The Local Artist Sketch Day at the Spokane Community College last week went really well. There were five of us from the Spokane Comicsmiths' Guild there; we were scheduled for 2 hours and ended up drawing for about half an hour longer since there were so many people still waiting for sketches. There were quite a few people asking if we were coming back - we just told them to let the people in charge know they wanted us to do it again, so hopefully we'll be asked back.
The Emerald City ComiCon is in Seattle, March 13-14, and the Guild will be there en masse. We'll have a spot in Artist Alley (Tables A-16/17), where myself and 5 other members (Jay Gunter, Jesse Acosta, Matt Nelson, Rachel Green & Zephan Osiris) will be representing the Guild, selling merchandise and art, and taking sketch commissions.
In addition, we'll be right next to The Sketch Crew (Tables A-18/19/20), which has been a regular fixture at ECCC and features 2 more members of the Guild (Levi Skeen and Nathan O'Brien). Also, Guild members Lars Brown and Erik Thompson will be at their publishers' booths, Oni Press and Micro Brew Comics, respectively.
Emerald City is always a great convention, and this year looks to be no exception. We're all really excited about the show, and looking forward to both it and the Spokane ComiCon, which is on May 22. I'd encourage anybody who'll be at either show to swing by our table and say Hi, and see what Spokane creators have to offer the comics community.
Thursday, February 04, 2010
Monday, January 25, 2010
Spokane Local Artist Sketch Day
I've written more than once about the Spokane Comicsmiths' Guild, a local group of artists and writers of which I'm a member. We're something of a creative support group, and have monthly meetings, but haven't been doing a lot in the way of public events recently. We're expecting that to change in the coming months, and have quite a few plans for 2010...
This Wednesday, the 27th, the Spokane Community College will be hosting their Local Artists Sketch Day at the SCC Lair Student Center, and four members of the Guild will be participating. Artists will be drawing sketches for students from Noon to 2 pm, so be sure to stop by, see some local Spokane artists, pick up a sketch and meet the Guild!
There is also more information about Guild members, meetings and upcoming events at our website: The Spokane Comicsmiths' Guild
This Wednesday, the 27th, the Spokane Community College will be hosting their Local Artists Sketch Day at the SCC Lair Student Center, and four members of the Guild will be participating. Artists will be drawing sketches for students from Noon to 2 pm, so be sure to stop by, see some local Spokane artists, pick up a sketch and meet the Guild!
There is also more information about Guild members, meetings and upcoming events at our website: The Spokane Comicsmiths' Guild
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Avatar
Yesterday (the 15th) was our 2 1/2 year anniversary, and conveniently also Jenny's day off, so we finally went out to see Avatar. We've actually been attempting to see it with her dad (since he also wants to see it), pretty much since it came out, but every time we try it's been sold out or something else gets in the way.
So today we took it upon ourselves to use some free movie tickets we had received (thanks, Mom & Dad!) and see it... and we loved it! I'd heard all kinds of comments, which mostly said the plot, writing and acting were pretty poor, but it was still worth seeing just for the effects. I had a hard time accepting that'd be the case, and honestly was getting a bit sick of all the hype about how "amazing" the whole thing was.
Maybe it was just because I'd lowered my expectations from the reviews I'd heard, but I ended up enjoying it a lot - way more than I was ever expecting. There was a couple of corny bits, but I'd say the worst bits of dialogue were already in the previews. The acting (for the most part) was good, the background and environments really were amazing, and the 3D really helped to enhance the whole experience.
Jenny's dad apparently doesn't react well to the 3D effects, so he wanted to see the normal version anyway, so we'll probably be going to see it again with him when we get the chance. Oh, and even though it's about 3 hours long, it kept my attention so well, I hardly noticed it'd been that long (that is until it was over and I tried to stand up...).
Nothing else exciting from today. We slept in late, went out to Arbys to eat after the movies, and came home to watch some TV (Smackdown! & Numb3rs) while Jenny organized her beads and I sketched some.
