My site has been on line for approximately six weeks. Thanks in part to its designers, it has received almost four thousand hits. I would like to thank both them and the visitors who have liked what they have seen. Showing my work at a gallery is less convenient, more expensive, and generates less interest.
Regular viewers will notice that I have resized my images. If there are any other ways you feel this site could be improved, feel free to let me know. I would also be interested to hear what pictures/themes you like the best (and for that matter, hate the most). If you have any work on line, please feel free to send me links. Likewise, if you know of any other artists I may like, send their site details my way.
Here are some of my personal favourites. In some cases they have influenced me; in others I simply appreciate them for their imagination, technical ability, and thematic brilliance.
Hieronymous Bosh, Pieter Breugel, Francisco Goya, Salvador Dali, Max Ernst, Ernst Fuchs, H.R. Giger, Mark Ryden, Keith Thompson, Michael Hussar, and R.S. Connet are well worth a look. Check their work out if you haven’t already.
Good luck with your own projects, and thanks again for you time!
Sincerely,
JF
“Misanthropist Camera” is a new gallery of black and white cartoons. It has been added due to popular demand. I want to rework most of the pictures to make them fit for public display, so fans of the series may have to wait before their favourite ones appear. Whether you are young or old, black or white, rich or poor, liberal or conservative, you’re likely to find yourself somewhere here. If you feel I’ve been a bit harsh, too bad; you probably offended me first.
My site was bound to offend some viewers, and recently one of them lodged a complaint. While I expected hate mail from religious fundamentalists, my first detractor was a DJ who took offence at my “ecstasy” picture after it appeared on reddit. I dislike drugs for many of the reasons I dislike religion: both offer us a false escape from life’s innate challenges, and both give the morally suspect a way to profit from our weaknesses. I could pursue this theme further, discussing the pros and cons of each or lamenting our need for such diversions, but my friends want me to post the letter and my subsequent reply.