Friday, April 8, 2011

Roy

Roy Lichtenstein.  Boy, do I love Roy.  He has become one of my most favorite artists now that I am in my new comic book/geek phase.  Many of his most famous paintings deeply resemble old comic book frames and they are simple creative.  Roy was born on October 27, 1923 in New York City and died on September 29, 1997.  His creativity began when he was drafted into WWII in 1943 and drew up war maps for the troops who were moving across Germany.  Once he returned, he received his bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Ohio State University and a master of Fine Arts degree a little later on.  He then taught at Oswego State College and Rutgers.  Three years later, he gave up teaching to paint full-time.