I took this picture at the Pearl Harbor Memorial in 2003. It is dedicated to the men and women who have served and sacrificed.
Category Archives: Art
Artist Profile: Vidan
Vittorio “Vidan” Dangelico was born in Italy and studied art at the Liceo Artistico di Milano and the Accademia delle Belle Arti. He moved to the United States in 1988 and studied under the direction of his uncle, the famous illustrator Pino. Since then, he has become one of the most prolific artists working in the romance field. His sensual paintings can also be found in several galleries worldwide. You can find more of his work at vidanart.com.
Artist Profile: The Godzilla Covers of Herb Trimpe
In the 1970s, Marvel Comics owned the comic book rights to Godzilla. For two years and 24 issues, Godzilla was a part of the Marvel Universe and met characters like Spider-Man, the Avengers, and SHIELD. With the exception of two issues, all of Godzilla’s adventures were drawn by the prolific comic book artist Herb Trimpe. Below are a few examples of Trimpe’s work on Godzilla.
Artist Profile: Hyung-tae Kim (1978 — )
Korean manwha artist and illustrator Hyung-tae Kim has become famous for his video game illustrator and art design work.
Born in February 1978 in Seoul, South Korea, Kim began his career in the video game industry creating background music for games, but he soon moved on to the art and design phase of the game process. His most notable works has been the covers and art design for the console rpg series Magna Carta and the Korean mmorpg title Blade & Soul for software studio NCSoft.
His style of artwork has been described as anatomically incorrect which is true, but he uses this deformation technique as a way to allow the unique individual personalities of each character to come out through the design. The unique look of his artwork has made his art books and art pieces highly sought after (both of which are very limited in nature) once they come out and then afterwards in secondary collectible markets.
Artist Profile: John Jude Palencar (1957– )
A 1980 graduate of the Columbus College of Art and Design, John Jude Palencar is a prolific horror and fantasy artist who has painted over 100 book covers. In 2010, Palencar was nominated for the World Fantasy Art Best Artist category. You can see more of his work at his official site.
Artist Profile: Alberto Vargas (1896 — 1982)
Alberto Vargas was one of the most famous of the classic pin-up artists. The son of noted photographer Max Vargas, he was born in Peru and moved to the U.S. in 1916 after studying art in Zurich and Geneva. His early career included working as an artist for the Ziegfeld Follies and for Paramount Pictures. His poster for The Sin of Nora Moran is often cited as one of the greatest movie posters ever made. He became famous in the 1940s when his pin-up work first started to appear in Esquire Magazine. Many World War II aircrafts flew into battle with a “Vargas Girl” painted on the side.
Much of Vargas’s work is now held at the Spencer Museum at the University of Kansas. Over 30 years since his death, his paintings are still eagerly sought by collectors.
Artist Profile: Fiona Stephenson
The work of British artist Fiona Stephenson is inspired by the classic pin-up artists of the 40s and 50s, including the work of last week’s artist profile, Gil Elvgren. You can find out more about Fiona and her art by visiting FionaStephenson.com.
Artist Profile: Gil Elvgren (1914–1980)
Over the course of a 40 year career that began in the 1930s, Gil Elvgren established himself as one of the most important and influential pin-up and glamour artists of the 20th century. You can learn more about his life and his art by visiting the Gil Elvgren website.
A very small sampling of his work can be found below:
Artist Profile: Allen Anderson (1908–1995)
Allen Anderson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and studied correspondence art courses at The Federal Schools, Inc. of Minneapolis, receiving his diploma in 1928. He worked as a staff artist at Fawcett Comics from 1929 to 1939, before moving to New York and working as a freelance artist. Anderson served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and eventually moved to upstate New York where he opened a small ad agency and worked as a sign painter.
A sampling of his work can be found below.
Artist Profile: Malcolm H. Smith (1910 — 1966)
Malcolm H. Smith is considered to be one of the founders of Science Fiction Art. Originally born in Tennessee, Malcolm was a state archery champion in high school. After graduating, he moved to Illinois where he studied art at both the American Academy of Art and the Art Institute of Chicago. As a freelance illustrator, his work appeared in a variety of pulp magazines but he became best known for his work in the science fiction field. In 1959, he moved to Huntsville, Alabama where he worked as a staff artist for NASA at the Marshall Space Flight Center, where he worked with engineers to help make science fantasy into reality.
A sampling of his work can be found below.
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