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Mentoring for Immigrant Artists

Colleen — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:45:48 +0000

Calling all NYC Tri-State Area Immigrant Artists! Looking for professional guidance?

Want to be part of an exciting and successful program?

Come by the NYFA offices on October 15th to learn more.

Information Session

Date: Wednesday, October 15, 5-7 PM Location: New York Foundation for the Arts, 155 Avenue of the Americas, 6th floor. Take the 1 to Houston St. or [...]

Contrabrand: Art, Advertising and Property in the Age of Corporate Identity

Colleen — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:56:48 +0000

When: Monday, November 24, 2008: 6pm-8pm (reception at 5:30)

Where: Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts 1 East 53rd Street (on the corner with 5th Ave) Auditorium NY, NY 10022

Note: There are 2.0 CLE credits available for this lecture.

In her talk, based on her forthcoming book from Yale Press, Contrabrand, Katyal will focus on the intersection of art, advertising, and intellectual property [...]

Elf-Fin Swimming to Black Mermaid

Colleen — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:33:12 +0000

Is this not gorgeous? They don’t have a publisher lined up yet, but are previewing some goodies at the Black Mermaid site.

If I were a publisher, I’d be dropping them a line.

Heh.

Mermaids. Fish. Dropping a line. I crack me up.

For the info and a clear look at the image (click on picture) [...]

Comic Book Self Publisher Bail Out

Colleen — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:04:47 +0000

I could use one. How about you?

Now available at my Cafe Press Shop.

These items will remain on sale in my Cafe Press Shop until the new President takes office, or until we pay off the $700 billion dollars we now owe, whichever comes first.

Fan Art Sunday: Terrie Smith

Colleen — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 04:01:13 +0000

Thanks, Terrie! This looks fantastic.

For more A Distant Soil eye candy, check out this delightful post at Shirtless Superheroes, where they pay tribute to the hunky goodness on display on a few select pages from my comic.

Is that a great website, or what?

Every Sunday, the spotlight is on you. Your fan art does not have [...]

Clive Barker’s Nightbreed

Colleen — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 14:04:41 +0000

Here’s a little something to induce pre-Hallowe’en jitters.

No, not that. More news on the Orphan Works Bill. AAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!

Now that’s scary.

It has not passed the House, and as written in an earlier post, the scuttlebut was that if the hotline attempt failed, this would be put on the back burner for a lame duck Congress after [...]

Mascot to the Rescue!

Colleen — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:51:27 +0000

Josh Miller, sixth grader at Demarest Elementary School, has a secret. Everything that happens to Mascot, the superhero sidekick in the Captain Major comic books, also happens to Josh. So when Josh finds out that Mascot is slated to die in the next Captain Major adventure, he knows he has to do something—and fast! A [...]

Sandman: Endless Reflections

Colleen — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:36:50 +0000

Go to the gallery website, and register to log in to a preview of the art for sale. Some art has already sold.

DREAM and DEATH is sold. Morpheus and Orpheus remains.

Uh Oh UPDATED 10-2

Colleen — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:37:49 +0000

National Press Photographers Press release:

Despite stories published on several news blogs, and a report on the Web site of at least one mainstream media and journalism industry magazine, the Orphan Works bill in the House is not dead and it can’t be declared dead until the legislative session ends for the year…

Last week the Senate [...]

Jean Grey/Phoenix Marvel Masterpieces Sketch Card

Colleen — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:06:41 +0000

I haven’t sold any of my Marvel Masterpieces Artist Proof cards until now. Here’s the first one available on ebay.

This appears near actual size, and the colors on the original are brighter. Hope you like it.