The Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco will lose its current space in June after a lease ends. From the San Francisco Chronicle: The institution, which recently celebrated its 30th anniversary, has to vacate its home in downtown San Francisco after its longtime lease ends in June, but it has not yet found a new […]
David Palumbo on creating your own style: Among the most frequently asked questions of the aspiring visual artist, I would expect to find ?how do I develop my style? near the top of the list. The answer I typically give is to not worry about finding your style because once you?ve mastered the fundamentals of […]
Funny video snippet from For Better or For Worse creator Lynn Johnston during a 1995 Festival of Cartoon Art talk. The question she tries to answer in 2 minutes is if comics are art.
Swedish painter Andreas Englund is mostly known for his humorous photo-realistic paintings. His latest paintings are a candid look at an aged superhero. The old superhero in the mix ? by artist Andreas Englund from Andreas Englund on Vimeo.
Writer, cartoonist Tim Kreider pleads to those in the creative fields to just say no to requests to give away their work for free in exchange for exposure. So I?m writing this not only in the hope that everyone will cross me off the list of writers to hit up for free content but, more […]
Slightly off-topic, but I think of interest. Buzzfeed has a post of the 50 amazing examples of street art from around the world. Here’s one in San Diego by Os Gemeos
The Kenosha Festival of Cartooning kicks off in two more days. The festival’s founder, Anne Morse-Hambrock, has an amazing line-up of guests. Below is an interview she gave with the local WUWM radio about the festival and cartoonists.
The Team Cul de Sac art will be auctioned off on May 27 and a few of the pieces are now on “display” on the Heritage Auction’s website. So far art on display include Cathy Guisewite, Mort Walker, Ron Ferdinand, Sergio Aragones, Karl Kesel, and Don Rosa with more to be added soon. Also on […]
Last week I posted news about a Roy Lichtenstein painting had sold at auction for $43 million. Jeff Darcy (in the comments) noted the original comic art upon which the Pop Art painting was based was recently sold on eBay for “a few hundred bucks.” Turns out it was $431 to be exact. Here’s a […]
I’ve mentioned Susie Cagle before regarding her reporting on the Occupy Oakland protests wherein she’s been tear-gassed and arrested while covering the demonstrations. Michael Cavna has a write-up of other cartoonists in other cities are that are reporting on the events through comic journalism. Featured include Susie, Matt Bors and Stephanie McMillan. You can see […]
A painting by Roy Lichtenstein, the father of pop art and noted for using cartoon images and techniques, has sold for $43 million. The painting, “I Can See the Whole Room! … and There’s Nobody in It!” was created in 1961. From the BBC: The comic strip-inspired work was part of a sale of post-war […]
College students with an interest and passion for cartooning please take note. The Jay Kennedy Scholarship application deadline is December 15. The annual Jay Kennedy Scholarship is awarded to a Junior or Senior enrolled in a 4-year college in North America who demonstrates talent and ambition in cartooning. The student doesn’t need to be an […]
Cheeming Boey is an immigrant from Malaysia now based in Southern California. He started doodling on styrofoam coffee cups with a Sharpie and has gained enough recognition for the art that he can now sell cups for over $1,000. Here’s his Flickr account with all of his cups. Hat tip to Eat Sleep Work
USA Today looks at the success of DeviantArt – a website for artists to post their work and get attraction. LuVisi’s experience isn’t a rarity. Many artists talk of finding work and careers through their exposure on DeviantArt, a site that has been around for 11 years and now attracts more people looking at art […]
Check out Jeff Stahler featured in a short documentary about editorial cartoonist. Directed and Edited by Amanda H. Cook. Music by Nickel Creek. INK. from Amanda H. Cook on Vimeo. via: Mike Lynch