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The 2024 Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame
The Society of Illustrators has announced the 2024 inductees into their prestigious Hall of Fame. In recognition for their “distinguished achievement in the art of illustration” the artists are chosen based on their body of work and the significant impact it has made on the field of illustration as a whole. This year’s honorees are Virginia Frances Sterrett [1900 - 1931], Robert Grossman [1940 - 2018], Gustave Doré [1832 - 1883], Yuko Shimizu [b. 1946],…
YESTERDAY’S POST
Chasing the Total Eclipse 2024
April 17, 2024 - I’ve wanted to see a real total solar eclipse since I can remember. I’d read about it, looked at pictures of it, and watched movies of it. None of those things compare to being in the moment for the actual event. As artists we are nearly indebted to observing and analyzing a glimpse of the universe creating unique coincidences. Breathing in the dramatic lineup. Feeling the shift in offset surroundings. Listening to the quiet. The totality was going to burn a solar highway straight through the continental United States and pass right by where I’d grown up in Kentucky. Unfortunately, the weather threatened to be overcast there, so we decided to drive north to Syracuse, NY which promised clearer skies. But as the event drew closer, the clouds did, too, and our plans drifted east…
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