: Ki Innis | June 23, 2010 at 10:36 AM
I would frame that picture!
Posted by: Chris Allard | July 01, 2010 at 09:50 AM