here are the first 9 pages of Gary's abstract graphic novel
SHROUDS, recently published as an A4 sized paperback book through my imprint
asemic editions.
SHROUDS is 62 pages of evocative images.
from Andrei Molotiu's description in the blurb:
Like the clouds with which its title rhymes, Gary J Shipley’s Shrouds
allows us to see in its pages landscapes, faces and flying animals,
that however never resolve into simply legible, unambiguous figures.
Andrei likens Gary's work to Michaux, Rothko, Still & the CoBrA artists. I would add Jean Dubuffet & the Art Brut people who influenced him.
SHROUDS is one of a number of longer abstract sequential compositions which engage with the reader's imagination. My own book
100 Scenes (asemic editions & Transgressor) & Andrei's
Nautilus (Fahrenheit) work in a similar way.
Gary presented some pages in progress at this blog back in
2010.