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  • Alternative Press Expo all this weekend

    All weekend long, if you are in San Francisco you might want to stop over to the Concourse and check out the Alternative Press Expo. It will be filled with all sorts of indie comics, and there will of course be the original art and prints that many of these artists will no doubt have with them.

    I love indie, self published comics, but it is really the art/prints that I am going to see. So I have put together a little list of some of the artists that you will be able to check out at the show. I am told it is not very big, nothing like SDCC, so finding some of these artists shouldn’t be too hard in case I wasn’t able to get the table number they are at.

    – Food One, Dave Crosland & Scott Morse will be at #314, and then later that night at the Space Gallery on Polk for a live art with screen printing on an item you bring.
    – Tom Haubs and Ken Garduno will be there, with some original works and a new zine.
    – Hi Fructose will be there at #350-351, make sure you stop by to pick up some back issues.
    – Lesley Reppeteaux & Daryll Peirce will be at table #119
    – Alex Pardee will be there with ZeroFriends at #150. Bunnywith 2 will be sold, and a new 8″ x 10″ print that looks amazing.
    – Ben Walker will be at table #446
    – Camilla d’Errico will be at table #272, with some prints, keychains and books.
    – David Choong Lee will be at #254-255
    – IDW Publishing will be at booth #331-332, and I think Ben Templesmith will be signing.
    – Jim Mahfood will be at table #314
    – Jeremy Tinder will be at #349 with his new “Papercutter” book
    – Tom Neely will be at #360-361 with some books

    Along with the A.P.E there is also two shows opening that go along with the Expo.
    At Varnish Art, the group show “Crom” opens. It’s all work inspired by the Conan movies from the artists that are there for APE. The show opens at 7pm and will have work from N8 Van Dyke, Jon Wayshak, Alex Pardee and many more. Check it out

    Also, Panelists IV opens at Giant Robot SF at 6:30pm – 10pm. The show will feature work from such comic artists as: Allison Cole, Matt Furie, David Horvath, Mats!?, Tom Neely, Jeremy Tinder and many others. Check it out Here

  • Buy 1 get 1 free at the Ric Frane print store

    Ric Frane is having a sale at his online print store, you buy one print you get one free. You buy 3 prints and you get 3 free. He has a massive amount of prints and there is sure to be something to cater to everyone.

    Since it is Halloween I figured I would show the more “Horror” themed prints, and you can’t beat an image of a pin-up Lily Munster, or pin-up Bride of Frankenstein either.

    Head on over and check out the full store: Ric Frane Print Store


  • New works by Edith Lebeau

    You may remember Edith as one of the featured artists of the month just a bit back. Well Edith has been working hard and just posted some new work that I thought I would share.

    The new painting is entitled “Circus Ghost”, acrylic on canvas 24″ x 30″. I believe this piece if a shoot off of one of her earlier works “Circus” (shown 2nd), a smaller oval shaped painting that has the same overall feel and color palette. They are both great works, and both still available in case anyone is interested. Head on over to her homepage and take a close look.

    EdithLebeau.com


  • “Buffer Overflow” print by Sean Clarity

    One of the works that was in the latest “Crazy 4 Cult” show is about to be released by Gallery 1988. As you can see the print is inspired specifically by the very cool “Data” character in the Goonies movie. The print is 15″ x 20″, signed and numbered in an edition of 100. If you have seen the prints that Gallery 1988 creates, you know they are top notch.

    This print will be released on November 1st, you can get a hold of them one of two ways, call or e-mail. Head on over to this page for all the info Print Release at Gallery 1988

    Along with this print, the gallery is also having a 15% off sale, for everything released before November that is. So take advantage and grab some cool art or prints.

  • Keep A Breast Auction

    The Keep A Breast Auction is going on right now, well it has been for a bit but I am a little late this time, sorry. Anyway,Plaster Breast Casts were made and decorated by some of the best artists out there and are now being auctioned off to help fight Breast Cancer. The great thing is “100% of proceeds will help fund the Keep A Breast, youth education and awareness programs.” So this way you get some unique and amazing art, as well as help people out.

    There have already been some work by Iggy Pop, Amy Sol, Ahren Hertel and other sold. At this moment there are some casts painted by Annie Owens, Attaboy, KRK Ryden, Mike Giant, Lola, Johnny Rodriguez (shown) and many others. Check out their main site for the full rundown, and which artists have participated: KAP Homepage, and check out the auction Here

  • Tom Bagshaw prints and more at CIA Shop

    Central Illustration has just opened up a shop featuring print by many of the artists that appear in their books. You can find limited edition giclee prints from such as artists as Tom Bagshaw (shown), Nathan Fox, Richard Wilkinson, Kristian Olson, Andrew Foster and many more.

    Each one of the print editions are limited to only 10, and whatever is left over after previous sales is all they have left. Head on over and check out the new shop: CIA Shop

  • “Flying Fish”, new print from Amy Sol

    Amy Sol has released a new print that is now available directly from her website. I wrote about the print this past week for SFWeekly, but the print is too good to not write about again.

    The print image is 18″ x 15″, signed, numbered and embossed on the always beautiful Hahnemühle archival paper in an edition of 50. I really love the muted colors that she uses, and that this print features a figure in profile. If you look at the rest of her prints, you will see that full profile faces are present in just a few of them.

    This print won’t last long, so head on over and check it out. Amy Sol Store

  • Original paintings by Dean Mcdowell

    One of the artists from my “B Movie” show, and one that will be in an upcoming show, posted some new works that are available for purchase. He supplied four original paintings to a gallery that is local to him, in the UK. This is a great chance however to get some original works from this killer artist.

    Each one of the paintings is 6″ x 6″, and even though the site says they are oil on board I think they are acrylic. At least his website says they are. Either way they look amazing, and I know first hand from seeing his work in person that his painting style is a blast to look at. These are some of the painting that got me hooked on his work to begin with. The colors are amazing as well as the texture that you can see in each work.

    Head on over to the gallery and check em out. Dean Mcdowell Originals