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Antique Fair Finds part 4
A quick post with works from a few more galleries at the recent 2013 Merchandise Mart International Antique Fair. Let’s start with this Andrew Loomis painting I found at R. Ege Antiques. Here’s a few from the Post Road Gallery. Note the Vedder fireback! These last few are from the Richard ...
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Shogun Rising KickStarter
Hi friends and family, I’m part of a group of artists and writers putting together an awesome graphic novel, Shogun Rising. We’re crowd funding it through KickStarter. I could really use your support for this project. It’s been a lot of fun to work on so far and I can’t wait to add more to ...
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Antique Fair Finds part 3
Continuing with some of the amazing art at the recent 2013 Merchandise Mart International Antique Fair. One of the dimensional antique dealers, Best of France Antiques, had some samurai armor, some rusty european armor, and giant puppets. But the best items they had were a family of painters manequins, or lay figures. These were the manequins artists would ...
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Antique Fair Finds part 2
Continuing with more art from the 2013 Merchandise Mart International Antique Fair. I found some amazing pieces from the Rehs Galleries. The painting that drew me in was the Stobart. I had never seen an original of his before. More in the series: Antique Fair Finds part 1 Antique Fair Finds part 3 Antique ...
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Antique Fair Finds part 1
The 2013 Merchandise Mart International Antique Fair was this past weekend. And the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2) was also going on. I knew I was going to have to split up my weekend checking out both events. The trip to the Antique Fair was well worth the trip. Think of them as pop-up ...
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5 Great (and free!) Illustration Portfolio themes
There are thousands of free WordPress themes out there. The themes that are simple and clean that work well for an illustration portfolio bring that number down quite a bit. These five are but a few of some quality themes out there that would work for a portfolio. I’ve picked these in particular though because ...
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Improve your Illustration Portfolio Website
Recently on Awesome Horse Studios Livestream show we did portfolio reviews. We covered many different aspects of the portfolios and one big section went to the actual portfolio site itself. Once the show is available online I’ll replace some text here with a link. So, that’s my nifty way to get you back to ...
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Information for the Aspiring Illustrator
I wanted to create an area I could direct aspiring illustrators and students needing to fullfil an interview assignment. In this article you will find links to other interviews I have done as well as questions I’ve answered in the past that as sure to be relevant. I have no doubt that over ...
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Getting better at art is like a video game
Recently on a Facebook group the my team at Awesome Horse Studios runs someone asked a really good question that I struggled with. I thought I’d share it here so it the information didn’t get buried I know I’m not the only one who had or has these issues. I know more students are out ...
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Plein Air Painting Equipment Tips
I’m planning a trip this fall with some friends to paint in the Ozarks. One of my buddies hasn’t painted en plein air before. So, instead of just sending him a list I thought this was a great opportunity to share this list. My equipment list isn’t exact or perfect. It’s not the best way, ...
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Advice | The ArtOrder
ArtOrder has a server attack so this original article is no longer available there. But, I have it and will post it here. Advice. We give it. We get it. We take it or leave it. Taking Advice. I want to talk about my experiences with taking advice – or not taking it – ...
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I just paid for my first table, now what?
I just paid for my first table, now what? You’ve taken a leap of faith. You’ve signed up for a con and this will be your first table presenting you as a brand. Presenting your work to the public at large, face to face. Now, it’s time to scramble. You’ve got a lot ...