Cop for this one, sunshine.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Illuxcon Return
Hey, something to share. About 48 hours ago I pulled into the driveway, after the 6 plus hour drive from Altoona, PA. Altoona is the home of Illuxcon, a convention/conference dedicated to the highest level of fantasy illustration, which has become something of an all-star game and a family reunion of artists. It's a crazy good time, and I return home all jazzed to get back into my latest pieces.
This year I presented a lecture on The Influence of Golden-Age Illustration on Fantasy Art Today. I had input from a number of illustrators at the top of the field, mixed it with some serious illustration history, and managed to speak to a packed room (standing in the back, sitting in the aisles) for a bit over an hour.
While it was a daunting task to prep this for an audience who might have known just as much about this as myself— the comments and feedback were great, and I've been asked to consider giving the same presentation at other conventions. I don't think I could have gathered this together before my experience in the FIT MA program—and it felt great to be a contributor this year, instead of just an attendee. Jeff
This year I presented a lecture on The Influence of Golden-Age Illustration on Fantasy Art Today. I had input from a number of illustrators at the top of the field, mixed it with some serious illustration history, and managed to speak to a packed room (standing in the back, sitting in the aisles) for a bit over an hour.
While it was a daunting task to prep this for an audience who might have known just as much about this as myself— the comments and feedback were great, and I've been asked to consider giving the same presentation at other conventions. I don't think I could have gathered this together before my experience in the FIT MA program—and it felt great to be a contributor this year, instead of just an attendee. Jeff
Monday, May 31, 2010
IPPY
The Chimpanzee Manifesto won an IPPY one of 12 outstanding books of the year check out the link
http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1364&urltitle=Announcing%20the%202010%20IPPY%20Outstanding%20Books%20of%20the%20Year
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Portrait Exhibit
I have a piece on display at:
Main Street Petite Gallery
Juried Portrait Exhibit
213 Main St,
Huntington, NY 11743
631.271.8423
March 18 - May 3, 2010
Juror: Dan Christoffel
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Seven Miles to Freedom: The Robert Smalls Story at the Brooklyn Public Library
Seven Miles to Freedom: The Robert Smalls Story
by Duane Smith paintings and illustrations by this artist from
magazines and children’s and teens’ books, including
Seven Miles to Freedom by Janet Halfmann. Youth Wing
What: Exhibitions at the Brooklyn Public Library March 9 - May 30
Where: Brooklyn Public Library Central Library 10 Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn NY 11238
When: March 9 - May 30 Opening Reception Wednesday, March 10 6-8 pm Dweck Center Lobby
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