I'm quite taken with this illustration by Alan Parry for RAVE, it was actually just part of a miniscule paragraph measuring around 2"x1¼'' on the editor's page announcing the 'Rave Of The Month' poster which was included in the december issue of the magazine that year as a pull-out Christmas present to the readers, but it caught my eye nonetheless so i've enlarged it to take a closer look...I think what drew me in was the very obvious Aubrey Beardsley influence, which was so prevalent around this time. The finished poster is an incredible full colour psychedelic version of the design, spread out over a double page, which I will scan in due course, but I think it works really well in basic black & white too. I also think that Alan Parry is fast becoming a favourite illustrator, he was a regular contributor to RAVE, as well as many other publications, but i've recently discovered that he also illustrated the Man About the House comic strip for Look-In, which has endeared him to me even more so.
IMAGE CREDIT & LINKS
Image scanned by Sweet Jane from RAVE magazine, December, 1967. Illustration by Alan Parry. Examples of Alan Parry's illustrations for the Man About the House comic-strip here & also here. View one of my previous posts featuring the artwork of Alan Parry here. And it would seem that i'm not the only fan of his work..here. The Aubrey Beardsley influencehere. And finally watch Man About the House, Season 1 Episode 1, first screened on ITV 15th of August 1973 here.