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        Merry Christmas, Muddies!

        Merry Christmas, Muddies!

        Gregory Manchess

        Tuesday, December 25th, 2012

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        Posted by Gregory Manchess | Tuesday, December 25th, 2012

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        Creating a moment that communicates emotionally with the viewer is the essence of Gregory Manchess’ artwork. A native of Kentucky, he spent two years as a studio illustrator with Hellman Design Associates before striking out on his own in 1979. He combined his love for fine art and science fiction and began his freelance career painting for OMNI magazine. His versatility and broad range of interests allowed him to crossover to mainstream illustration. There he was able to expand his client work to include covers for Time, Atlantic Monthly, spreads for Playboy, Omni, Newsweek, and Smithsonian, and numerous book covers. Manchess’ interest in history and his excellent figure work has made his paintings a favorite choice of the National Geographic Society on many occasions, including an expedition down the Fond du Lac river in Canada for the 1996 article David Thomson: The Man Who Measured Canada. Widely awarded within the industry, Manchess exhibits frequently at the Society of Illustrators in New York. His peers at the Society presented him with their highest honor, the coveted Hamilton King Award in 1999, and a year later, the Stephan Dohanos Award. Manchess’ work has also been recognized in the children’s book market. His latest children’s book illustrations narrate the story Cheyenne Medicine Hat about wild mustangs. A lavishly illustrated limited edition of Robt. E. Howard CONAN stories with over 60 paintings, is due out in 2010. He has recently finished 10 murals for a traveling exhibition on the Pirate ship, Whydah, for the Nat’l Geographic Society. His painting of the Oregon coast was used for the 2009 Oregon Statehood Stamp by the USPS. Gregory is included in Walt Reed’s latest edition of “The Illustrator in America, 1860-2000.” He lectures frequently at universities and colleges nationwide and gives workshops in painting at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, MA, and the Illustration Master Class in Amherst, MA.

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        8 Comments

        1. Kyle
          Kyle on December 25, 2012 at 6:49 am

          Thanks for the post! Wonderful work! Merry Christmas, Greg and all!

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        2. Sam G
          Sam G on December 25, 2012 at 7:27 am

          Naughty. Nice. Both. Merry Christmas and thanks for the wonderful art.

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        3. Dwight Clark
          Dwight Clark on December 25, 2012 at 3:09 pm

          Merry Christmas Greg!! Thank you for all of the joyful images throughout the years, MUDDY COLORS GANG!!

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        4. daria
          daria on December 25, 2012 at 4:19 pm

          Merry Christmas, Greg, and also for everyone at MuddyColors. Love the Santa images.

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        5. Jeremy Haney
          Jeremy Haney on December 25, 2012 at 6:09 pm

          Merry Christmas!!

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        6. Max
          Max on December 26, 2012 at 2:43 am

          Merry Christmas, Greg!

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        7. Rob
          Rob on December 26, 2012 at 3:28 am

          Merry Christmas! Love that bottom Santa painting! The colors, WOW! Talk about saturation.

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        8. sal
          sal on December 26, 2012 at 2:00 pm

          Merry Christmas Greg and fellow Muddies! I usually have a penchant for the naughty but i swear you can paint anything Greg. (I am sitting around waiting for talent to hit me w/the artistic brilliance stick;))

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