Monday, May 14, 2018

#CoolArt: 'The Death Of Wolverine' by Alex Ross

'The Death Of Wolverine' by Alex Ross, originally created as variant cover art for 'Death Of Wolverine' issue #1, published September 2014 by Marvel Comics, now a new officially licensed print release from Sideshow.

18" x 24" lithograph print in a signed Framed limited edition of 250 for $350.

Go here to buy.

#CoolArt: 'ThunderCats' by Alex Pascenko & Ian MacDonald & Zac Roane

'ThunderCats' by Alex Pascenko, Ian MacDonald and Zac Roane, a new officially licensed print release from Sideshow.

24" x 18" giclee print on 100% cotton, acid-free, matte Museo Rag 300GSM paper, in a signed and numbered limited edition of 275 for $250 framed.

Go here to buy.


#CoolArt: New Studio Ghibli Inspired Prints by Bill Mudron

A new series of prints of the films by Studio Ghibli by Bill Mudron, inspired by the works of Japanese print artist Kawase Hasui.

10.5" x 15.25" offset prints on premium matte stock for $20 each or $100 for the set of 6 prints, or $200 for the set of all 12 (Series 1 and Series 2) Studio Ghibli prints.

Go here to buy.

'Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind: Ohm Attack'

#CoolArt: Bespoke Pop Culture Collectibles by 8 Bit Boutique Art

8 Bit Boutique Art is a UK based independent studio creating deluxe bespoke art, collectibles and gifts inspired by Pop Culture, Video Games, classic arcades and pinball, including:
  • 3D Shadow Box Dioramas: art is printed onto 320 gsm super glossy card using archival quality ink, and then hand cut and built up, layer upon layer, all framed inside a deep shadow box frame with mount and glass front.
  • Altered Art: digitally and physically manipulating an old vintage painting from a charity / thrift store and adding a fresh and subtle pop culture or video gaming element.
  • Framed Art inspired by the Classic coin-op arcades of the 80s and 90s, with a 3D diorama recreation of an action screen shot from the game surrounded by the original bezel surround from the game, and framed inside a 8" x 8" solid wood frame.
  • Miniature 1/12th scale models of the classic arcade cabinets and pinball machines.
Have a look at a some of the collectibles they have below, and go here to check them out.

#CoolArt: 'Venom' by Andy Fairhurst

'Venom' by Andy Fairhurst, a new officially licensed Marvel print from Grey Matter Art.

18" x 24" giclee print in a limited edition of 125 for $40.

For orders on the day of release, a Black & White edition of the print will be randomly inserted into orders, limited to only 5 copies.

On sale Wednesday May 16 at 1pm ET from the Grey Matter Art website.


#ArtOfTheDay: 'American Gods' by Robert McGinnis

'American Gods' by Robert McGinnis


Friday, May 11, 2018

#CoolArt: 'Thanos' by Mini Heroes

'Thanos' by Mini Heroes, inspired by 'Avengers: Infinity War'.


#CoolArt: 'Cormorant' by Daria Theodora

'Cormorant' by Daria Theodora, for Every Day Original.

8" x 11.5" Ink, watercolour, and gouache, plus metal leaf for gold accent, original art work for $375.

On sale Friday May 11 at 12.30pm ET from the Every Day Original website.


#CoolArt: 'Hammer Time' by Russ Moore

'Hammer Time' by Russ Moore, a new 'Donkey Kong' inspired print release from Nakatomi Inc.

16" x 20" 6 colour screen print, in a signed and numbered Regular edition of 140 for $40 and a signed and numbered Variant edition of 50 for $50.

On sale now from the Nakatomi Inc website.

Regular Edition
Variant Edition

#CoolArt: 'Batman & Rogues Gallery' by Mark Chilcott

'Batman & Rogues Gallery' by Mark Chilcott, new officially licensed prints through Bottleneck Gallery.

10" x 14" giclee prints in numbered limited editions of 150 for $30 each.

On sale Friday May 11 at 12pm ET from the Bottleneck Gallery.

