Greenacres Artists Guild Opening October 26th

Join us for opening night of the sixth annual Greenacres Artists Guild Art Show: Art in the Making. This cocktail party is an opportunity to be the first to view and purchase the beautiful art created by some of Cincinnati's best artists and a chance to interact with the guild members in the gorgeous ambiance of the Greenacres Arts Center. 

Cincinnati artists include C. F. Payne, Linda Crank, Will Hillenbrand, Chuck Marshall, Loren Long, Carin Hebenstreit, Richard Luschek, Anne Geise, Jeff Morrow, Bruce Petrie and more.

Greenacres Artist Guild, 8255 Spooky Hollow Road in Indian Hill. 6-9pm


The event is free and open to the public. Hors d'oeuvres will be served throughout the evening and there will be a cash bar available. We ask that you kindly RSVP to assist us in our event preparation.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1964905493808409/

Holiday Book Signings!

 Lots of book signings around in time for Christmas. I will add to the list as I get information.

Jeffrey Ebbeler, Vanessa Sorensen and Christina Wald will be signing books at Sharon Woods Friday December 9th at part of their Holiday in Lights event from 6 to 9 pm.

Details here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1048826188560862/

Loren Long will be at at Blue Manatee Children's Book Store on Saturday, Dec. 10, beginning at 11:00! He will be sharing his new book, Otis and the Kittens.

Details here:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1312505292122407/

Books By the Banks 2016

It is that time of year again! The 10th Annual Books by the Banks book festival is October 15th!

There will be a bunch of illustrators there this year including:

Loren Long, Will Hillenbrand (who has a poster talk also at 1:30), C. F. Payne, Jeffrey Ebbeler, Tim Bowers, Christina Wald, Greg Pizzoli and others.

Check out this interview with Loren Long about this year's festival:

http://local12.com/news/good-morning-cincinnati/local-author-and-illustrator-to-participate-in-books-by-the-banks


UPDATE:
Check out these panels free at Books By the Banks tomorrow: 

1:30 in room 209:
 
Illustrating Picture Books

Loren Long, Bob Shea, Greg Pizzoli

The visual communication skills of illustrators are indispensable to most children’s books. These three accomplished artists will talk about their approaches to the creative process, their careers as illustrators and how they’ve negotiated the demands of the publishing industry.

Room 210 at 1:30:

Writing & Illustrating Comics

Darren Mueller

David Michael Beck

Scott DM Simmons

Join this session for a Q&A with three professionals who came to the comic book business in very different ways. Learn about their journey within the trade and tips on how to navigate it.

Moderator: LeAnn McNabb

http://booksbythebanks.org/panels/writing-getting-publishing/

Greenacres Guild Art Show

Richard Luschek says:

"Join us on Friday, October 14th from 6-9pm at the GreenacresArts Center for the opening night celebration of the fourth annual Greenacres Artists Guild Art Show.

Be the first to view and purchase beautiful masterpieces by the talented guild members. The event will include a cash bar, delicious dinner by the bite delicacies, and the chance to mix and mingle with members of the Greenacres Artists Guild.

Be sure to join us for the Best of Show Presentation scheduled to take place at 6:30pm.

Net proceeds from art purchased will go to support the Greenacres Student Transportation Fund. This fund was established to help subsidize the transportation costs incurred by schools who take advantage of Greenacres educational programs.

This event is free and open to the public. We ask that you kindly RSVP to this event to assist us in our event preparation.

RSVP by October 9 513-891-4227 or events@green-acres.org"

Artists in this group include Bruce Erikson, Will Hillenbrand, Loren Long, Richard Luschek,  Chris (CF) Payne, Carl Samson, and Tom Post, but there are many others. Full list here.

Loren Long and Jeffrey Ebbeler Ohioana 2016 Book Award Finalists!

Click by Jeffrey Ebbeler

Little Tree by Loren Long

The 2016 Ohioana Book Award finalists have been announced! Illustrator/authors Loren Long and Jeffrey Ebbeler are included for Little Tree and Click respectively! See the complete list in the cover story of our Ohioana Newsletter, linked here:

http://www.ohioana.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/May-June-2016-Ohioana-Newsletter.pdf

Loren Long Little Tree Book Tour

Get info at the link!

http://penguinontour.tumblr.com/post/131309250574/loren-long-the-author-and-illustrator-of-the

Here is the book trailer!

