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    • About MeIllustration work I’ve been an artist since the late 90′s, and a published illustrator since 1999, when a couple of magazines featured my work at the same time. Since then, I’ve completed many works for various publishers, from small micro-press publishers up through larger publishers like Subterranean and Cemetery Dance. I’m lucky enough to have had a piece chosen for the prestigious Spectrum annual, a yearly competition and book for the best in contemporary genre artwork. The artwork was originally for Wicked Hollow #1, a small press magazine, and is titled “Fetal Position”. It appeared in Spectrum 9, and somehow was the only grayscale piece for 20 pages in any direction. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="Fetal Position"][/caption] Since then I’ve done work for Subterranean Press’s Night Visions 12, part of the prestigious line of Night Visions books stretching back to the 1980′s. My work for the Maelstrom imprint of Thunderstorm Books will be seen at the end of 2010. I did three covers and signature sheets for three of their books: Six Days by Kelli Owen, and The Rising: Deliverance and A Gathering of Crows, both by Brian Keene. I’ve worked quite a bit with Cemetery Dance Publications as well,…
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    • Publications/ShowsGallery and convention art show representation My art has been featured in these galleries and convention art shows: OnDisplay Gallery, Fort Collins, Colorado (2010-2011) VisionCon, Springfield, Missouri (2010, 2011) The Gallery Underground, Fort Collins, Colorado (2010) Conventions (attendee, guest, and/or participant): World Horror Convention, Austin, Texas (2011) Horrorfest, Denver, Colorado (2011) VisionCon, Springfield, Missouri (2009-2011) KillerCon, Las Vegas, Nevada (2009) Necon, Roger Williams University, Rhode Island (2007) Hypericon, Nashville, Tennessee (2006) List of publications for writing Along with being an artist, I also have articles and stories published here and there. Shotgun Honey Visit Shotgun Honey at shotgunhoney.blogspot.com The Body in the Window (2011) Apex Magazine Online Blog (2010-2011) Visit Apex at www.apexbookcompany.com Jan 2010 – My God, What a Stupid Looking Cover Feb 2010 – WTF? Really? You can’t just tell me who the artist is? Mar 2010 – Sure you can steal from me! Art? Sure! First born? Why not? Apr 2010 – Why the hell would I help you? You’ll steal all my ideas! May 2010 – Here at the end of all things June 2010 – Life, liberty, and the pursuit of—Hey! Why aren’t you mowing the lawn? July 2010 – Practice is for losers Aug…
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Travels of my first booth part 1: The mess of things

So, I went ahead and did it. I signed up for my first ever booth at a major art convention, in this case the Spectrum Fantastic Art Live show in Kansas City in May, 2012. What the hell was I thinking? Now, before we get any further, let me just Read more…

By Russell Dickerson, 13 yearsApril 4, 2012 ago
Alphabeasts

New Ink Art and Alphabeast: Q is for Qilin

Here’s today’s second catch-up Alphabeast art, for the letter Q. This is a qilin, from Chinese mythology, and something I found very interesting. As a creature, a qilin is (from Wikipedia and others) a creature that’s described in a few different ways. Among them is a description of a beast with horns/antlers, Read more…

By Russell Dickerson, 13 yearsFebruary 12, 2012 ago
Russ's Art Blog

One way to make clouds

I toy with my procedures all of the time, to try to do things better. If not better, than more uniquely, or to a different effect or feel, I’m certainly a tinkerer. Case in point, clouds. There are roughly 1, 192, 632,325 ways to make clouds digitally (“roughly”, he says), Read more…

By Russell Dickerson, 14 yearsJuly 14, 2011 ago
Artwork

The new painting: “Consequences”

Though I’ll try and get better pictures of it once it’s dry, I decided to go ahead and add my newest acrylic painting to the site. I call it, Consequences: I’m really having fun with acrylics (and inks for that matter), but they are far different from my digital pieces. Read more…

By Russell Dickerson, 14 yearsFebruary 6, 2011 ago
Russ's Art Blog

Russ’s Art Blog: “Pushkin’s Farewell to the Sea”

  Ok, so it’s been a little while since the last one of these art blogs. I’ll see if I can’t post a few more of them, and without the 4 months between them. Above is Ivan Aivazovsky and Ilya Repin’s Pushkin’s Farewell to the Sea (1887, Oil on canvas), Read more…

By Russell Dickerson, 16 yearsJuly 29, 2009 ago
Russ's Art Blog

Russ’s Art Blog: Artist Gregory Manchess

This week, I’m talking about artist Gregory Manchess (www.manchess.com), one of those artists who seems to be able to fit into any genre. Whether it’s work for movies or television, books or magazines, or even just fine art, Manchess has a great ability to capture different ideas in interesting and Read more…

By Russell Dickerson, 17 yearsFebruary 12, 2008 ago
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