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TODAY'S FEATURED POST

THE GIFT


Greg Ruth

[caption id="attachment_73546" align="aligncenter" width="225"] Art by Kent Williams[/caption] I've been trying to figure a way to boil down a post to celebrate Allen Spiegel's life, what he meant to me and so many others in his decades long career as an art enabler, agent, mentor and friend. It's never easy, and always reductive. So I'm going eschew the standard protocol and list all his history of accomplishments, which are so many and voluminous as to hold…

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Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star


Donato Giancola

September 27, 2023 - [caption id="attachment_73492" align="aligncenter" width="983"] Lovelock, 1993. My first run at a starfield and space is 'black' correct? I got this!?[/caption] Twinkle, twinkle little star, How I wonder how the f* to paint you. The need to 'come out of the gate' at full speed as a new artist has never been so overwhelming.  Gotta have your composition down, perfect anatomy, color control, style, and rendering skills. So many new artists look at other professional's work online - portfolios, websites, social media threads - and think they were born perfect, brilliant artists from the start. [caption id="attachment_73487" align="aligncenter" width="982"] Siduri's Net, 1994. My second star field and realizing space need not be 'black'![/caption] The catch is that professionals only show their best and most recent work, culling the older pieces, removing them from sight.  You very…

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