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  • Edward Gorey

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    Perhaps you’ve seen his unforgettable drawings in the introductory animation for the PBS Mystery! series (animated by Derkek Lamb); perhaps you’ve seen one or more of his over 75 published books; or perhaps you’ve somehow encountered stray examples of his wonderfully eccentric pen drawings, filled with enigmatic figures in long coats or longer dresses, as…

  • William Holman Hunt and the Pre-Raphaelite Vision

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    Sin and Salvation: William Holman Hunt and the Pre-Raphaelite Vision is the title of a show of the artist’s paintings, drawings, engravings, photographs and other items (64 objects) opening on June 14 at the Minneapolis Institute of the Arts. Hunt is one of the three principle founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, and along with Sir…

  • MicroVisions 4 Auction

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    As I mentioned in my article last month about the MicroVisions 4 auction in support of the Society of Illustrators Scholarship Fund, the auction of several small original pieces by top science fiction and fantasy illustrators is now in progress. You can find additional details in Irene Gallo’s MicroVisions auction article on Tor.com. The small…

  • The Virtual Paintout

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    Kentucky artist Bill Guffey has come up with a great idea for a Virtual Paintout, in which participants use Google Maps Street Views as the subjects for paintings in traditional media. Guffey actually talked with the Google Maps team and received their approval to the idea of creating paintings from Google Maps Street Views and…

  • Free Comic Book Day 2009

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    Once again, the first Saturday in May, this Saturday, May 2, 2009, is (Hooray!) Free Comic Book Day! Comic book shops across the U.S. will offer a number of free comics, published specially to be given away as examples of the publishers’ lines. Many shops also hold creator signings, sales and other special events. For…

  • William Stout: Prehistoric Life Murals

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    We live in a wonderfully weird world, in which life has taken forms more spectacularly bizarre and varied than the imaginings of any fantasy or concept artist (which, given the talents of many of those amazing artists, is saying something). Nature has provided us with a record of some of the wildest experiments of the…