And here's something appropriate from my sketchbook today:
So today we took it upon ourselves to use some free movie tickets we had received (thanks, Mom & Dad!) and see it... and we loved it! I'd heard all kinds of comments, which mostly said the plot, writing and acting were pretty poor, but it was still worth seeing just for the effects. I had a hard time accepting that'd be the case, and honestly was getting a bit sick of all the hype about how "amazing" the whole thing was.
Maybe it was just because I'd lowered my expectations from the reviews I'd heard, but I ended up enjoying it a lot - way more than I was ever expecting. There was a couple of corny bits, but I'd say the worst bits of dialogue were already in the previews. The acting (for the most part) was good, the background and environments really were amazing, and the 3D really helped to enhance the whole experience.
Jenny's dad apparently doesn't react well to the 3D effects, so he wanted to see the normal version anyway, so we'll probably be going to see it again with him when we get the chance. Oh, and even though it's about 3 hours long, it kept my attention so well, I hardly noticed it'd been that long (that is until it was over and I tried to stand up...).
Nothing else exciting from today. We slept in late, went out to Arbys to eat after the movies, and came home to watch some TV (Smackdown! & Numb3rs) while Jenny organized her beads and I sketched some.
And here's something appropriate from my sketchbook today:
Saturday, January 02, 2010
Hello 2010!
I've never been one for New Years Resolutions, either making or completing them (on the few occasions when I attempted them). But there are a lot of things I'd like to accomplish in the coming months. I've got a good feeling about 2010, so I thought for once I'd try listing a bunch of "goals" or "plans" and see how many of them actually happen. So....
I want to have at least one comic launched, with it's own website and updated regularly. I've got a lot of ideas that have just been kicking around in my head - I keep saying I'm going to do something with them, and I just need to do it.
I'm planning on attending at least 2 conventions this year, as an artist: Emerald City ComiCon in Seattle and the local Spokane ComiCon. I'll be at both with my fellow Spokane Comicsmiths' Guild members.
I've been wanting to get back into miniature gaming for a while. I've played off and on since I was in high school (about 15 years ago), and Jenny has played for close to 10 years as well. But neither of us have really done anything with the hobby for the last 4-5 years. So I want to re-learn Warhammer and start playing again, as well as have a completely painted playable army by the end of the year.
Holidays always seem to sneak up on us - and as much as I love them and want to enjoy them, it always ends up being stressful because we wait till the last minute to do everything. So this year I want to get more stuff done ahead of time - buying presents, decorating and sending out Christmas cards.
And, assuming I get enough pre-holiday stuff out of the way, I want to attempt NaNoWriMo (the National Novel Writing Month) again in November. And hopefully I'll actually finish it, as well as...
Finish the 24 Hour Comic Book Challenge. I attempted it this year, made it to 17 pages (of the 24 page goal) and had an awesomely fun time. And this year I want to make it all the way to 24 pages.
And in the realm of art & writing, I've got a lot of other various things I'd like to get done. I've got some long overdue commissions to take care of, an idea for a miniatures game that might become reality and a super-secret collaborative comic book to work on. Besides those things, I just need to draw & write something every day and actually get better.
Honestly, there's probably a lot of goals, plans and pseudo-resolutions that I'm forgetting, but this is a good start. I hope 2010 works out for the best for everyone out there (including me, of course).
Oh, and along with drawing something every day, I also want to blog more and start posting more artwork & sketches on-line. So here's some recent scribbles from the ol' sketchbook:
I want to have at least one comic launched, with it's own website and updated regularly. I've got a lot of ideas that have just been kicking around in my head - I keep saying I'm going to do something with them, and I just need to do it.
I'm planning on attending at least 2 conventions this year, as an artist: Emerald City ComiCon in Seattle and the local Spokane ComiCon. I'll be at both with my fellow Spokane Comicsmiths' Guild members.
I've been wanting to get back into miniature gaming for a while. I've played off and on since I was in high school (about 15 years ago), and Jenny has played for close to 10 years as well. But neither of us have really done anything with the hobby for the last 4-5 years. So I want to re-learn Warhammer and start playing again, as well as have a completely painted playable army by the end of the year.
