My friend Richard Becker gave me this awesome picture for my birthday in April. I just got the chance to scan the art and place it on-line. Captain Scurvy appears in fully painted comic strips in Pirate Magazine.

art ©2008 Richard Becker

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A new favorite blog of mine features the work of artist and painter Jason Peck. He practices classic painting techniques like oils and watercolors to create cool fantasy and adventure themed illustrations and art. He has a fully painted graphic novel comic out, the Explorers, that looks fantastic. So check out his work HERE. To […]

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I recently did the logo design for the Cartoon Art Museums retrospective of Creig Flessel. I translated his distinctive signature into a vector file and then modified it. I really like how cool this one turned out.

This month, February 2008, Creig Flessel turned 96. To celebrate his life and art, there is a showcases of […]

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Watercolor paintings of Warner Bros. Cartoon Characters by Scott Seeto for the Warner Bros. Store. Great stuff. LINK
Blue Sky Disney has reported the loss of movie poster artist John Alvin who is best know, to me, for the beautiful moody preview poster for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. LINK
He also worked on: Aladdin, Pocahontas, Atlantis, […]

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I just read on the Fantagraphics Blog (the Flog!) that the artist and author of Castle Waiting is in France for the release of her Graphic Novel. She is also nominated for an award at the convention in Angouleme. Congratulations Linda!
After this it will be on to Angouleme, where CHATEAU L’ATTENTE is a nominee in […]

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Amazing painter and illustrator James Gurney, artist/author of Dinotopia, has been posting to a blog about his recent book tour as well as lots of excllent notes on art and classic painting techniques. Really a treat for art traditionalist as well as the digital devotees.
His recent posts on COLOR and INSIGHT/DELIGHT were both fun […]

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I just love Scott’s paintings, this is the cover for his upcoming children’s book….TIGER TIGER TIGER.

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I remember seeing Mr. Wenzel’s graphic novel of The Hobbit back when I was…well…a bit younger then now. I was blown away by his amazing watercolor work that he continues today. Check out his work at davidwenzel.com.

(Link via Jonathan Myers)

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