This Old Paper

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Bridging the physical with the imaginary, infusing every image with dreamy ethereal light, artist Gilbert Williams presents forty works of art in this 1986 publication,  Illuminations: The Visionary Art of Gilbert Williams. “Moon Temple” graces the cover.

The art:

1. Abode of the Phoenix
2. Amethyst
3. Ancient Shores
4. Angel Falls
5. Angel Light
6. Arrival of the Crystal Ships
7. Causal Plane
8. Chorus of the Dawn
9. City of Lights
10. Cloud Canyon
11. Conversation
12. Crystal Palace
13. Descent of Spring
14. Endless Journey
15. Garden of the Sphinx
16. Gateway
17. Golden Temple
18. Guardians of the Grove
19. Introspector
20. Isis
21. Lapis Pyramid
22. Lazaris
23. Magician’s garden
24. Magician’s Well
25. Moon Dancers
26. Moon Temple
27. Mountain Lights
28. Odyssey
29. Old Man
30. Passage
31. Reflections
32. Resurrrection
33. Song of the Nature Spirits
34. Spirit of the Wood
35. Spring of Wisdom
36. Stone Man
37. Swans
38. Transmutation
39. Wall of Temple Mysteries
40. Window of Creation

One of my favorite paintings is “Old Man” who sits under starry sky with open book and quill in hand.  Another, titled “Abundance”, is not found in Illuminations, but in Hidden Worlds: The Visionary Art of Gilbert Williams Volume II, available thru Amazon. View original works of art, hand-signed gift shop prints and Gilbert’s portfolio here in his online gallery. [Read more →]

Welcome to This Old Paper’s Links page, Dr. Zeus!

Not even among the first am I, nor the last will I be, to feature The War of the Worlds Book Cover Collection.  367 to date! Brought to you by Dr. Zeus, the covers are categorized by date, artist, design, publisher, language and contributor. This collection provides a fantastic array of international cover art images spanning over 100 years.  Don’t miss this artistic view of the covers arranged by Dr. Zeus according to average color, ‘rainbow fashion’, as the kids used to say.

Thanks to Wikipedia, I learned that The War of the Worlds was originally published as a magazine serial by H. G. Wells in 1897.  It was first published in book form in 1898 and has been in print ever since.  How cool would it be to be able to contribute a book cover to the site? Finding a family copy of The War of the Worlds on the shelf, I made a beeline for the computer to cross-check this 1980 Watermill Classic cover.

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Clicking on ‘By Date’, scrolling down to the ‘1980′ section, there it is - already pictured! [Read more →]

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And here is the Old Paper Art mail art with the postmark: Last Chance Station Helena MT 59624 Dec 31 2009. [Read more →]

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So many symbols for a lucky, happy, prosperous New Year are displayed on this postcard. Glittery four-leaf clovers entwine a horseshoe which frames boy and girl cherubs bearing a cornucopia of roses. [Read more →]

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This Sheaffer pen ad is featured on the back of a December 1955 Coronet magazine acquired at the Hartville Marketplace as a freebie from a vendor affectionately known as “Mr. Estate Sale”. [Read more →]