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The Life of Chuck

Gregory Manchess

Lately I’ve been illustrating classic novels for special handmade editions. One publishing house I’ve worked with is Arete Editions in the UK. I’ve worked with the publisher, Marcelo Anciano, for twenty years and we love to discuss books and publishing and writing when working together. It’s from one of those conversations that he offered me the chance to illustrate Stephen King’s mild ghost story, The Life of Chuck. Marcelo also works on books and interior…

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Fischer Paints: Muse- Dimebolt and… designing Sebastian Bach’s new album art. What!?

Scott Fischer

April 8, 2025 - [caption id="attachment_80184" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Screenshot[/caption] New process video of my tribute the legend, Dimbag Darrel, of Pantera! (R.I.P. 2004) Painted as part of my Rock&Roll Fantasy series with Wentworth Gallery for the Monsters of Rock Cruise. This series depicts beautiful muses (in the Greek sense) with legendary guitars. Tried to stay faithful to Dime’s Dean ML, down to the KISS sticker and electrical tape on the neck pickup. (A detail I almost missed, but for the keen eye of friend Jon.) Oil on panel. https://youtu.be/q7SqMNDjnZc Speaking of rock stars, this art-life can be wild folks. If you had asked me a decade ago if I'd have Rock and Roll Fantasy paintings hanging in a gallery with literal rockstars, Ida thought you lost your mind. Yet here we are. And here I was two weeks ago…

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