Gary Mills

Today would have been Richard Amsel's 78th birthday.

This pic's courtesy of Marsha Cohen, one of Amsel's friends during his early years in NYC. The center picture of her and Amsel was taken during a going away party in 1971.

Thank *you*! It’s a great piece of writing 👏👏

Slap Shot (1977): The Courage To Teach One could criticize Reggie Dunlop (Newman), “player-coach” of the Charlestown Chiefs in George Roy Hill's chaotically raunchy Slap Shot, for a wide variety of character flaws & professional failings—b...

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"The Courage to Teach" - @eccantwell.bsky.social on George Roy Hill's SLAP SHOT

(🎨 by @garymillsfineart.bsky.social)

The Sweeney is 50 years old this year. John M Burns did this illustration for an article in the UK magazine Reveille in 1978.

Here’s my piece for the @Galleries1988 Crazy 4 Cult show, a tribute to Gene Hackman. Airbrush, acrylics & coloured pencil on line & wash board.

If you’d like to buy a painting of an old man smoking and you’re in the LA area, then from tomorrow you can. Prints will be available too.

Here’s my piece for the @Galleries1988 Crazy 4 Cult show, a tribute to Gene Hackman. Airbrush, acrylics & coloured pencil on line & wash board.

If you’d like to buy a painting of an old man smoking and you’re in the LA area, then from tomorrow you can. Prints will be available too.

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New work for @bwdr.bsky.social illustrating an essay by @roxana-hadadi.bsky.social on Jonathan Demme’s 2004 thriller The Manchurian Candidate, starring Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep & Liev Schreiber.

The Manchurian Candidate: Imperial Dreams and Bloody Truths In Jonathan Demme’s 2004 adaptation of The Manchurian Candidate, the truth is a nightmare.

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“What’s Life About Anyway?”: The Imperial Dreams & Bloody Truths of Jonathan Demme’s THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE

- @roxana-hadadi.bsky.social

(art by @garymillsfineart.bsky.social)

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jonathan demme's THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE is a modern american masterpiece, a prescient slice of paranoia and disinformation that understood how much of our political landscape was, & will, be based on lies. honored to write about it for @bwdr.bsky.social.

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Original artwork is airbrush, gouache & coloured pencil on line & wash board, and is available to buy - drop me a dm or email if you’re interested.

New work for @bwdr.bsky.social illustrating an essay by @roxana-hadadi.bsky.social on Jonathan Demme’s 2004 thriller The Manchurian Candidate, starring Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep & Liev Schreiber.

Delighted to be asked to paint a portrait of the stupendous Natalie Mering aka Weyes Blood for a birthday gift. Tresses borrowed from Mucha. Airbrush, acrylics & coloured pencil on line & wash board.

Delighted to be asked to paint a portrait of the stupendous Natalie Mering aka Weyes Blood for a birthday gift. Tresses borrowed from Mucha. Airbrush, acrylics & coloured pencil on line & wash board.

Oh I love this

Thanks to @johnfreeman.bsky.social for scanning these gorgeous pages from a leaflet entitled Looking After Yourself in Retirement published in 1982.

Thank you!🙏

Hi #PortfolioDay - analogue illustrator here for movie posters, box covers, vinyl covers garymillsfineart.com

Thank you! 🙏

Film and art fans rejoice, I made this very specific starter pack: go.bsky.app/NvGPdbg

#Film89PosterOfTheDay
No.2789
Serpico (1973)
Artist: @garymillsfineart.bsky.social
Director: Sidney Lumet

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Throwback to 2019, and some WIP shots of Shaun of the Dead.

My only stab at an officially licensed poster to date - thanks to the good folk at @bottlenecknyc.bsky.social - but sadly rejected by the studio. Wasn’t really ready for work of this scale in truth.

I’ve since discovered frisket film….🤣

That would be lovely - will look forward to it🙌

Throwback to 2019, and some WIP shots of Shaun of the Dead.

My only stab at an officially licensed poster to date - thanks to the good folk at @bottlenecknyc.bsky.social - but sadly rejected by the studio. Wasn’t really ready for work of this scale in truth.

I’ve since discovered frisket film….🤣

I like 3 & 4….?

Very kind, thank you

Good suggestion!