A SNEAK PEEK

We've gone through the first round of proofs for Spectrum 17 – here's a sneak peek of how everything looks so far...

BILL CARMAN IN THE BASEMENT

A solo exhibition, a gallery show, a magazine profile, and a magazine interview – Bill Carman's been busy during these dog days of summer...

FRAZETTA TRIBUTE SHOW

Gallery Provocateur in Chicago, Illinois will host the Tribute to Frank Frazetta group art exhibition in April 2011...

DREW STRUZAN TRAILER

A trailer for the feature-length documentary highlighting the career of Drew Struzan has been released...

SAN DIEGO: FINAL THOUGHTS

Some final thoughts on the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con...

SAN DIEGO SWAG: THE FINALE

The last in a series covering the items we picked up while at this year's San Diego Comic-Con...

SAN DIEGO SWAG: PART II

Now for Part Deux of our 2010 Comic-Con acquisitions...

SAN DIEGO SWAG

We've finally gotten the cool stuff we shipped home from Comic-Con (lugging everything on the plane is a nightmare these days) and thought we'd share our finds...

DONATO SHOW OPENING

A solo exhibit of paintings by Donato Giancola will run from August 7th through 27th...

SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON: MORE PICS, VIDEOS, AND MERCHANDISE

Continuing our recap of the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con...

SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON: WHERE DID THE TIME GO?

We're sitting here at the airport in San Diego waiting for our return flight home and taking advantage of the free public wi-fi to work on the updates we hoped to complete throughout the five days of the San Diego Comic-Con...

SPECTRUM 17 COVER!

We're hard at work putting Spectrum 17 together – and it will in all probability be mid-July before it's disc-ed up for the printer – but we thought we'd share the final cover with everyone...

COUNTDOWN TO NERDVANA

Pandora? Shangri-La? Skull Island? Disneyland? The San Diego Comic-Con can be all of these things and more...

"PH'NGLUI MGLW'NAFH CTHULHU R'LYEH WGAH'NAGL FHTAGN." *

* Translation: "A Love Craft Art Show!"

DESIGNED FOR EXTINCTION

A retrospective exhibition featuring the work of Todd Schorr will be opening at the Otis College of Art & Design on June 26th.

AL WILLIAMSON (1931-2010)

Sadly we note the passing of Al Williamson, one of comics' legendary artists...

THE LOST THING TRAILER

Artist, Author, and now Director. Shaun Tan has premiered the trailer for his animated short film based on his book The Lost Thing.

EMMY DE SČVE!

Congratulations to Peter de Sève for winning a Daytime Emmy Award!

GRIM FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCER

As one auction ends, so another begins representing an equally important cause...

ROBOTS INVADE... TOPEKA!

This summer robots will invade the Mulvane Art Museum in Topeka, Kansas as The Art of the Robot exhibition gets underway...

FRANK FRAZETTA (1928-2010)

The news of Frank Frazetta's death May 10th was not unexpected, but it still hit us hard...

FALL TITLES FROM UNDERWOOD BOOKS

The folks at Locus recently asked about this year's tiles from Underwood Books for their bi-annual "forthcoming books" feature. And we thought, why not share the info here?

MARC GABBANA: BUSY MAN!

Spectrum 15 Call For Entries poster artist Marc Gabbana dropped us a note letting us know of a few projects he has in the works...

DISPATCH FROM DINOTOPIA

James Gurney dropped us a chatty note containing all sorts of good news including word of an upcoming exhibit and a new how-to book in the works...

AMAZING 3-D (SPECIAL GLASSES NOT REQUIRED)

We've always had a warm spot in our hearts for sculpture in all its form: clay, bronze, metal, constructions, action figures, dolls...we love it all!

ALERT! MICROVISIONS AUCTION COMING UP!

The fifth incarnation of Irene Gallo and Dan Dos Santos' brainchild – MicroVisions – is about to get underway...

