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Nothing Lasts Forever: some thoughts on a new personal project

David Palumbo

[caption id="attachment_81782" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Yellow Dog Village, Worthington PA. November 2024[/caption] I’ve recently been exploring a personal project.  It’s actually hard to say when it started because, as often happens with personal work, it was an evolution of curiosities that lead me here when one day I realized “oh, these all connect!” I’ve written many times in the past about photography related topics.  Shooting artwork, better understanding cameras functions, and how I use photo concepts…

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Donato Arts Open Studio and DragonCon

Donato Giancola

August 27, 2025 - In celebration of a new body of illustrated work for Grim Oak Press and the revarnishing of the epic canvas Beacons of Gondor, we will once again be welcoming visitors to our annual Open Studio in Brooklyn, New York. DONATO ARTS OPEN STUDIO 2025 Saturday September 20th, 11am - 6pm 397 Pacific Street Brooklyn, NY 11217 The door is open for you, your friends, and anyone who you may like to bring along. Like last year, the Open Studio hits close to the anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (September 21st)! This past year found me working intensively upon a new illustrated special edition of Tad William's To Green Angel Tower for Grim Oak Press. The cover above features more than fifty calvary riders and represents the most challenging work from this past year. The oil…

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