I would like to send a warm welcome to Zach Franzen, the newest illustrator represented by the Silver Agency. Zach worked for Portland Studios for several years as an assistant illustrator, story board artist, and writer. He’s developed a wonderfully unique style, and I’m excited to be a part of his blossoming career. Here’s one of his newest paintings:
You can see more of his portfolio here, and his personal blog is called A to Zach.
Last weekend, I attended the first inaugural C2E2, the first Comic-Con hosted in Chicago. It’s nothing like its San Diego cousin, but it was Comic-Con just the same (all of your usual costumes, cool knick-knacks, great and horrible illustration). Some of the highlights for me were getting to interact with some of the illustrators in Artist’s Alley. Here were a few of my favorites:
David Seidman works with Zenescope for the most part. They do some creepy, creepy stuff. I purchased a twisted version of Pinocchio that I still need to read.
My favorite purchase would have to be The Anthology Project. It’s a beautiful collection of short stories put together by Joy Ang and Nick Thornborrow. It reminded me a lot of the Flight Anthologies, and it has a similar charm. It’s a group of friends who just decided to put something out there. Gotta love that.
For those confused by the image of Wrigley Field below…it has nothing to do with C2E2, but no trip to Chicago would be worth it without a visit to one of its greatest shrines.
This week, Justin Gerard is in Altoona, PA for IluXcon. In preparation, he’s done some new oil paintings. You can see the work in progress on his blog, but here’s one of the new finished pieces.
Justin and I will also be attending the first annual CTN Animation Expo next weekend in Burbank, CA. If you’re out there, come by and see us at half-booth 37. Justin will also do a live demonstration and a Q&A session. I think it’s going to be a great show all around.
I’m so glad I have an excuse to share this video. I represent Aaron Greene’s commercial photography, and he’s come up with a concept he calls Moving Portraits. He shared this video of his 2 year old daughter Lola this last week. I think it’s a wonderful and unique idea.
Of course, my real reason for sharing this is that Lola stole my heart the day she was born. I got to visit her in the hospital when she was just a few hours old. I’ll never forget her eyes…they were wide open.
Most illustration fans will probably be excited to see this interview. Bobby Chiu from Imaginism Studios has started to do live interviews with some great illustrators. This week, he interviewed Peter de Seve. Peter has worked on movies like The Prince of Egypt, Mulan, A Bug’s Life, and Ice Age.
It’s starts out a little slow because of some technical difficulties, but here it is:
Vice Magazine’s blog is featuring artwork inspired by Where the Wild Things Are, and a few days ago they featured Terrible Yellow Eyes. Spike Jones, the director of the upcoming film is the creative director for their online video website VBS.TV.
