The painting of Machiavelli featured on this site is actually the cover page of a graphic novel that I am now working on. The six-page prologue was selected for inclusion in SPX 2002,Right now, I am involved in research for the project. I may be posting my research notes, if they are interesting enough. At the moment, they consist mainly of quotes from the books I'm reading. This project will definitely take me into 2003 if not beyond. I may post the pages individually as I do them, or as I complete chapters, I haven't decided yet. What I have decided, though, is to shift my focus from gallery work to this sort of project, which seems to suit me much better. The Dark and Caravaggio were both short stories incorporating images and text—although at that stage (around 1994) they were simply illustrated stories (as opposed to a graphic novel.) Although it is clear they were painted and written by a college student, they nonetheless remain two of my favorite works, perhaps because of their use of text and image to tell a story.
We'll see soon with Machiavelli if ten years of experience have made any difference...
Posted by Don at March 5, 2002 03:30 PM