Gregory Manchess

Sandy Kossin

Posted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, May 17th, 2023

We just lost another of America’s great illustrators, again. Several years ago, before the...

Surviving Freelance Illustration

Posted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, April 19th, 2023

We are on entirely new ground here. The world hasn’t experienced something quite like this before....

10 Things…Color

Posted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023

This is the post that many have asked me to write for a long time. Color is such a personal aspect...

10 Things… Movement

Posted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023

We’re creating art history right now. You are a part of how future generations will look back to...

10 Things…Painting Like a Writer

Posted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, January 25th, 2023

Flow…one of my stream-of-consciousness pieces…but even when the elements barely...

Snowy Beauty Stamps

Posted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, December 28th, 2022

I’ve been a fan of postage stamps since I was a kid. To paste a piece of printed paper on a letter...

10 Things…Clever Colloquialisms

Posted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022

I spend a great deal of time with my students dismissing the idiotic sayings they’ve grown...

Things I Learned From Creating 122 Paintings in 11 Months

Posted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, October 5th, 2022

In front of The Wall, the day I finished. The project I’ve spent the better part of seven years...

The Portrait of Dorian Gray

Posted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, September 7th, 2022

Sometimes work drifts in from familiar sources where you are not the intended artist for the job....

Crew Four Launch Day

Posted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, August 10th, 2022

I’d never seen a launch from Cape Canaveral.I was told I shouldn’t miss one, if I get a chance, as...

10 Things…the Business of Illustration

Posted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, July 13th, 2022

Being a successful illustrator is not just about being a good artist. That may be the overarching...

10 Things to Remember about Training

Posted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, May 18th, 2022

“10 Things” is a post of lists, things to keep in mind as you go along. This is a series I’ve...

10 Things…Contrast

Posted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, April 20th, 2022

A story needs contrast for a reader to experience character. Characters must live in the world...

10 Things About…Edges

Posted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, March 23rd, 2022

Stages of Resolution 1, detail One of the most difficult concepts to grasp about painting is the...

Training for the Artist Takes An Olympian Effort

Posted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022

One of my favorite things to do on a blustery, cold day in February is to watch the Winter...

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Sandy Kossin

Surviving Freelance Illustration

10 Things…Color

10 Things… Movement

10 Things…Painting Like a Writer

Snowy Beauty Stamps

10 Things…Clever Colloquialisms

Things I Learned From Creating 122 Paintings in 11 Months

The Portrait of Dorian Gray

Crew Four Launch Day

10 Things…the Business of Illustration

10 Things to Remember about Training

10 Things…Contrast

10 Things About…Edges

Training for the Artist Takes An Olympian Effort

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