Holidays always seem to sneak up on us - and as much as I love them and want to enjoy them, it always ends up being stressful because we wait till the last minute to do everything. So this year I want to get more stuff done ahead of time - buying presents, decorating and sending out Christmas cards.
And, assuming I get enough pre-holiday stuff out of the way, I want to attempt NaNoWriMo (the National Novel Writing Month) again in November. And hopefully I'll actually finish it, as well as...
Finish the 24 Hour Comic Book Challenge. I attempted it this year, made it to 17 pages (of the 24 page goal) and had an awesomely fun time. And this year I want to make it all the way to 24 pages.
And in the realm of art & writing, I've got a lot of other various things I'd like to get done. I've got some long overdue commissions to take care of, an idea for a miniatures game that might become reality and a super-secret collaborative comic book to work on. Besides those things, I just need to draw & write something every day and actually get better.
Honestly, there's probably a lot of goals, plans and pseudo-resolutions that I'm forgetting, but this is a good start. I hope 2010 works out for the best for everyone out there (including me, of course).
Oh, and along with drawing something every day, I also want to blog more and start posting more artwork & sketches on-line. So here's some recent scribbles from the ol' sketchbook:
Monday, December 28, 2009
Merry post-Christmas!
I hope that everyone out there had a great holiday! Jenny and I had a fun and relaxing Christmas - we headed over to her parents' place Christmas morning to open presents and her mom made enchiladas for lunch/dinner. Afterwards we mostly just lounged around watching TV and talking, and watched the latest Harry Potter movie.
The enchiladas were delicious, as was the home-made pumpkin pie for desert. And we got a lot of awesome gifts, including a brand new digital camera, which we were super-happy about. All of the ones we've had previously have been hand-me-downs from other people which, while appreciated, haven't been very reliable.
Otherwise, we got several DVDs (including Star Trek!), books, clothes, art supplies, giftcards and a few other random things. Also, Jenny got me an MP3 player, which I wanted but really wasn't expecting. :)
We unfortunately didn't get any Christmas cards mailed out this year, but really appreciate getting the cards we did receive from friends and family. We'll hopefully be a little bit more ahead of schedule next year and get them sent out on time.
The enchiladas were delicious, as was the home-made pumpkin pie for desert. And we got a lot of awesome gifts, including a brand new digital camera, which we were super-happy about. All of the ones we've had previously have been hand-me-downs from other people which, while appreciated, haven't been very reliable.
Otherwise, we got several DVDs (including Star Trek!), books, clothes, art supplies, giftcards and a few other random things. Also, Jenny got me an MP3 player, which I wanted but really wasn't expecting. :)
We unfortunately didn't get any Christmas cards mailed out this year, but really appreciate getting the cards we did receive from friends and family. We'll hopefully be a little bit more ahead of schedule next year and get them sent out on time.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Week in Review
I haven't been keeping up with the ol' blog recently, so here's a few highlights to catch up for the week....
Monday - I spent the day hanging out with my buddies Levi and Jay, working on our super-secret comic book project. Much work was accomplished.
Tuesday - Jenny and I had a great time at the company Christmas party thrown by the law firm she works for. Delicious (catered) food, good company and we ended up at the Post Street Ale House for drinks afterward.
Wednesday - We were planning to go to the movies with some friends, but that fell through and we just went out to eat and did some shopping.
Thursday - I happened to catch a great holiday deal that Dreamhost was running, and set up a web hosting account with them (regularly $120/yr) for less than 10 bucks. I was already planning on setting up a website and a place to host some webcomics, so that will work out well... For now I've moved my personal blog/site over and registered a new domain name, which is here: www.peterfoglesong.com
Friday - Jenny's Library Crafty Club had their monthly meeting. This time it was a fun white elephant gift exchange, with some great Italian food.
Saturday - We rescheduled our movie night, and went to a local indie theatre (The Magic Lantern) to see Boondock Saints 2 (which was, of course, awesome) and then went out to dinner afterward with some friends.
