USA Today interviewed four artists at the Comic Con, one of which was Brian Ewing. It’s a great interview and really gives insight into the artist. Check it out below. If you would like to see the rest of the interviews, check out The Daily Find
Category: artist news
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New work by Aaron Nagel
Aaron Nagel is currently painting away for his upcoming solo show at Thinkspace, in which he will show 5 new paintings alongside Jennifer Nehrbass and Jeff Ramirez. I took a look at Aaron’s blog to see if there were any sneak peeks of some of the paintings that he will show, and I was very happy to see there was. A few in-process shots as well as a finished painting entitled “Drift”, oil on canvas 48″ x 32″. Besides the pearls, this almost looks as though the model was captured directly after a fluid movement into a new position directly after the painting “Shrapnel”. In this new painting Aaron has started to play with the color values in the flesh tones. I’m very excited about these new works, the in-process shots look amazing as well. Head on over to Aaron’s blog to see the works, and keep up to date with news and events.
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Travis Louie on Sketch Theatre
Sketch Theatre has just added a new video to the site, this one is from Travis Louie. This is the artists 6th video on the site, and also comes out right after his birthday. When you watch the video you will notice the song is a birthday tune. The final sketch is entitled “Stan the Green Man”, and really shows the skills and elegance Travis has with graphite. Head on over and take a look.
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Tim Biskup launches new web site
Tim Biskup has recently redesigned his homepage, and has made it easier for fans to check out his work, keep up to date with news and so on. The gallery is now done in a way where you can see all the work on one page dating all the way back to 2000, and see some art you might have never seen before such as this collaboration between Tim Biskup, Gary Baseman, and Mark Ryden entitled “Snowy Black Luck”. Head on over and take a look at the new website.
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New work and website for Chris B Murray
Chris B Murray has recently redesigned his website and has filled the store with some original works of art all framed up and ready to do. It looks at though there will be some prints available soon so keep your eye on the site. One of the works, “Radio Dead”, has picked up some interest from Society of Illustrators 53, Spectrum 18, Creative Quarterly 22/24 & 3×3 magazine. Most of the works are acrylic on paper and are framed and matted.
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New work by Mike Maxwell
It has just been a couple of months since Mike Maxwell’s latest solo show, “Extra Sensory”, took place at Subtext Gallery in San Diego, CA. Mike has jumped right back into the creative mode and released a few paintings I had to share. These new work are make with acrylic, gouache, and spray-paint. I love the abstract and messy feel they have, but there is still a hint of a figure there. Of course thee figure is not clear as to exactly what it is, but that’s not the point. Color, texture, and layout are what really bring this works into your mind and stay there for the rest of the day. Make sure to head on over to Mike’s Flickr page to see these new work, and the works from his Subtext show as well.
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R.S. Connett launches new online shop
R.S. Connett has just opened his new online shop, filled with open edition, limited edition, canvas prints, and even originals. There is also a print of a newly created piece of art “Pharmagarden” that was commissioned by a Pharmaceutical executive no less, in the shop. There is a page for this new painting that gives the full story and its creation right here: Pharmagarden Story. Also for the loyal fans of the Creep Machine, R.S. Connett has given a code, CREEPMACHINE, to be used during checkout to save 15%.
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New work by Erik Jones
Erik Jones (featured), an artist I have not shown on the site in quite a long time, has come out with a bunch of new work. He also recently had a solo show, “Pop Op” at Redletter 1 this past June 3rd. The work has yet to show up online in entirety, however he has released some images on his various profiles. Erik’s traditional works, no less exciting than anything digital he creates, is made of a myriad of materials such as watercolors, colored pencils, water based oils, nu-pastels, and acrylics on Rives BFK paper. If there was ever a paper that could be called exquisite it’s Rives BFK. James Jean uses it a lot, and Erik Jones used it for these new works that, as you can see, are exquisite in themselves. I love the blend of figurative imagery, abstract shapes, and textures that each piece holds. Makes sure to keep an eye on his website, Deviantart Profile and blog for more work and updates. Here is what Erik said about this new series of works:
“This new “thing” that I’m doing is really just about experimenting.
Though the figures tend to be “attractive”, the new direction places less emphasis on sexuality. I simply start out with a loose line drawing of a figure and experiment with building up and breaking down color and shapes in and around said figure. It is not only a salubrious experimentation with the figure but also an exploration of mediums. This process is more sporadic and embraces imperfection, rather then focusing mainly on rendering “perfect” realistic skin.
…It’s also a lot of fun.”
