TODAY'S FEATURED POST
The Thing!
Since Halloween is a few weeks away I was talking to a friend recently about our favorite horror films and I have to confess I've got a bunch. Most of them I first encountered as a kid watching on our black and white TV (three channels all of which went off the air with the playing of the National Anthem at midnight and didn't start again until 7am): Them!, Curse of the Demon, Bride of…
YESTERDAY’S POST
Turning Points: In Italy Edition
October 3, 2024 - Hi everyone, I'm on SABBATICAL. Orbit Books (our parent company, Hachette, actually) has a sabbatical program where after 15 years of working for the company you get a month off to do something healing/educational and heal a chunk of burnout. And I've been in Italy! I'm about halfway through, so I'll do a recap of everything and thoughts on sabbatical in general next month. For now, here's a repost of a fave episode on my ongoing Turning Points series, where we look at a someone we all think of as a "Master" and talk about realities and problems they faced that shows that Art Masters were just like us. So here's Turning Points: John Singer Sargent — I picked him because I packed my watercolors for this trip and I plan to attempt to paint…
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Exercising with Criminals
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Some Common Sense
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Blackveil – Cover Art for a Novel
Thursday, December 9, 2010
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Color Roughs
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
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Frazetta Tribute Show
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
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The Best Art Books of 2010
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
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