TODAY IS Tramp Day: the birthday of David A. Trampier, who left us about 2 years ago in 2014. Here's one of my fave drawings by him, which I love because the manticore has resemblance to the one photo I've thus far seen of this remarkable artist. I'm always fascinated by the way he makes some of his highly-detailed drawings look like woodcuts almost; and speaking of wood, his details on things made of wood in his pictures must have taken hours to achieve as a finished drawing. Maybe by the end of the year I might make it down to Carbondale and try and find some people who knew Tramp...I think there should be a memorial for him too in that city, as I've heard that there isn't one. We'll see. For now I appreciate remembering him every April 22nd. Thanks Tramp.