BOOKS! (AND A MAGAZINE!)

Okay, tax day has come and gone with Uncle Sam getting his share, so why not treat yourself to a good book with what you have left?

MEET PETAR MESELDŽIJA

John Fleskes took advantage of his recent visit to the Stripbeurs comic show in the Netherlands to meet up with Petar Meseldžija.

JOHN SCHOENHERR (1935-2010)

Renowned artist and SF illustrator John Schoenherr passed away April 8th.

BY THE BY, WE HAVE A STORE

Some visitors to our website may have noticed that the Store link at the top of the page is now open...

2010-09-19

Past The Cosmos

Scott Tolleson's first solo show invades the Screaming Sky Gallery with his recent experimental and other-worldly subject pieces.

The show runs from August 26th through September 19th.

Screaming Sky Gallery
1416 NE Alberta St
Portland, OR 97211
Phone: (503) 730-3561
http://www.screamingskygallery.com/
http://stolleart.blogspot.com/
2010-09-19

Dan Quintana & Pooch

The Last Rites Gallery in New York hosts a joint exhibition featuring artists Dan Quintana and Pooch.

The show runs from September 4th through September 19th with an Opening Reception on Saturday, September 4th starting at 7 PM.

Last Rites Gallery
511 W 33rd St, 3rd Fl.
New York, NY 10001
Phone: (212) 529-0666
http://www.lastritesgallery.com
2010-09-26

An Unforseen Homecoming & 49 Days

The La Luz de Jesus Gallery presents a joint exhibition featuring work by Nathan Ota (An Unforseen Homecoming) and Yumiko Kayukawa (49 Days).

These shows will run from September 3rd through September 26th with an Opening Reception on September 3rd from 8-11 PM.

La Luz De Jesus Gallery
4633 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: (323) 666-7667
http://www.laluzdejesus.com
2010-10-09

Pie In The Sky

The WWA Gallery brings the Artist Sisters to Culver City with Pie In The Sky featuring works by Miss Mindy & CJ Metzger.

The show will run from September 10th through October 9th with an Opening Reception on Friday, September 10th from 7-10 PM.

WWA Gallery
9517 Culver Blvd
Culver City, CA 90232
Phone: (310) 836-4992
http://www.wwagallery.com
http://www.artistsisters.com/
2010-10-14

The Art of Brad "Tiki Shark" Parker

The Manhattan Beach Creative Arts Center plays host to all things Tiki with a gallery show featuring the work of Brad Parker.

Running from September 25th through October 14th, the show will also feature works from Blu Rivard and Donjo.
An Opening Reception will be held on Saturday, September 25th from 7-9 PM.

Manhattan Beach Creative Arts Center
1560 Manhattan Beach Blvd
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Phone: (310) 802-5440
http://www.citymb.info
http://tikishark.com/
2010-10-16

Blow Up: Hanuka, Shimizu, Weber

Three illustrators (Tomer Hanuka, Yuko Shimizu, and Sam Weber) meet at the crossroads of a distinct American esthetic to examine their new found artistic voices through personal mythologies, broken narratives and remixed identities.

This gallery show runs from September 1st through October 16th with an Opening Reception being held on September 10th.

Society of Illustrators
128 E 63rd St
New York, NY 10065
Phone: (212) 838-2560
http://www.societyillustrators.org/At-the-Museum/2010/Realities-and-Myths/Blow-Up.aspx
2010-10-31

The Art of the Lowbrow Tarot

Lowbrow artists interpret the 22 Major Arcana cards of the Tarot each depicting an aspect of the human experience. The show features new works from Kris Kuksi, Chris Mars, Molly Crabapple, Chet Zar, and more.

The show runs from October 1st through October 31st with an opening reception on Friday, October 1st from 8-11 PM.

La Luz De Jesus Gallery
4633 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: (323) 666-7667
http://www.laluzdejesus.com

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