Perfect Passage, 5 Influential Pieces
These are paintings that touch me, push my inner-painter. The visual sense I’ve developed over the...
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018
These are paintings that touch me, push my inner-painter. The visual sense I’ve developed over the...
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, August 15th, 2018
Inspired by my students, and in response to so many questions, let’s take a look at brushwork...
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, July 18th, 2018
In discussion after discussion about what talent is or isn’t, most people get frustrated by the lack of evidence to explain it, that no one has found the signature DNA combination that points directly to a biological giftedness for specific skills. Most people throw up their hands and argue that a person just can’t be a great artist unless they have some sort of abnormal ambition, a driving force, at least that certain something.…
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, June 20th, 2018
We just wrapped up teaching at the eleventh Illustration Master Class. As always, the IMC provided so much energy and inspiration that I’ve returned to my studio with many ideas, many stories, and lots of technical information. This year’s guests included James Gurney, Kent Williams, Tara McPherson, Greg Ruth, Senior Art Director Jeremy Jarvis, Creative Director Lauren Panepinto, Art Dealer Lance Rehs, and Marc Scheff of Every Day Original. IMC is the kind of teaching…
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, May 23rd, 2018
I recently rediscovered the beautiful practicality of Daniel Coyle’s The Little Book of Talent, 52...
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, March 28th, 2018
Some weeks ago, I had the privilege of working with Yanni Kuznia at Subterranean Books, for a...
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, February 28th, 2018
Twenty-five original oil paintings from my novel, Above the Timberline, will be on display in the...
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, February 28th, 2018
Recently, it was my pleasure to work with Lauren Panepinto of Orbit Books on a cover for the...
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Friday, November 10th, 2017
Above the Timberline has been out for two weeks, so I thought I’d share a video of painting...
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Monday, October 23rd, 2017
Tomorrow, October 24th, my novel, Above the Timberline, is officially released! Many of you have...
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, September 13th, 2017
—Greg Manchess Weeks away from the official launch of my novel, Above the Timberline, and...
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, August 16th, 2017
–Greg Manchess To pull a person into your image for the split-second opportunity you have to...
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, July 19th, 2017
-By Greg Manchess My SmArt School class starts up again in September! The images you see here are...
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, June 21st, 2017
–Greg Manchess I just returned from teaching our tenth year at the Illustration Master Class...
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, June 7th, 2017
–Greg Manchess What the heck is a “blad?” blad |blad| noun a promotional flyer or mockup for...
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