'Batman'

#ArtOfTheDay: 'The Wizard Of Oz' by Steven Chorney

'The Wizard Of Oz' by Steven Chorney


Thursday, May 10, 2018

#CoolArt: 'The Seamstress' by Kelsey Beckett

'The Seamstress' by Kelsey Beckett, a new print release by The People's Print Shop.

16" x 20" giclée print in a signed and numbered limited edition of 40 for $49.95 or $174.95 framed.

On sale now from The People's Print Shop website.


#CoolArt: 'Sound Of Silver' by Liam Brazier

'Sound Of Silver' by Liam Brazier, a print release through The Flood Gallery, for Classic Album Sundays, which celebrates the album by LCD Soundsystem, at special events around the world.

Go here for more on the events.

18" x 24" giclee print on 100% Cotton Rag Paper Stock, in a numbered Regular edition of 80 for £35, and a signed and numbered Variant edition of 15 for £50.

On sale Friday May 11 at 4pm UK from The Flood Gallery website.

Regular Edition
Variant Edition

#CoolArt: 'A Wrinkle In Time' by Marc Aspinall

'A Wrinkle In Time' by Marc Aspinall, a new print release through Mondo, in collaboration with Cyclops Print Works.

24" x 36" screen print in a hand numbered limited edition of 300 for $65.

On sale at a random time on Thursday May 10.

Follow them on Twitter @MondoNews for the on sale announcement.


#ArtOfTheDay: 'Majora's Mask' by Gonzalo Ordóñez Arias (aka Genzoman)

'Majora's Mask' by Gonzalo Ordóñez Arias (aka Genzoman)


Wednesday, May 09, 2018

#CoolArt: 'Red' by Wendy Ortiz

'Red' by Wendy Ortiz, a limited edition print through 1xRun.

18" x 24" Archival Pigment Print on 3290gsm Moab Rag Natural Fine Art Paper, in a signed and numbered limited edition of 75 for $75, and a hand embellished edition of 15 for $175.

On sale now from the 1xRun website.


#CoolArt: 'Child's Play' by Ricardo Chucky

'Child's Play' by Ricardo Chucky, a new limited edition print for a Cult Cinema Sunday screening of the film on Sunday May 13 at Hull's Fruitspace Cinema.

A3 sized (11.69" x 16.53") giclee print on Innova 300gsm smooth cotton paper (archival inks and paper in a numbered limited edition of 50 for £25.

On sale now from the Cult Cinema Sunday website.


#CoolArt: 'Rey' by Eve Ventrue

'Rey' by Eve Ventrue

Finalists For The 2018 Chesley Awards Announced


The finalists for the 2018 Chesley Awards have been announced and will be presented at Worldcon 76 to be held August 16-20 2018 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose CA.

The Chesley Awards were established by the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists (ASFA) to recognize individual artistic works and achievements in the field of science fiction and fantasy.

Best Cover Illustration: Hardcover - click here for nominee artwork
  • Tommy Arnold for Horizon, Fran Wilde (Tor)
  • Marcela Bolívar for Julia, Peter Straub (Centipede)
  • Julie Dillon for Final Girls, Mira Grant (Subterranean)
  • Donato Giancola for Assassin’s Price, L.E. Modesitt Jr. (Tor)
  • John Harris for The Man in the Tree, Sage Walker (Tor)
  • Elizabeth Leggett for Retrograde, Peter Cawdron (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
  • Marc Simonetti for The Sword of Shannara, Terry Brooks (Grim Oak)


Best Cover Illustration: Paperback or Ebook - click here for nominee artwork
  • Julie Dillon for Beyond the Stars: New Worlds, New Suns, Ellen Campbell, ed. (self-published)
  • Aly Fell for Magic for Nothing, Seanan McGuire (DAW)
  • Jaime Jones for The Tiger’s Daughter, K. Arsenault Rivera (Tor)
  • Miranda Meeks for The Fisher of Bones, Sarah Gailey (Fireside)
  • Gene Mollica for Call of Fire, Beth Cato (Harper Voyager)
  • Dave Palumbo for Binti: Home, Nnedi Okorafor (Tor.com Publishing)
  • Stephen Youll for Acadie, Dave Hutchinson (Tor.com Publishing)


