Howard Lyon

6 Artists

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, August 8th, 2014

I am going to post about a six artists whose work I admire. They are also artists that you might...

Hot Lights On a Budget

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, July 25th, 2014

Good reference can make a huge difference in your painting, but photography can be an expensive...

FantasyCon 2014

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, July 11th, 2014

I am going to put on my travel/fan/reporter hat and report in on my experience at FantasyCon 2014,...

Movie Review – Tim’s Vermeer

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, June 27th, 2014

Welcome to Les Couleurs Boueuses Cinéma. In this installment, I am going to review Tim’s...

Phoenix Comicon Postmortem

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, June 13th, 2014

or “Tips From a Convention Neophyte” Here I am with with my cousin dressed as The...

Ideas vs.Skills

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, May 16th, 2014

-By Howard Lyon What is more important to you, great ideas or killer skills? I am not saying that...

14 years of Friedland

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, May 2nd, 2014

In a previous post, I mentioned the painting Friedland by Ernest Meissonier and that it he painted...

Process to the People: Part 2

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, April 18th, 2014

My post today is the second half of my entry from two weeks ago. If you didn’t read that...

Process to the People: Part 1

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, April 4th, 2014

A few years ago I had the chance to speak at Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh. My good friend Chris...

Pochade Box Plans

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, March 21st, 2014

This will be the first of a few posts detailing some of the studio equipment I have built. I...

My Palette Cups Runneth Over

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, March 7th, 2014

-By Howard Lyon Before I start this post, I am going to begin with the points I hope to make by...

The Greater Journey

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, February 21st, 2014

I thought it would be interesting to do a book review and recently finished reading David...

Journey to the Met

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, February 7th, 2014

I live in Arizona. It means that I have great winters, beautiful sunsets, the best citrus, tasty...

Full Circle – Dragon Magazine Cover #430

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, January 24th, 2014

-By Howard Lyon I feel like whenever I do something for Dungeons and Dragons, especially Dragon...

Magic: The Gathering – Ordeal of Thassa

Posted by Howard Lyon | Saturday, January 4th, 2014

-By Howard Lyon Happy New Year! I am looking forward to pursuing new challenges, knowledge and...

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Author: Howard Lyon

6 Artists

Hot Lights On a Budget

FantasyCon 2014

Movie Review – Tim’s Vermeer

Phoenix Comicon Postmortem

Ideas vs.Skills

14 years of Friedland

Process to the People: Part 2

Process to the People: Part 1

Pochade Box Plans

My Palette Cups Runneth Over

The Greater Journey

Journey to the Met

Full Circle – Dragon Magazine Cover #430

Magic: The Gathering – Ordeal of Thassa

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