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Icons of the Fantastic

Arnie Fenner

My shelves groan and bow and creak with our collection of art books and artist biographies; by this point in my life probably the last thing I need is another—and yet ... I didn't hesitate for a moment to get a copy of Icons of the Fantastic: Illustrations of Imaginative Literature from the Korshak Collection. I couldn't help myself. Because it's really not your typical f&sf art book, not by a long shot. Above: "The…

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Conceptual Evolutions

Kristine Poole

September 25, 2025 - A friend and fellow artist once shared a conversation he’d had that many of us are also familiar with. A collector asked him, “So, how do you know when a piece is finished?” His answer? “It’s finished when you buy it… because then I can’t mess with it anymore.” I don’t know if everyone does this, but we certainly have. Often, when we’re working through a piece, a large part of the process is eliminating creative paths that we could take, but don’t, to ultimately end up with what is hopefully the most complete expression of our vision. A part of us is then always left to wonder: what if I’d done the other idea instead? Or, as time progresses, our vision, skills, knowledge, research, interests and curiosities develop and shift. Maybe we revisit a…

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