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James Gurney
This weblog by Dinotopia creator James Gurney is for illustrators, plein-air painters, sketchers, comic artists, animators, art students, and writers. You'll find practical studio tips, insights into the making of the Dinotopia books, and first-hand reports from art schools and museums.
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Yes... (Spencer and The fearless threader) Were the designers thinking greek capital or were the Greeks thinking Jeep grill and headlights... well, remember Leonardo and his helicopter designs? Long before helicopters. His scuba designs?
I always knew my CJ5 was classic - Just didn't realize it was classical! That made my day.... (heading to the spare tire cover with white paint to add detail...)
14 comments:
is that ionic capital a jeep grill and headlights?
You know Spencer, that is exactly what I was thinking!
I always thought it was a grill and headlights, too. But an extra Greek aura is fine!
Yes... (Spencer and The fearless threader) Were the designers thinking greek capital or were the Greeks thinking Jeep grill and headlights... well, remember Leonardo and his helicopter designs? Long before helicopters. His scuba designs?
Smart choice; the more feminine Corinthian order would have been ill-fitting for Jeep's rugged, outdoorsy image.
LOL I'd like to think the designers saw this as a double entendre, too.
Yes, I was ironic in suggesting the ionic was iconic.
Ok, I just noticed your Label for this post. "Rabbit Trails"
Rabbit trails? Huh? Then I remembered your post "How to Blog" #3
Alinis Morisette made a song about it: "Isn't it ionic..."
I'm never going to look at this tire cover the same way again. Thank you for providing my morning dosage of laughs.
love this! I'll bet it really was an oversight.
designers usually do this sort of thing on purpose...
It does look like the old WW2 jeep
I always knew my CJ5 was classic - Just didn't realize it was classical!
That made my day.... (heading to the spare tire cover with white paint to add detail...)
Wow, I never even considered this connection before.
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