::: Artist Name::: James Philip Pegg ::: Media::: Illustrator, painting, art photography. ::: Website::: http://philpegg.multiply.com/ http://gallery.passion4art.com/members/artnacogdoches/homepage.html ::: 1 ::: When did you first realize you were an artist? Did you draw as a kid? Color outside the lines? Being the son of an artist, I had my drawing table next to my dad's. I think that I was four years old then. Later, on at my tenth birthday, I was given my first camera … [Read more...]
Profile: Jae Waller, Writer – Illustrator
June 3, 2009 By 2 Comments
Note: Jae Waller's web comic is a very vertical comic. Very Vertical. For that reason, Madbadcat chose to excerpt a panel and link back to the original on the Mill City fiasco website. ::: Artist(s) Name::: Jae Waller ::: Title of Projects::: Mill City Fiasco ::: Publisher::: (self-published?) Lilyrei Studios (self-published, less official than it sounds) ::: Website::: millcityfiasco.com ::: 1 ::: Tell us about yourself. Where did you grow up? What’s your … [Read more...]
Profile: Marc Scheff – Concept Artist
May 27, 2009 By 3 Comments
This guy gives me new appreciation for everything Big Phamaceutical has done for us ;-) Don't miss Mr. Scheff's book- Alchemy - available thru Blurb.com. Oh and the iphone portraits. Visit his online portfolio for a look at his wonderful iPhone portraits. ::: Artist(s) Name::: Marc Scheff ::: Clients/Employers ::: EA, Breakthru Films, Zynga Games, Large Animal games, Mothership Pictures, other Freelance work. ::: Website::: http://www.dangermarc.com ::: 1 ::: Tell us about yourself. … [Read more...]
Featured Artist: Robin Pedrero
May 27, 2009 By 3 Comments
Artist Statement I respond to what catches my eyes and heart using colors, shapes and lines. I desire to capture simple pleasures, wind in the trees, atmospheric reflections, people and places around the world. I personify nature through color and movement evoking moods of transition, strength, and serenity. I use my fingers of both hands to blend pastels and sculpt form through layering pigment; pastel being one of the purest pigments. As I work the images can be unexpected, … [Read more...]
Profile: Fip Buchanan
May 20, 2009 By 4 Comments
::: Artist Name:: Fip Buchanan ::: Media::: Primarily skin and ink (tattooing), also watercolor and acrylic ::: Website::: www.fiptattoos.com ::: 1 ::: When did you first realize you were an artist? Did you draw as a kid? Color outside the lines? I've been drawing all my life. My mother still has art I did when I was about 2 years old. I never liked coloring books much, I reperred to draw my own pictures. ::: 2 ::: Why did you become a tattoo artist? Do you consider it … [Read more...]
Profile: Katie Cook
May 13, 2009 By 1 Comment
Katie Cook is a very busy girl: she has recently finished the first season of the Starwars.com Clone Wars webcomic, Her 8-page "Tricks of the Trade" was published by Dark Horse Comics in an anthology and she has just been commissioned by Strathmore Papers to create the cover art for a line of sequential lined bristol board. She also designed 25 "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" trading card set for Rittenhouse Archives AND she recently co-curated Visual Storytelling, an multimedia … [Read more...]
Profile: Jaye Frisina
May 6, 2009 By 2 Comments
Madbadcat's Note: The first time I saw Jaye Frisina's work, I laughed out loud. How is it possible for that whimsical ninja to be endearing and threatening at the same time? The answer to that question is probably the essence of Ms. Frisina's talent. ::: Artist(s) Name::: Jaye Frisina ::: Title of Work(s::: FIN cartoons, and Thirteenth Story zines ::: Publisher::: Self-published ::: Website::: ThirteenthStory.com … [Read more...]
Profile: Mihailo Vukelic
April 22, 2009 By 2 Comments
::: Artist(s) Name::: Mihailo Vukelic ::: Publisher::: (self-published?) Image ::: Website::: http://solon-fyre.deviantart.com/ ::: 1 ::: Tell us about yourself. Where did you grow up? What’s your favorite color? When did you first realize you were an artist? Did you draw as a kid? Color outside the lines? I grew up in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. At 11 I moved to the U.S. with my family. My favorite color is sepia. I realized I was an artist around 3 or 4, I have memories of those … [Read more...]
Sebastiao Salgado: Eye Contact
November 10, 2008 By Leave a Comment
It’s something about the eyes. In times of conflict, war, rebellion, or natural disaster, it is so often the civilian who suffers, and it is the children who suffer most for they had supposed themselves to have the longest future yet to come. It is not the terrible shock of seeing homes destroyed or parents or siblings killed. It is not just the hunger that eats at the body or the tiredness in that same body; it is the loss of innocence that changes the eyes. … [Read more...]
Profile: Jim8ball
October 24, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Jim8Ball is such a prolific author we couldn't decide which of his work we liked best. Don't miss the slideshow after the questionaire- it has a story preview for his "Samurai Cat" series and covers to many of his other books. ::: Artist(s) Name::: Jim8ball ::: Title of Work(s)::: Samurai Cat ::: Publisher::: (self-published?) I self publish as Eight Ball Graphics ::: Website::: http://www.jim8ball.blogspot.com/ ::: Q ::: Tell us about … [Read more...]
Profile: Jason Franks
October 22, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Madbadcat's Note: The evolution of Jason Franks' comic books, from ideas to print, is chronicled in this interview and accompanying images. His manifest passion for, and knowledge of, his medium permeates this article as well as his work. KAGEMONO #2 - the 2nd of his horror anthologies- will launch at Armageddon in Melbourne, November 1st and 2nd 2008. ::: Artist(s) Name::: Jason Franks ::: Title of Works::: One More Bullet, Rockstar Pizza, Hard Words, Robots Are People 2.0, Kagemono #1 … [Read more...]
Profile: Bret Taylor
October 15, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Madbadcat's Note: By his own admission, Brett Taylor is largely self-taught. I would tend to argue that, as artists, we are all "largely self-taught", exploring new territory each time we approach a subject. His passion for painting may come from finding TEXTURE as a new addition to his visual vocabulary. Chek out the texture on this closeup of one of his paintings. ::: Artist(s) Name::: Bret Taylor ::: Media::: Mainly acrylics these days, but in the past I've used … [Read more...]