Sunday - Today was our monthly Comicsmiths' Guild meeting, which this time was a chili feed at Jay's house. Good turnout, great food and a whole lot of fun!
All together, this has been a pretty great week! I didn't get anywhere near the amount of work done as I was hoping to, but we did have some fun times with friends and were still somewhat productive. We've still got some last minute Christmas shopping left to do, so that's on the immediate agenda for the start of this coming week. Hopefully everybody out there is having a great holiday season and is staying relatively stress free.
Monday - I spent the day hanging out with my buddies Levi and Jay, working on our super-secret comic book project. Much work was accomplished.
Tuesday - Jenny and I had a great time at the company Christmas party thrown by the law firm she works for. Delicious (catered) food, good company and we ended up at the Post Street Ale House for drinks afterward.
Wednesday - We were planning to go to the movies with some friends, but that fell through and we just went out to eat and did some shopping.
Thursday - I happened to catch a great holiday deal that Dreamhost was running, and set up a web hosting account with them (regularly $120/yr) for less than 10 bucks. I was already planning on setting up a website and a place to host some webcomics, so that will work out well... For now I've moved my personal blog/site over and registered a new domain name, which is here: www.peterfoglesong.com
Friday - Jenny's Library Crafty Club had their monthly meeting. This time it was a fun white elephant gift exchange, with some great Italian food.
Saturday - We rescheduled our movie night, and went to a local indie theatre (The Magic Lantern) to see Boondock Saints 2 (which was, of course, awesome) and then went out to dinner afterward with some friends.
Sunday - Today was our monthly Comicsmiths' Guild meeting, which this time was a chili feed at Jay's house. Good turnout, great food and a whole lot of fun!
All together, this has been a pretty great week! I didn't get anywhere near the amount of work done as I was hoping to, but we did have some fun times with friends and were still somewhat productive. We've still got some last minute Christmas shopping left to do, so that's on the immediate agenda for the start of this coming week. Hopefully everybody out there is having a great holiday season and is staying relatively stress free.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Sketch Cards for Cancer!
Blue Line Pro has recently announced it's 3rd annual Sketchcard Benefit Auction!
The concept is pretty simple: Blue Line Pro provides blank sketchcards to artists, who then fill them up with awesome art and send them back. On April 3rd, 2010, they will then auction the cards off, with all proceeds going to help the American Cancer Society.
They're always looking for more artists, of any and all levels of skill and experience, to participate. In addition, they of course need people who want to bid on the art, so please spread the word to anyone who might want to pick up some reasonably priced original artwork while also helping out a really great cause!
For more information, or if you're an artist interested in participating, please check out these two web pages for details and contact info:
Comics For Cures
Comics Mentor
Local Arts & Crafts
The next meeting of the Spokane Comicsmiths' Guild is this upcoming Sunday, the 20th, at 3 pm. This meeting will be at one of the member's homes, NOT Merlyns, so please leave a comment here or by e-mail for more information and directions.
The next meeting of the Spokane County Library Crafty Club is this Friday, the 18th at 7 pm, at the Spokane Valley Branch.
The concept is pretty simple: Blue Line Pro provides blank sketchcards to artists, who then fill them up with awesome art and send them back. On April 3rd, 2010, they will then auction the cards off, with all proceeds going to help the American Cancer Society.
They're always looking for more artists, of any and all levels of skill and experience, to participate. In addition, they of course need people who want to bid on the art, so please spread the word to anyone who might want to pick up some reasonably priced original artwork while also helping out a really great cause!
For more information, or if you're an artist interested in participating, please check out these two web pages for details and contact info:
Comics For Cures
Comics Mentor
Local Arts & Crafts
The next meeting of the Spokane Comicsmiths' Guild is this upcoming Sunday, the 20th, at 3 pm. This meeting will be at one of the member's homes, NOT Merlyns, so please leave a comment here or by e-mail for more information and directions.
The next meeting of the Spokane County Library Crafty Club is this Friday, the 18th at 7 pm, at the Spokane Valley Branch.
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