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  • Niko Henrichon

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    Niko Henrichon is a Canadian comic book artist who has recently moved to France. He has done work for American publishers Marvel Comics, Dark Horse and DC/Vertigo, including Barnum!: In Secret Service to the USA with writers Howard Chaykin and David Tischman, and The Sandman Presents: Taller Tales with Bill Willingham and Spider-Man Fairy Tales.…

  • In the Forest of Fontainebleau

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    About 55km (35 miles) Southeast of Paris is a stretch of forest that could be considered the cradle of the modern practice of painting “en plein air” (“in the plain air” or simply “outdoors”), as well as the approach to painting that came to be called the “Barbizon School” and the style derived from them…

  • American Art Collector

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    American Art Collector is a national art magazine that you should be able to find at larger magazine shops and bookstores in most parts of the U.S. Ostensibly for art collectors, it’s of interest to artists as well. Unlike many magazines that cover the “art scene”, American Art Collector, focuses on contemporary representational art. Each…

  • Sam Weber

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    Sam Webber’s sometimes stark, sometimes lush illustrations always feel like they have hidden edge to them. In some ways they feel as though they have just been pulled back from being too edgy in some undefined way, and have been moderately groomed for mainstream acceptability; like a barbarian who has hidden his knives and washed…

  • Patrick Arrasmith

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    There is something particularly appealing about images created by an artist who is strongly skilled in the medium of scratchboard. This slightly arcane and quite demanding medium is the through-the-looking-glass version of pen and ink; in which black ink is taken away from the coating on a clay-surfaced board, and the image is built from…

  • 1,000 True Fans

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    For those who are drawn to the siren call of “creative” endeavors, whether it be in any form of “the arts”, the process of making a living is often one of struggle, compromise and at times even desperation. Artists of all stripes are notoriously not a group associated with business acumen and across-the board financial…