Children's Book Illustration Art Show!

Join us for the opening of the Children's Book Illustration Art Show at the Sharonville Fine Arts Center in The Westheimer Gallery on Friday October 4th from 6-8pm

Viki Woodworth, Tammie Lyon, Christina Wald, Jeffrey Ebbeler and Vanessa Sorensen will be displaying their illustrations that have been used in children’s books.

The show will be up until October 27th and each weekend there will be special events with the illustrators, including live drawings, crafts, story times, mazes and more!


RSVP on the Facebook event page:


https://www.facebook.com/events/601236876585460/


Come and bring your kids to our special events each Saturday at the gallery!


October 5th, 11 am: Tammie Lyon and Jeffrey Ebbeler will do a Live Drawing and Painting event, plus story-time!

October 12th, 11 am: Christina Wald will do a Live Drawing and Storytime event!

October 19th, 11 am: Viki Woodworth and Vanessa Sorensen will do a Jokes, Mazes and Storytime event!

Printer recommendation?

My printer/scanner has died. I need to replace it. Suggestions?

Hell is Self-Promotion

Many of us can relate to this article: "Hell is Self-Promotion.". Having dedicated our lives to learning the craft of art, in 2013, we are now expected to be natural marketers.

Job: make sidewalk chalk art in Clifton

Clifton Fest and the ArtCarpet group want to pay $150 for a 4' x 5 1/2' sidewalk chalk drawing, to be done this Saturday, Sept. 28 and / or Sunday, Sept. 29.

• Subject: your choice — anything family friendly. 
• Location: in front of the Esquire Theatre.
• Time: flexible.
• Sponsor: a local travel agency.

This could be a job for one of our members, or for a dependable, talented student. It is not required to work both days, but the piece must be finished by the end of Sunday.

For details, contact me at bhagen@pengrenades.com (or by leaving a message on this blog). 

If no one has responded by Thursday, the sidewalk space will remain empty. Boo!

Ssh: Migraines Get Cartoons

This sketchbook drawing became a poster for a migraine sufferer, who needs her office companions to know that when her door is closed and the sign is up, please be quiet.

He's nicknamed Migraine Monkey, but being a gorilla, well...I claim artistic license.

This Week's Lunch Email

This week's lunch email bounced from Zoomtown/Fuse addresses.

If you did not get it, send me an email and I will resend Monday.

The Art of War Comic Expo After Party

 

What: Ghost Empire Collective Presents The Cincinnati Comic Expo After Party: The Art of War II
Where: Mainstay Rock Bar (2nd Floor Betty Bar), 301 West 5th Street, Cincinnati, Oh 45202
When: Saturday, September 14th 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Price: Free
Contact: Anthony “Tank” Mansfield, tankofalltrades@gmail.com
Website: www.ghostempirecollective.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ghostempirecollective
Event Information Online: Facebook: 

https://www.facebook.com/events/1398836803662669/

Cincinnati, Ohio- The Ghost Empire Collective, a group of artists from the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area, will play host of the Cincinnati Comic Expo for the second year in a row. The event will return to the Mainstay Rock Bar’s “Betty Bar” located on the second floor of the establishment. With it’s fully stocked bar, retro décor, and hand painted pin up murals, it’s the perfect setting for artists and comic fans to unwind after a big day of walking the halls of the Convention Center.

To celebrate CCE and the fantastic artists that come in from around the nation for the event, Ghost Empire will stage their second “Art of War” tournament. The Art of War is an artistic competition that pits contestants against each other in a series of quick draw competitions. At the beginning of the night artists can sign up for free to take part in the competition and anyone is welcome to submit a topic to draw into a bucket. Once the tournament starts the event MC will pull a random idea out of the bucket that the contestants have never seen and will have between 5 to 10 minutes to draw it. Last year’s suggested ideas included “Cougars in Over the Rhine” and “Zombie Bear Cannon”. At the end of the time period the crowd will pick by applause, who advances and who goes home. There can only be 1 winner at the end of the night that can take home cash, prizes, and the title of being the grand champion of “The Art of War”.

“The first Art of War was by far our most entertaining event last year and the CCE after party last year had the most talent in terms of artists performing live art, so we are taking the 2 things we do best and turning them into one colossal night” states GEC found Anthony “Tank” Mansfield. “It’s a true pressure cooker for any artist, as you literally have no idea what you are about to draw when you step foot on stage in front of a room full of people; its like improv comedy meets karaoke meets a sports competition.” Admission is free and prints and the original pieces of art from the Art of War tournament will be for sale.

Photo album of last year’s Art of War and Cincinnati Comic Expo Afterparty:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.449514225068031.107467.337832539569534&type=3

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.492885654064221.117925.337832539569534&type=3

Trip to South Africa Lead by Linda Bittner

Linda Bittner is leading an incredible trip to South Africa in February. Looks like an amazing opportunity to sketch and photograph amazing landscape and animals.

Contact her for the full brochure. newworldexp@yahoo.com

Marlene Steele: 5th Street Gallery Show

Marlene Steele has a show at the 5th Street Gallery opening Friday the 13th called The Figure... 2 Perspectives.

Looks like a great show also featuring sculptures by Eileen Bishop.

The opening is from 6-9

55 West 5th Street 
Cincinnati, OH 45202-2801

Additional Fall Classes: Marlene Steele

Fall Art Classes:

Art Academy of Cincinnati:   513-562-8748  www.artacademy.edu 

Drawing Dynamics Wed. evenings   6:30-9:00PM  Beginning Sept 25th  Gesture and Figure drawing

Explore Urban Sketching and Painting    Sat. 12:30- 3:00PM

Calligraphy Foundations: UNCIAL!   Beginning Sept 21  9:30AM - 12 noon

Baker Hunt Art and Cultural Center  859-431-0020   www.bakerhunt.org

Watercolor Painting  Tues. 6:30-8:30 PM  Beginner and intermediate

Pastels  Thurs. 1PM- 3:00PM   Beginnner and intermediate

Evendale Cultural Art Center  www.evendalearts.org

Calligraphy-- Italic   Monday eves  7:00 PM- 9:00 PM   Beginning Sept 9

Beginner and intermediate

 

Looks like some great classes and Marlene is a master!

Books By the Banks Poster Unveiling: Release the Kraken!

Jeffery Ebbeler shows off his wonderful poster

The full art and tentacles

Last night was the Books By the Banks poster unveiling at Joseph Beth (also a favorite illustrators lunch spot). We love that the library commissions an illustration each year for the festival!

This year is a great one.I love the idea of a kraken in the Ohio River.

The actual festival is October 12th. So put it on your calendar. It is a great place to get signed books!

Some of the previous illustrators...

Illustrator News: David Michael Beck Talks at the Art Academy

See David Michael Beck talk Tuesday at 11:30 in the Art Academy lecture hall.