For the next two weeks I’ll be on vacation with my family in Greece! I have five brothers and sisters so it took some time to coordinate our schedules and plan a trip this size, but it all worked out – yesterday morning, after a nine-hour flight, we landed in Athens. Very exciting! To get … More John Watkiss
I came across this excellent series of Star Wars posters by Chinese artist Jian Guo and thought I’d share them for this month’s blog. I really like his stained-glass design aesthetic and how much of each film’s story he was able to squeeze into each poster. If you’d like to see more of his work, … More Star Wars by Jian Guo
I hadn’t bothered to keep up with all the superhero movies released the past decade – there got to be so many I missed that I couldn’t understand the storyline when I finally did catch one, so I just shrugged and stopped trying. In the case of Batman specifically, I considered Christopher Nolan’s trilogy the definitive … More The Batman
It’s WrestleMania Weekend! This Saturday begins WrestleMania 38 in Dallas, TX. The office has been pretty busy the past few weeks (months, really) in preparation for the big day, but every year as we get closer to the show the workload eases up for a bit and I can take a moment to appreciate the … More James White’s WWE Series
For December’s post I thought I’d share some images of Santa Claus by my favorite illustrator, J.C. Leyendecker. During the Golden Age of Illustration (a period from roughly the late 1800’s – 1950’s) Leyendecker was famous for his prolific advertising campaigns and his work for the Saturday Evening Post. He illustrated 322 covers for the … More J.C. Leyendecker’s Santa Claus
For this month, here’s a selection of Native American paintings by Thomas Blackshear II. To see more of Thomas’ work, you can visit his website at thomasblackshearart.com.
It’s back-to-school season this month, so for September’s post I thought I’d take a look through my digital illustration collection and see if I had anything that fit the mood. This poster from Brown University’s 150th Anniversary was my favorite of the bunch, although unfortunately I can’t seem to track down the artist. I remember … More Brown’s 150th Anniversary
Back Alleys and Urban Landscapes by Michael Cho has been one of my favorite art books for a long time now. These pages aren’t filled with typical urban sketches of city halls and famous landmarks (although I enjoy those too); they’re more intimate than that. This is a side of the city for locals, not … More Back Alleys and Urban Landscapes by Michael Cho
Ismail Shammout was a Palestinian artist born in the town of Lydda (later renamed Lod) in 1930. To quote from an excellent review of his work at Howling Infinite, “His Palestine is a timeless, almost dreamlike place … there are scenes of harvest time and the gathering of the fruits of the fields and the … More Ismail Shammout
I had a little double feature of the Mortal Kombat movies this weekend, both the 1995 original and the 2021 remake just released on HBO Max. Made for a pretty fun Friday night! While it was great to see the story brought to life with modern special effects, I still think the original better embodies … More Mortal Kombat by Gian Galang
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