Best Magazine Illustration - click here for nominee artwork
  • Julie Dillon for Clarkesworld 5/17
  • Ingrid Kallick for Cricket 1/17
  • Eddie Mendoza for Clarkesworld 7/17
  • Reiko Murakami for Lightspeed 3/17
  • Sergei Sarichev for Clarkesworld 3/17


Best Interior Illustration - click here for nominee artwork
  • Gregory Manchess for Above the Timberline, Gregory Manchess (Saga)
  • John Picacio for “When The Devil Drives”, Melinda Snodgrass (Tor.com 7/17)
  • Dan Dos Santos for The Name of the Wind: 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition, Patrick Rothfuss (DAW)
  • Omar Rayyan for Goblin Market, Christine Rosetti (Donald M. Grant)
  • Marc Simonetti for The Sword of Shannara, Terry Brooks (Grim Oak)
  • Sam Weber for “These Deathless Bones”, Cassandra Khaw (Tor.com 7/17)


Best Colour Work: Unpublished - click here for nominee artwork
  • Serena Maylon for “Erebor” (watercolor and gouache)
  • Alessandra Pisano for “Kindred Spirits” (oil)
  • Cynthia Sheppard for “Deconstructing Wonderland” (digital)
  • Charles Urbach for “Not All Treasure is Gold” (colored pencil)
  • Eric Velhagen for “Respite” (oil)


Best Monochrome Work: Unpublished - click here for nominee artwork
  • Ed Binkley for “Thistledown” (digital)
  • Bobby Chiu for “Romeo and Juliet” (digital)
  • Karla Ortiz for “Ada” (oil)
  • Christine Rhee for “Gumiho” (graphite)
  • Shawn E Russell for “Release” (graphite)
  • Ruth Sanderson for “Dragon Drum” (ink)
  • Kaysha Siemens for “Pensive” (oil)


Best Three-Dimensional Art - click here for nominee artwork
  • Skink Chen for “Resentful Beast” (painted cast resin)
  • Ellen Jewett for “The Burden of Motion and Ambition” (cold porcelain and polymer clay)
  • Colin & Kristine Poole for “Gift of the Faun” (bronze)
  • Forest Rogers for “Octopoid Descending” (kato polyclay)
  • Lisa Sell for “Manifesting Orb Dragon” (aves apoxie sculpt)
  • Vincent Villafranca for “Fever Dream #17” (bronze)


Best Gaming-Related Illustration - click here for nominee artwork
  • Kari Christensen for “Chandra Gremlin Wrangler” (Wizards of the Coast)
  • Melissa Gay for Offering Sagaborn RPG Core Rule Book (Lone Wanderer Entertainment)
  • Piotr Jabloński for “Moaning Wall Magic” (Wizards of the Coast)
  • Jaime Jones for “Ur-Dragon Magic” (Wizards of the Coast)
  • Sara Winters for “Compulsive Research Magic” (Wizards of the Coast)


Best Product Illustration - click here for nominee artwork
  • Kari Christensen for “Call of Cthulhu”
  • Julie Dillon for American Gods promo art
  • Annie Stegg Gerard for “Stormy Serenade” DragonCon t-shirt
  • Adam Hughes for “In a Galaxy Far, Far Away” LE Art Print
  • James Jean for The Shape of Water teaser poster
  • Rachel Quinlan for “Knight of Cups”


Best Art Director
  • Neil Clarke
  • Christine Foltzer
  • Irene Gallo
  • Lauren Panepinto
  • Cynthia Sheppard


Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award
  • Richard Hescox
  • Alan Lee
  • Gregory Manchess
  • William O’Connor
  • Allen Williams

#CoolArt: 'The Wizard Of Oz' AP Edition Prints by James Eads

'The Wizard Of Oz' by James R Eads.

