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Unconventional Inspiration: Beyond the Visual


Julie Beck

Inspiration comes in many forms. As visual artists, the obvious place to find inspiration is other visual experiences. However, some of my favorite ideas often come from sources that are not strictly visual. Here are some rocks to turn over to find your next great idea or inspiration: Buy the Frame, Make the Painting It's kind of like starting with the end, and reverse engineering the idea. For example: These two frames were being sold…

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Painting the Foundation Series


Gregory Manchess

September 7, 2024 - The fiction of science, the speculation of possibilities created from scientific methods, has intrigued me since I was a child. If given a chance to choose between cowboys, firetrucks, or space toys to play with, I always chose the space toys. Whether a rocket ship or a moon base, I loved the dream of it. History was important to me, too, which reflected time travel, another aspect of science fiction that inspired my imagination. While time travel isn’t really part of Isaac Asimov’s FOUNDATION series, the stretch of time over human history is compelling to me. I’ve been interested for decades in painting many classic science fiction novels, so it was easy to say ‘yes!’ to Tony Geer of Conversation Tree Press when he asked if I’d be interested in painting a limited edition of…

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