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TODAY'S FEATURED POST

Drawn Back to Life

Justin Gerard

This scene is from The Tale of Beren and Luthien by J.R.R. Tolkien and is one of my favorite scenes from the story. I went with the title, "Drawn Back to Life" but it could also be titled by one of the previous lines from the story, "Wandering upon the Dark Borders of Death." Anyway, it's one I have wanted to paint for a very long time and since no one was commissioning me for…

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YESTERDAY’S POST

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A Song of Ice and Fire 2019 Calendar

John Jude Palencar

July 16, 2018 - Hello, Everyone! I wanted to give fans of the “Song of Ice & Fire” novels (aka “A Game of Thrones”), a small sneak preview of the art for the official calendar coming out on July 16th. Theses images are focused on the book series and not the HBO cable TV series. I was honored to be included with the group of stellar artists that have created art for this wonderful ongoing calendar series, including Muddy Colors' own Donato Giancola, Gary Gianni, Marc Simonetti, John Piccacio, Eric Velhagen, Didier Graffet. It was also enjoyable to learn of the plot/character complexity and huge fandom that surrounds this monumental series. Count me amongst them now as well! The following paintings are done in acrylic on hotpress Srathmore 100% ragboard. The original art sizes vary from 20”x 20” to…

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