18" x 24" 9 colour screen print on Cougar Natural White 290gsm paper, in a signed and numbered Regular AP edition of 50 for $75, and a signed and numbered Variant AP edition of 15 for $125.

Prints will also be hand embellished with glitter to Dorothy's ruby slippers.

On sale Wednesday May 9 at 4pm PT from James' website.

Regular Edition
Variant Edition

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Rise Of The Tomb Raider: Woman vs Wild' by Geof Darrow

'Rise Of The Tomb Raider: Woman vs Wild' by Geof Darrow


Tuesday, May 08, 2018

#CoolArt: 'Queens Of The Stone Age' Prints by James Flames

'Queens Of The Stone Age at Bayfront Park Amphitheater, Miami' by James Flames.

18" x 24" screen print, in a signed and numbered Regular AP edition of 60, a signed and numbered 'Sonic Waves' HoloFoil Variant AP edition of 40, a signed and numbered 'Wild Roses' HoloFoil Variant AP edition of 5, and a signed and numbered 'Warp Speed' HoloFoil Variant AP edition of 6.

On sale Tuesday May 8 at 3pm ET from his website.

Regular Edition
'Sonic Waves' Variant Edition
'Wild Roses' Variant Edition
'Warp Speed' Variant Edition

#CoolArt: Spectrum 25 Award Winners Announced

Winners of the 'Spectrum 25: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art Awards' were announced in a ceremony in Los Angeles, California on Saturday May 5, 2018.

The Gold and Silver Award Winners in each of the categories - Advertising, Book, Comic, Concept Art, Dimensional, Editorial, Institutional and Unpublished - plus the Rising Star Award and the Grand Master Honouree are below.

Call For Entries poster by Scott Gustafson

#CoolArt: 'Night Of The Living Dead' by Sara Deck

'Night Of The Living Dead' by Sara Deck, a new print release from Grey Matter Art, in conjunction with the film's 50th Anniversary.

24" x 36" screen print, in a hand numbered 'Graveyard Sunset' Regular edition of 100 for $45, and a hand numbered 'Silver Screen' Variant Glow in the Dark edition of 95 for $55.

On sale Thursday May 10 at 1pm ET from the Grey Matter Art website.

'Graveyard Sunset' Regular Edition
'Silver Screen' Variant Edition
'Silver Screen' Variant Edition (Glow in The Dark Inks)

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Star Wars Rebels / Princess Mononoke' Mashup by Michael Pasquale

'Star Wars Rebels / Princess Mononoke' Mashup by Michael Pasquale


Sunday, May 06, 2018

#CoolArt: 'Luke And Rey' by Mary Jovino

'Luke And Rey' by Mary Jovino

Available as a giclee print through her Society 6 webstore.


#CoolArt: 'The Dark Side' by Mary Jovino

'The Dark Side' by Mary Jovino

Available as a giclee print through her Society 6 webstore.


#CoolArt: IX Arts presents 'Beautiful Dreamer: The Art Of Dorian Vallejo'

IX Arts presents 'Beautiful Dreamer', an online only art exhibition, featuring the art of Dorian Vallejo, including both his earlier work as an illustrator as well as his more recent personal works.

The exhibition is on view until May 31.

Go here to view the full exhibition of artwork.

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Jack C Gregory

I've previously showcased a few of my favourite pop culture and vintage pulp artists, and each weekend I showcase art from more of my favourite artists.

The art of Jack C Gregory.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Avengers: Infinity War' by Yin Yuming

'Avengers: Infinity War' by Yin Yuming


Saturday, May 05, 2018

#CoolArt: New 'Star Wars' Prints by Marko Manev

'Awakening' & 'Synchrony' by Marko Manev, inspired by the 'Star Wars' Sequel Trilogy.

13" x 19" giclee prints in signed and numbered limited editions for $35 each.

On sale now from Marko's website.

'Awakening'
'Synchrony'