Author Archives: julian peters comics

I Have Come To Consume The World

Posted on November 23, 2017 by julian peters comics

In Chapter 11 of the Hindu scripture the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna reveals himself to the warrior hero Arjuna in his full nature as the transcendent and immanent Lord of the Universe. This watercolour painting is inspired by the portion of … Continue reading →

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Graphic Note Taking at YAS! 2017

Posted on November 14, 2017 by julian peters comics

This past weekend I participated in YAS! (SYMPO! in French), the Youth Art Symposium organized by the Ottawa Art Gallery. Spearheaded by the brilliant and indefatigable OAG Youth and Educational Programs Coordinator Alexis Boyle, YAS! 2017 was aimed at bringing … Continue reading →

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Montcalm Returns to Candiac

Posted on November 4, 2017 by julian peters comics

Most of my upcoming graphic novel about the Battle of the Plains of Abraham will be coloured in neutral shades of grey and one characteristic identifying colour for each of the participant nations (Phtallo Blue for the French, Cadmium Red … Continue reading →

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Call for Candidates: Anuvad 2018 Arts Residencies

Posted on November 1, 2017 by julian peters comics

This year again I will be taking part in the Anuvad Festival for the Arts and Humanities, to take place in Silchar, India, this coming January. The Northeast India Company, which is organizing the event, is also sponsoring four Arts … Continue reading →

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The God Abandons Antony

Posted on October 30, 2017 by julian peters comics

After suffering defeat at the hands of Octavian at the Battle of Actium (31 BCE), Antony and Cleopatra retreated to their power base of Alexandria, Egypt, where the two lovers had first met almost twenty-five years earlier. The Ancient Greek … Continue reading →

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“Elegy” by Leonard Cohen

Posted on September 11, 2017 by julian peters comics

A watercolour illustration inspired by “Elegy,” the opening poem in Leonard Cohen’s very first poetry collection, Let Us Compare Mythologies, from 1956.   Elegy Do not look for him In brittle mountain streams: They are too cold for any god; … Continue reading →

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“The World Is Too Much With Us” by William Wordsworth

Posted on September 5, 2017 by julian peters comics

My comics adaptation of William Wordsworth’s sonnet “The World Is Too Much With Us” (composed circa 1802), in which the Romantic poet decries the societal changes brought about by the Industrial Revolution. This comic originally appeared in the January 2017 … Continue reading →

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Renaissance Men

Posted on August 9, 2017 by julian peters comics

Along with the 1790s, the 1490s are probably my favourite decade in the history of male fashion.

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“To Hell and Back” Illustrations

Posted on August 5, 2017 by julian peters comics

To Hell and Back: An Anthology of Dante’s Inferno in English Translation was published a few days ago by John Benjamins (Amsterdam). Edited by  Tim Smith and Marco Sonzogni, the book runs through all 34 cantos of the Inferno twice, … Continue reading →

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“Little Gidding” by T. S. Eliot

Posted on July 5, 2017 by julian peters comics

Here is my comics adaptation of an extract of the celebrated final section of T. S. Eliot’s poem “Little Gidding”, the last of his Four Quartets. This comic was commissioned by and originally appeared in the American magazine Plough Quarterly: … Continue reading →

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