Family Fall Fest Children’s Illustrator Day at Greenacres

Family Fall Fest Children’s Illustrator Day at Greenacres
October 24, 2015, noon until 5

Join Greenacres Artists Guild members Will Hillenbrand, CF Payne, Richard Luschek, Loren Long and Clem Robins as they highlight the world of illustration in family-fun fashion! Hear Will Hillenbrand speak about the process of creating picture books and Loren Long talk about how Otis came to be. And learn about the world of sketching with CF Payne.
This FREE and open to the public event will include a booksale, hayride, storytime, crafts for the children, and more. We hope to see you there!

Presentation times

12:30 Loren Long HOW OTIS CAME TO BE

2:00 Will Hillenbrand TELL ME A PICTURE/ INVENTING PICTURE BOOKS

3:30 CF Payne Drawing Tom Sawyer

www.willhillenbrand.com
www.lorenlong.com
www.cfpayne.com

Greenacres Arts Center
8400 Blome Road Cincinnati, OH 45243
513-793-2787 (phone)

More about the event here: http://www.green-acres.org/index.php/event/greenacres-family-fall-fest/ 

This is in conjunction with the Fresh From the Farm show opening the 16th.

http://www.green-acres.org/index.php/event/greenacres-artists-guild-art-show/

Family Donates Loren Long Print to Loveland Branch Library

Left to right back is Dale Van Hemert, and Sharon Sentney; left to right front are Marissa and Mitchell Van Hemert

Here’s a photo of the family who donated a Loren Long print to the Loveland Branch Library. Accepting the print on the Library’s behalf is Children’s Librarian Sharon Sentney.

Such a great poster!

Greenacres Guild Artist Documentary/Interviews

While getting information for the previous post, I found a link to this really interesting compilation of local artist interviews from the Greenacres Artist Guild whose members include C. F. Payne, Loren Long, Will Hillenbrand and Bruce Erikson. There is some great stuff in here!

Their latest exhibition is up until November 15th. More details on their evens are here: http://www.green-acres.org/index.php/events/

Here is Loren Long's interview:

Loren Long and Will Hillenbrand at Greenacres October 25th

Loren Long and Will Hillenbrand be at Greenacres Saturday, October 25th from noon until 5 for Children's Illustrator Day. There will also be tractor rides!

Details here: http://www.green-acres.org/index.php/event/childrens-illustrator-day/

Books By the Banks 2014!

Books by the Banks is Saturday!

This year there will be a lot of illustrators at tables so stop by and say hi!

I love going every year whether I have a table or not. It is great for Christmas/Holiday shopping!

First of all, Caldecott wining illustrator Erin Stead will be there!

Philip Stead and Erin Stead
Sebastian and the Balloon

 And also check out:

Jerry Dowling
Drawing the Hollywood Book of Fame

Jerry's book is amazing! It should be a textbook for caricature!

Programming with illustrators:

Writing and Illustrating Children’s Books
Linda Leopold Strauss, Jeffrey Ebbeler, Michelle Houts, Tim Bowers Moderated by Blue Marble Bookstore's Dave Richardson

11:00 – 11:30 a.m.     Author Presentation: Philip and Erin Stead

12:30 – 1:00 p.m.       Author Presentation: Adam Watkins

2:00 – 2:30 p.m.        Author Presentation: Marc Brown

3:00 – 3:30 p.m.        Author Presentation: Loren Long

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.        Drawing with author/illustrator Matthew Holm

Illustrators in the show: 

Loren Long
Otis and the Scarecrow

New York Times Bestseller!

Tammie Lyon
Good Morning, God!

Casey Riordan Millard
Shark Girl and Belly Button

Matt Kish
Heart of Darkness

  

Tim Bowers
Memoirs of an Elf

Marc Brown
Marc Brown’s Playtime Rhymes: A Treasury for Families to Learn and Play Together

Jessica Burkhart
Bella’s Birthday Unicorn (Unicorn Magic #1)

Leah Busch and Dr. John Hutton
Calm Baby, Gently

Andrea Cheng
The Year of the Fortune Cookie

Jeffrey Ebbeler
Arlo Rolled

Kelli Gleiner
A Day with Monster

Matthew Holm
Squish #6: Fear the Amoeba

Dr. John Hutton
Sleepy Bee

Sarah Jones and Dr. John Hutton
Play

Maria Montag and Dr. John Hutton
Sherm the Germ

Christina Wald
Macarooned on a Dessert Island

Adam Watkins
R is for Robot

And of course a lot of great authors will be there!

