Painting Oz, Complete
Illustrating books like The Wonderful Wizard of Oz requires absorbing the text and adding your own...
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, August 7th, 2024
Illustrating books like The Wonderful Wizard of Oz requires absorbing the text and adding your own...
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, July 10th, 2024
Visuals create stories. This is my mindset when developing a painting. Not just for images, but...
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, June 12th, 2024
I’ve just experienced one of the most exciting contemporary exhibits of illustration in recent...
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, May 15th, 2024
When I was a young boy, my family would gather around the black and white TV set to watch, every...
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, April 17th, 2024
I’ve wanted to see a real total solar eclipse since I can remember. I’d read about it, looked at...
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, March 20th, 2024
Being a successful illustrator is not just about being a good artist. That may be the overarching...
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, February 21st, 2024
We won’t work on finished paintings. We’ll work on designing several pictures together, preparing...
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, January 24th, 2024
Everyone at one point or another has been worried about getting a good idea. No creative person is immune to the work of generating ideas. No one. We all share a common misconception: that ideas pop into mind fully formed by themselves, fresh, new, and creative. It feels like it should be that way. We constantly hear about how this artist or that writer sat down and let it happen on the page. After all,…
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, December 27th, 2023
While still in the Christmas Season and Holiday spirit, I’m inspired by some of my favorite Winter...
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, November 29th, 2023
I love stamps! The incredible effort that goes into each one is fascinating. Whether with...
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, November 1st, 2023
I’ve always been a little different than the other kids around me growing up. I was drawn to...
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, October 4th, 2023
I was familiar with the novel, The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway, through reviews and movies...
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
These are the final paintings for the special edition of Frozen Hell, the short story originally...
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, August 9th, 2023
I recently finished work on multiple paintings for a ‘hot metal’ typeset Fine Press Edition of...
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, June 14th, 2023
I’m often asked by students how to get ideas and what keeps me excited and stimulated to do my...
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