"One of the biggest problems in the stock image business is unauthorized use. Many of those making unauthorized uses would be happy to ask permission and compensate the creator, if they could just find them," states Jim Pickerell, author of the Selling Stock newsletter. What is needed, writes Pickerell, is an Image Creator Locator, so that when some company sees your image online and … Read the full Story >>
Peggy Roalf: Which came first, the pen or the brush? Calum Heath: The pen definitely came first. I do love painting, especially the feeling of applying paint can be really satisfying, but drawing has always been the driver for my work. A lot changed for me when I started using brush pens, I love the varied weight of line and heavy ink. PR: Please … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from the Far East, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in New York? A: I am originally from Haining, China, a little town not far from Shanghai and Hangzhou. I moved to Baltimore and studied at the grad program Illustration Practice of Maryland Institute College of Art after graduated from China Academy of Art. After finishing my … Read the full Story >>
Photographer and filmmaker Gail Mooney has regularly attended the NAB show in Las Vegas each April to stay up to date with the latest tech and creative trends in motion art. This month she attended NAB NY and filed a dispatch for Pro Photo Daily. "As a woman, it was a difficult day attending NAB NY and walking into New York's Jacob Javits Convention … Read the full Story >>
Vivienne Flesher has a long and notable history as an illustrator. Her career spans U.S. stamps; national media such as the New York Times, Washington Post, The New Yorker, and Rolling Stone Magazine; Martha Stewart and Starbucks, to name a few. Flesher has shown her paintings in New York, Tokyo, Shanghai, Venice, and Nashville and San Francisco. She is also a longtime subscriber to … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from [where?] what are some of your favorite things about living and working in [your current locale]? A: Originally I’m from Norfolk, a coastal county in England’s south-east. Currently I’m living and working in Edinburgh, Scotland. I moved up to Edinburgh 3 years ago after 22 years living in south London; for 14 of those years I lived in the melting pot … Read the full Story >>
Josh Cochran draws, paints, cuts and places images for editorial, publishing, and advertising clients across the spectrum of art and design. He is currently working on a children’s book that will be published next year. How and when did you first become interested in art and illustration? I have always had an interest in art ever since I was really young, though I didn't … Read the full Story >>
From Art Making to Art Thinking: New Paradigms for Illustration Education By Bryn Barnard, Instructor, DP Visual Art and Theory of Knowledge, American International School of Kuwait This article examines systemic, existential problems in the field of illustration education and explores potential solutions. When I was an illustration student at Art Center in Pasadena, California, I lived with a group of other aspiring artists in a seedy … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from Mexico, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in the Midwest? A: I was born and spent all my childhood in Mexico City. As a teenager I moved to the US, and between my teens and my twenties I moved a lot (Tennesee, Pittsburgh PA, Vermont, San Francisco, NYC, Iowa and Kansas City. Kansas City is (against all … Read the full Story >>
PR: When did you know for sure that your metier would be art and design? JC: I won an art award in high school and one of the members of the jury pulled my Dad aside and told him I should pursue a career in art. But I’ve probably known this was the path for me since I was very young. PR: During your … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from York, England what are some of your favorite things about living and working in Lyon, France? A: Oh all the usual things, it’s cheaper than London and the weather is nicer! But really my favourite thing about living in France is learning French in order to work with French clients. It has been simultaneously more difficult than I expected but also … Read the full Story >>
Peggy Roalf: Which came first, the pencil or the brush? Vlad Alvarezz: The pencil. My work is finished digitally, but everything starts with a tight sketch, and the pencil has always been my tool of choice for preliminary ideas and sketches. A lot of times I like to do finished drawings from my sketches to keep a physical version of the art. PR: Please … Read the full Story >>
The Drawing Center reopens tomorrow in the building it has called home since 1986, completely renovated during the past year and expanded to nearly double its exhibition space. Founded in 1977, it is the only not-for-profit fine arts institution in the country to focus solely on the exhibition of drawings, both historical and contemporary. The Drawing Center takes a uniquely interdisciplinary approach, having presented intriguing … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from France and Switzerland, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in New York City? A: The diversity of New Yorkers, and summertime in the city. There’s a million different worlds all wrapped up in one place here, and NYC is constantly surprising and revealing. A lot of people find the summer gross and oppressive here, but I … Read the full Story >>
Geoff Hargadon, Cash for Your Warhol, installed last week on Boston’s Fan Pier in honor of the would-be 84th birthday of Andy Warhol. Read Adam Reed Rozan’s interview with Hargadon. Photo: courtesy Gallery Kayafas. Tuesday, August 14, 2012 Debate, 7-9 pm: Planning for Olympic Cities | with Noah Chasin, Ellen Dunham-Jones, Gary Hustwit, Jon Pack and Grace Tang. Storefront for Art & Architecture, 97 Kenmare Street, NY, NY. Opening reception, 6-9 pm: Colleen Blackard | Shifting … Read the full Story >>
Peter and Maria Hoey, the sibling artist duo known for their indie comics and data-crunching art and illustration, have a new book coming out next week. They joined me for an email conversation on the eve of the book tour that begins in France, mid-March. Peggy Roalf: As sibling artists, you seem uniquely suited to closing the gaps between an idea and … Read the full Story >>
Art Fairs Continuing through March 22: Asia Week New York. 47 international gallery shows, 19 museum exhibitions, 5 auction houses, the featured art ranges over millenniums and vast regions. One common thread this year is the fluidity between periods, with traditional works alongside contemporary ones. The focus on traditional Asian forms remains, however, and you will see plenty of ceramics, bronzes, textiles and ink. … Read the full Story >>
Peggy Roalf: Which came first, the pen or the brush? Veronica Miller Jamison: I love this question. Right now, for me, the brush comes first. I love putting down large strokes of color and the challenge of communicating objects with just a few passes of the brush. The way color behaves as you move the brush from one side of the page to the … Read the full Story >>
Peggy Roalf: Which came first, the pen or the tablet? Sena: Pen first. I have been drawing since elementary school, when I had no access to smartphones or tablets. I appreciate this analogue time that offered me various mediums such as watercolors, inks, crayons, conte and more. I find some of my students are not used to traditional mediums in which they can’t undo … Read the full Story >>
