I’m taking a short break from writing Part 4 of my publishing basics series: it’ll run in a couple of weeks. In the meantime I thought I’d mention that, since Halloween was just last Friday, ’tis the season for spooky art exhibitions! The Copro Gallery in Santa Monica is hosting “Roadside Attractions,” a group show curated by Chris Velasco. Featuring work by such luminaries as Wayne Douglas Barlowe, Laurie Lee Brom, Allen Williams, Justin Slattum, Stephanie Inagaki, and Clive Barker (all shown here), the show runs until November 8. Hit this link to see the entire exhibition.
The Creative Arts Conference – June 2026
Back in 2020, I helped to put on a workshop called the Fantastic Arts Conference with my wife, Shari, and Dan Dos Santos, Justin and Annie Stegg Gerard. We had some great faculty who joined us. I have had lots of requests to do something similar again, but with less...










Ahhh!! I love it!
Too bad it's so far away.
Hope it's really fun.