Artwork & Words © Richard Ewing all rights reserved

Artwork & Words © Richard Ewing all rights reserved

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

IF ...hurry!

The United States, in urgent competition with other countries to first develop nuclear weapons, appointed the brilliant J. Robert Oppenheimer as the head of their secret weapons lab; by 1945 Robert had become the "father of the atomic bomb" along with the other Manhattan Project scientists.
Conflicted and outspoken, he later fought for international control of nuclear weapons until he was finally black-listed by the government during the McCarthy era.
© Richard Ewing. All rights reserved.
© Richard Ewing. All rights reserved.
© Richard Ewing. All rights reserved.
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© Richard Ewing. All rights reserved.
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6 comments:

  1. Really great IF.
    This draw is amazing!

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  2. Oppenheimer is a great choice for "hurry". It's always interesting to see who you'll pick for IF's word for the week. I just love the way you do hands, and his eyes really get my attention.

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  3. I love the use of the "blue print" bomb. Your Openheimer seems to have eyes that block his soul as he turns away from the device he is creating. Great drawings!

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  4. Wonderful! I always love the hands, too. I really love the sketch right before the color. So precise but full of character and interesting shapes. The technical details on the device are a great touch! I wish it were surprising that the government took what they wanted then threw him away. : /

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  5. his neck is disturbing, it looks like his neck could not keep the weight of his ideas... but on the other hand his hand is protecting "the important discovery" he made....

    is there a bit of doubt in his eyes?

    Very good drawing.

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  6. Awesome, as always, he is very wraith-like. You always create the most interesting illustrations for IF. I really love the way you did blue print thing too.... yep, very nice

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