"Reimagine Yourself" Art Competition, Win autographed Tony DiTerlizzi merchandise!

Tony DiTerlizzi "Re-Imagine Yourself" Art competition!

I currently operate the facebook fan page for Illustrator Tony Diterlizzi. When I first joined facebook one of the first thing I did was look around so that I could "become a fan" of my favorite artists and illustrators. I found many there, Gris Grimly is really active on his! I looked though, and Tony just didn't have a page! So I made one. It was the first page I created. I now run one for myself and a couple for ventures I am working on. I've been trying to keep up with it, and it's been growing in size. I post fairly regularly updating when he updates his blog, or when an event is coming up, book is released (WondLa 2 is coming out soon!), or anything else of interest. Well one day, I happened to notice that Tony is among those who "like" the page. He sent me an email thanking me for running the page and then sent me a ton of good stuff (most autographed) to give away! Well I was pretty jazzed, and came up with (naturally) an art contest!


Anyways, the "Re-Imagine Yourself" art competition requires participants to "Re-Imagine" themselves as a character in something illustrated by Tony. (Spiderwick, WondLa, Planescape etc...) I received a lot of amazing entries, and I want to share them here.

To vote go to http://www.facebook.com/TonyDiterlizziFan and click like! Then click on the entry that is your favorite, and cast your vote! Voting has ended

I will be adding artists' websites/blogs/gallery links when I receive them.

Celina Guajardo

Ernesto Lomeli

Jason Karecki

WINNER: 3rd Place

Lisa Anchin http://lisaanchin.com

WINNER: 2nd Place

Sarah Elizabeth

Wendy McDowell

Ray Mera

PaulSapkowski
Winner: 1st Place

Aren't they amazing? Let the artist know what you think! Check the page out. They really deserve some appreciation for all their hard work.
http://www.facebook.com/TonyDiterlizziFan

I will be giving away more prizes, so if you keep an eye on it you might just be the winner! :)

Commercial Art: Business Cards and logos

I do occasionally create art for practical reason. With the exception of game art this is probably the most likely type of thing a person is looking for when they contact me. I thought I wouldd post a couple examples of something I've done lately.


Here's a bizcard I made for a local handyman. Isn't he cute?

Here's a couple Sun and Moon logos, I entered for a contest. I did not win (Someone provided a better typography) so these illustrations (and the text if you chose) are for sale if anyone is interested.

The sun/moon dichotomy has always been a favorite theme for me :)

Art At your Feet and other nonsense

Art at your feet was a blast. It only sprinkled once, and we (my sister and I) managed to keep our art dry! For those of you who haven't been following the blog, last year we were rained out!

There were lots of amazing pieces entered in, though many were reproductions. I completed a completely original piece inspired by "The Tell Tale Heart." My square featured Poe himself as the narrator, and Virginia Clemm as the body below the floorboards. I thought it appropriate considering her impact on his life. Her illness and her death, had such a profound effect on his life and works. In the background are the three "officers of the law" peer down upon him with a lantern. Around the outside edges were key lines from the story.  I tried to keep it rather PG since it was a family event, people were definitely mixed, but they all seemed to appreciate the detail and originality. I had a wonderful time creating it!
 

I've been helping to remodel my mothers new house, and that has really drained a lot of my time. I have created a lot of charcoal and ink pieces, but haven't been creating too much digital work. I will try and post some of my traditional work here in the next few weeks! Here's one example, a painting I made for a friend for her wedding.