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All the Stars in the Sky – Cover
A picture book I illustrated for Simon and Schuster went online for pre-order recently! "All the Stars in the Sky" by Art Coulson is a really sweet story about a young Cherokee boy who learns about community from his grandmother. I used a combination of beadwork and watercolor for all the illustrations. Here's the cover: And the thumbnail (done in graphite) and color sketch (digital): And a timelapse detail from one of the internal pages…
YESTERDAY’S POST
Original Art Expo 2025 recap
January 29, 2025 - [caption id="attachment_79474" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Bill Cox showing off one of the pieces in the live auction[/caption] Last weekend, the second Original Art Expo took place in Orlando Florida. I was attending as a guest artist and, while it’s always difficult to capture any event from behind a table, I thought I’d share a short re-cap and review. To begin, this show is fairly new and still largely under the radar. It was started by Kasra Ghanbari and Bill Cox, respectively CEO and CCO/cofounder of Comic Art Fans, as a show by and for original art collectors with an emphasis on comic art. Similar to the Illuxcon model, the show is very niche in its approach and puts the focus on gathering art collectors in a relatively intimate venue with a whole bunch of artists. I’d…
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