Soapbox Media did a nice writeup here about Books by the Banks:

http://www.soapboxmedia.com/features/100714-cincinnatis-literary-luminosity.aspx 

 

Jeffery Ebbeler's poster from 2013

My (Christina Wald) poster from 2011. I really enjoyed doing this! Marlene Steele, John Maggard, Ryan Osterander, C.F. Payne and Will Hillenbrand have done the previous posters.

Loren Long at Blue Manatee on September 20th

Loren Long will be signing Otis and the Scarecrow at Blue Manatee this Saturday at 2:00pm.

Illustrator News: Interview of Loren Long on WVXU

 WVXU recently interviewed Loren Long about An Otis Christmas and his current book projects.

Check it out!

http://wvxu.org/post/otis-christmas-cincinnati-authorillustrator

Illustrator News: Loren Long and Jon Agee at Joseph Beth

From the event page: "Join two of our very favorite children's book creators as they bring us two new Christmas classics - Little Santa & An Otis Christmas!

Little Santa - A resident of the North Pole with the ability to slide up and down chimneys meets a flying reindeer and some industrious elves, in this fictional biography of Santa Claus.

An Otis Christmas - On Christmas Eve at the farm, a horse faces complications while delivering her foal and Otis the tractor must race through snowy, treacherous woods to bring back Doc Baker before it is too late."

Friday November 15th at 6pm

Joseph-Beth Cincinnati

2692 Madison Rd, Cincinnati, Ohio 45208-1321

https://www.facebook.com/events/197364473781964/?source=1

Loren Long Has a Blog!!

Here is the link: http://lorenlong.wordpress.com/

Illustrator News: Loren Long at Blue Manatee on October 13th

Loren Long will be signing his new book Nightsong by Ari Berk at Blue Manatee on Saturday October 13th at 11:30.

From the Blue Manatee site:

"Written by Ari Berk, Nightsong is the story of Chiro, a young bat who is sent by his mother into the night for the first time alone. It’s an adventure, but how will he find his way? And how will he find his way home? As the young bat discovers, navigating the world around him is easy as long as he uses his good sense.

 
-Free, all ages author event

-Line numbers will be given with purchase of the book, which releases on September 25th. 

-For more information, or to pre-order Nightsong, please contact blue manatee at (513)731-2665."

Every Child Succeeds Book Fair at Blue Manatee with Loren Long

Loren Long will be signing books at The Blue Manatee tonight (Feb 9th) from 6-8pm.

From the site: Enjoy extended shopping hours for a great cause with two fantastic talents!

Author and illustrator Loren Long and author John Hutton will be here to discuss and sign their books. 

During this event, 20% of the evening's sales will go to Every Child Succeeds, an organization which assists families in Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky through home visits that help at-risk, first-time parents create a nurturing, healthy environment. 

Contribute to this local organization while supporting local authors, illustrators, and our local business!

https://www.facebook.com/events/344603528907330/

Best Magazine: The Artist Issue

Check out this article about Loren Long in the Best Magazine, Cincinnati.

C.F. Payne did the cover portrait:

http://www.bestmagazinecincinnati.com/Issue_21_Just_Published.html

Here is the article link:

http://www.bestmagazinecincinnati.com/Issue_21_Just_Published_files/Best%200112%20Artist%20Long%20ver2.pdf 

While you are on the site,  they also profile some other great artists:

Gail Morrison of Anderson twp., still life and landscape painter

Jimmy Baker of Northside, contemporary painter

Ted Gantz of Prospect Hill, sculptor and decorative artist

Matthew Kotlarczyk of Norwood, sculptor

Carl Samson of East Walnut Hills and Milford, portrait artist

John Ruthven of Mariemont, wildlife artist

Loren Long: Otis In Tattoo Form

From the Shelf Awareness site... Otis in Ink!

Got this great link today of this event  at Books & Books in Bal Harbour, Fla.(Thanks Will!). Click to see more pictures and the story.

http://www.shelf-awareness.com/ar/theshelf/2011-09-19/otis_gets_special_ink_love_at_books_books.html

Loren Long: Book Signing of Otis and the Tornado

Loren Long will be signing Otis and the Tornado Saturday the 17th at 10:30am at Blue Manatee in Oakley.

Location: 3054 Madison Road, Cincinnati, OH 45209

Hope to see you there! 

Good news everyone! Loren just found out that Otis is on the NYT bestseller list!