Category: Art

ThalamusTheArtOfDaveMcKean
Art
llyzabeth

Dark Horse announces “Thalamus: The Art of Dave McKean”

LEGENDARY ARTIST DAVE MCKEAN’S FIRST COMPREHENSIVE ARTBOOK COLLECTION: “THALAMUS: THE ART OF DAVE MCKEAN” Dark Horse Books presents the first comprehensive collection of work from legendary artist Dave McKean in Thalamus: The Art of Dave McKean, a beautifully-designed set of two hardcover volumes with satin ribbon bookmarks, housed together in a stunning slipcase displaying new original artwork by McKean. This collection features

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SketchpartySD 013123
Art
llyzabeth

Sketchparty San Diego at Whistle Stop Bar

My friend Alex invited me to the twice-monthly Sketchparty San Diego a while ago and I’m so glad I finally went! If you’re not one of the many artists who know all about it already, the Whistle Stop Bar covers all their tables with paper (white or brown, though I hear they used black paper

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SeasonsScreamings
Art
Leland Pierce

Season’s Screamings 2022 

It’s that time of year again where Christmas meets horror at the Season’s Screamings 2022 convention, held in Pasadena this past weekend. An event featuring haunted attractions, spooky shopping, and more for fans of haunts, horror and Halloween… but with a winter holiday twist!! The sister con to the very popular Midsummer Scream, where that con celebrates all

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DesignerCon2022 PhotoGallery
Art
llyzabeth

DesignerCon 2022 Photo Gallery

It was great to get back to DesignerCon this year (I didn’t get to go last year, and of course nobody went in 2020) and soak in all the gorgeous, surreal, mind-bogglingly weird art. Here’s what caught my eye on Saturday! (I’ve put an instagram address on every photo, but if I mislabeled something please

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MidsummerScreamheader
Art
Leland Pierce

Midsummer Scream 2022

After two and half years of waiting Midsummer Scream is back and scarier than ever. Held once again at the Long Beach convention center, the three-day event marked its Fifth Anniversary of Midsummer Scream with special panels, its famous Hall of Shadows, and much more! Brand-new for 2022 found a variety of vintage collectibles, costumes, and more, alongside

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DappledDaydreams
Art
llyzabeth

Review – Dappled Daydreams: The Art of Camilla d’Errico

Magnetic and surreal, d’Errico’s arresting subjects, their piercing eyes and dynamic colors, are often juxtaposed with the cute, creepy, bizarre, and the otherworldly. I reviewed Camilla d’Errico’s hardback Rainbow Children back in 2016 (short version: I loved it) so I was delighted to see her new book Dappled Daydreams was just released by Dark Horse.

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