Howard Lyon

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...

Feeling Gray Today

Posted by Howard Lyon | Saturday, December 21st, 2013

-By Howard Lyon Color is a fascinating and challenging part of painting. It can be defined as...

A Baroque Composition

Posted by Howard Lyon | Saturday, December 7th, 2013

-By Howard Lyon I love the Baroque. From Rubens and Caravaggio to Bernini and Bach. I love the...

Taking the Time to Improve

Posted by Howard Lyon | Saturday, November 23rd, 2013

-By Howard Lyon First, I want to say how lucky I feel to have a regular spot to post here on Muddy...

A Life in Art – Arnold Friberg, Part 2

Posted by Howard Lyon | Saturday, November 9th, 2013

-By Howard Lyon For the introduction to this two-part post, and to read Part 1, click HERE....

A Life in Art – Arnold Friberg, Part 1

Posted by Howard Lyon | Wednesday, October 30th, 2013

-By Howard Lyon It isn’t often that you get to meet one of your childhood heroes. I grew up with...

Norman Rockwell: American Originals

Posted by Howard Lyon | Saturday, October 19th, 2013

-By Howard Lyon If you are a fan of Norman Rockwell you probably know that he was involved with...

Force Cantrithor

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, March 8th, 2013

by Howard Lyon I have had the good fortune to do several covers over the last couple years for...

Layla Lily on Report from IlluXcon 2024𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡, 𝐈 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 $𝟏𝟕,𝟖𝟒𝟑 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞! 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬, 𝐈 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐭. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝…
Layla Lily on LEARNING FROM THE HALL OF FAME𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡, 𝐈 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 $𝟏𝟕,𝟖𝟒𝟑 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞! 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬, 𝐈 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐭. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝…
Layla Lily on Pricing, Aftermarket, and Secondary Market Artist Compensation for Magic𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡, 𝐈 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 $𝟏𝟕,𝟖𝟒𝟑 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞! 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬, 𝐈 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐭. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝…
Layla Lily on Conversations about Pricing𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡, 𝐈 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 $𝟏𝟕,𝟖𝟒𝟑 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞! 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬, 𝐈 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐭. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝…
Layla Lily on Unconventional Inspiration: Beyond the Visual𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡, 𝐈 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 $𝟏𝟕,𝟖𝟒𝟑 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞! 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬, 𝐈 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐭. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝…

Author: Howard Lyon

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

Feeling Gray Today

A Baroque Composition

Taking the Time to Improve

A Life in Art – Arnold Friberg, Part 2

A Life in Art – Arnold Friberg, Part 1

Norman Rockwell: American Originals

Force Cantrithor

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