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Month: June 2010

  • Laraine Armenti

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    There is much to be said for the simple, direct observation of our immediate surroundings, and the artistic expression of that observation. I find the results often have a visual charm that comes from the unassuming honesty of the act of observing and recording, unrestrained by the intention of “creating a work”. I see some…

  • Sam Wolfe Connelly

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    Sam Wolfe Connelly is a young illustrator based in Virginia, who studied at the Savanah College of Art and Design (or SCAD as it’s colloquially known). His work has been shown in the Society of Illustrators 2010 Student Show, Creative Quarterly, the 2009 SCADDY’s and on NewYorkTimes.com. Connelly’s work, which is frequently a mix of…

  • David Jon Kassan paints from life on an iPad

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    David Jon Kassan, a Brooklyn based artist I wrote about in 2008, recently posted a short (7 minute) video to YouTube in which he is shown in time-lapse Finger Painting on the Apple iPad from the live model. The iPad, for those who have been living in a cave in Tierra del Fuego until this…

  • Mitch Baird

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    Oregon painter Mitch Baird paints the landscape of the Pacific Northwest, both dramatic and more intimate, with a fresh palette, confident brushwork and clear vision. He also applies his skills and passion for plein air painting to scenes from travels in Europe; and paints lively still life compositions and occasional figurative works. Baird received a…

  • Nuthin’ But Mech

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    Nothin’ But Mech is a group blog started by concept artist Lorin Wood and concept designer Scott Kester to indulge in their fascination with robots in all their wonderful widgety variety of shapes forms and functions. They invited a number of their colleagues in the film and gaming industry to participate, and the result is…

  • Ni no Kuni – Studio Ghibli/Level-5 video game

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    Studio Ghibli, the animation studio of Hayao Miyazaki, which is responsible for some of the best Japanese animated films (and a number of my personal favorites, like My Neighbor Totoro and Spirited Away), is entering the video game arena, partnering with Level-5 game developers to produce a game called Ni no Kuni: Black Mage. There…