Monday, March 23, 2015

ECCC's Monsters and Dames 2015 Art Book

I'm happy to report that one of my illustrations will be printed in ECCC's limited edition Monsters and Dames Art Book once again. If you buy the 2015 edition (available at the ECCC Merchandise booth), stop by our table and I'll be happy to sign it for you. The proceeds from the book go to Seattle Children's Hospital.
"The Sphinx" from The Explorer's Guide to Drawing Fantasy Creatures.

Friday, March 20, 2015

Emerald City Comicon 2015 Next Weekend!


Emerald City Comicon 2015 starts next Friday, March 27th! Already! (I'm not ready for it to be the end of March yet...)

Vinod and I will be sitting at booth T-09 in Artist Alley, close to where we were seated last year. Artist Alley is in the Exhibit Hall on level 4 of the Washington State Convention Center. We'll be in the back section of the Hall accessible through the sky bridge. Please see the map below:

Click to embiggen!

Don't forget there is a nice ECCC app that has an easy-to-use map to help you find the guests and exhibitors (and droids) you're looking for.

Sadly, I still don't have a new sketchbook (I apologize to all of you who have been asking), but one is in the works and should be available in time for Gen Con this summer! For ECCC I'll have most of my usual product available: copies of The Explorer's Guide to Drawing Fantasy Creatures, posters, prints, note cards and sketchbooks. This may be your last chance to get a copy of my third sketchbook, Journey. I don't have many left and will not be printing more. I also usually bring a selection of original paintings for sale. They may not fit on the table, so if you're interested in seeing what's available please don't hesitate to ask.

In other convention news, we can finally take credit cards this year and will be taking payments using Square. We're also quite happy to take cash which is nice for us because it doesn't involve a fee.

Emerald City Comicon will take place at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle from Friday, March 27th through Sunday, March 29th. More information about the show is available at the Emerald City Comicon website. Hope to see you there!

Friday, March 13, 2015

FAERIE III

The opening reception for FAERIE III is tomorrow night!

This is my painting for the show:

"The Black Feather," gouache on watercolor paper.

A detail of the painting

The reception will be held Saturday, March 14th from 6-9 pm at Krab Jab Studio in Seattle and will feature a brief curator and artist talk at 7:30, music by Betsy Tinney, and various refreshments. If you live in the area but can't make it out for the reception, you can still see the show the rest of the month during Krab Jab's opening hours or call for an appointment. There will also be an online catalog of the featured works on Krab Jab's website starting on Sunday, March 15th that long-distance viewers may peruse.

FAERIE III Opening Reception
Saturday, March 14th, 6 - 9 pm
Show runs through April 4th

Location:
Krab Jab Studio 
5628 Airport Way S, Ste 150
Seattle, WA  98108

I hope to see you there!

Thursday, March 12, 2015

An Eventful Spring

There are three upcoming events where locals will be able to see some of my paintings.

The first is the opening reception of FAERIE III this weekend at Krab Jab Studio in Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood. A new personal piece will be on display.

The exhibition includes a stellar lineup of some of the best contemporary fantasy and fairy tale artists including Allen Williams, Amy Brown, The Frouds, Justin Gerard, Omar Rayyan, Sheila Rayyan, Paul Bonner, Stephanie Pui-Mun Law, Krab Jab show curators Tara Larsen Chang and Julie Baroh and many more that will probably make me look bad by comparison! Details below.

FAERIE III Opening Reception
Saturday, March 14th, 6 - 9 pm
Show runs through April 4th

Location:
Krab Jab Studio
5628 Airport Way S, Ste 150
Seattle, WA  98108


Next up is Emerald City Comicon at the end of this month. I'll be exhibiting with Vinod in Artist Alley for the fifth year in a row. We will be sitting at table T-09 in the Exhibit Hall on level 4 of the Washington State Convention Center.

Guess what?! I can finally take credit cards this year! We begrudgingly bought an iphone (we like to keep our old stuff 'till it breaks and our old phones were not broken!) and I will be taking payments using Square. I am also quite happy to take cash, which is nice because it doesn't involve a fee.

In other device news, there is a nice ECCC app that has an easy-to-use map to help you find the guests and exhibitors (and droids) you're looking for.

The show runs from Friday, March 27th through Sunday, March 29th. Show passes are already completely sold out.

I'll post more information about the convention, including maps and other stuff closer to the start of the show.


Finally, Vinod and I with both be showing at Krab Jab in April as part of the exhibition Marriage is a Work of Art, curated by Julie Baroh.

We will be hanging paintings alongside some incredibly accomplished artist couples: Omar and Sheila Rayyan, Justin Gerard and Annie Stegg-Gerard, Greg and Roxana Spalenka, Mark and Sara Winters, and Norman and Tory Taber.

Marriage is a Work of Art Opening Reception
Saturday, April 11th, 6 - 9 pm
Show runs through May 2nd

If you're in the Seattle area any time within the next month I hope to see you at one of these events!