The Artful Collector: Fading New Visions
Artists used to get great exposure, back in the day. Now they’re fighting for more.
The Artful Collector: On the Topic of “Puppies” from a Former “Loser”
Does Puppygate Affect the Best Artist Hugos? Observations by a Hugo Loser.
The Artful Collector: The World Fantasy Convention 2014
I have to confess, reporting on a convention is usually crazy fun for me. It’s an occasion for legitimate name-dropping of all the new artists I met, and for describing all manner and sorts of program items, events and parties. This report? NONE OF THAT. I didn’t go to a single con party, I didn’t […]
The Artful Collector: My One and Only
One-Of-A-Kind: Maybe it is, maybe it isn’t. Maybe you want to buy it anyway….
The Artful Collector: On a Sentimental Hunt
Nostalgia: it motivates us to pay far to much for memories. Better hope there’s a secondary market….
The Artful Collector: How (and when) to Part with Art
It’s a sad day when your art collection has to go on sale. Don’t compound the problem – do it with a plan.
The Artful Collector: Where Are They Now? Spotlight on Paul Alexander
Paul Alexander’s art is being snapped up by collectors
The Artful Collector: Fantasy Art for Consumers
Fantasy art for consumers – pop culture fantasies
The Artful Collector: IlluXCon 7 Convention Report
Well, I’m home from the front lines, back from the “trenches” filled with Imaginative Realism – and the reunion was an unqualified success! I say “reunion” because IlluXCon (IX for short) feels just like that, attracting the same fans, collectors and artists, year after year. With just enough “newbies” in all categories to make the convention feel […]
The Artful Collector: IlluxCon 7 “The Prequel”
It seems like only yesterday (in fact, it WAS only yesterday) that I turned in the last of my postings on the 72nd Worldcon: LonCon3 . . . and here I am (along with dozens of artists) gearing up for the next. IlluXCon 7 (IX for short). Which will be a totally different convention experience – […]
The Artful Collector: Highlights from LonCon3 – The Biggest SF Worldcon ever! (part 3)
Part 3 of Jane’s con report on Loncon3 – the good, the bad and the art.
The Artful Collector: Highlights from LonCon3 – The Biggest SF Worldcon Ever! (part 2)
If you missed Loncon3, here’s your chance to catch up!
The Artful Collector: Highlights from LonCon3 – The Biggest SF Worldcon EVER! (part 1)
A con report on the biggest Worldcon ever. So bit that Jane’s report needs three parts. Here’s part one.
The Artful Collector: Where Are They Now? Spotlight on Artist Rosana Azar
Rosana Azar, an artist immune to commissions who “paints from the inside out”.
The Artful Collector: Your Guide to ArtSpeak – Part 3 (final)
The art of speaking “art”, or, the art world’s version of technobabble.
The Artful Collector: Your Guide to ArtSpeak – Part 2
Translating art babble, one word at a time.
The Artful Collector: Shedding Light on Lighting
Without light, can there be art?
The Artful Collector: Your Guide to ArtSpeak – Part I
The language of art collecting can be strange, wonderful and at times totally mystifying to outsiders. It’s a vocabulary rife with very specific descriptors (“etching, serigraph, remarque”) as well as a baffling assortment of slang, jargon and doubletalk. As peculiar to the ears as the language of techies or circus carnies, it also can be […]
The Artful Collector: Where Are They Now? Spotlight on Artist Fred Gambino
Where’s Fred Gambino? Premiering a new art book at this year’s Worldcon!
The Artful Collector: How Times Have Changed . . .
A trip down memory lane – with art catalogs!
The Artful Collector: “Where Are They Now? Spotlight on Alan M. Clark
It’s hard to believe that we met Alan 28 years ago – I think it was his first SF Worldcon – In Atlanta, GA. He was just beginning his art career, and we were receptive collectors, attracted to the incredible variety and quality of artworks being generated by artists then working in the field. The […]
The Artful Collector: Why Artists Disappear
You may be wondering what inspired my ongoing series “Where are they Today?” – postings which shed light on the doings of artists whose works, only a short generation or so ago, were prime targets for collectors. Well, last year I stumbled upon a blog by the well-known mystery, romance, science fiction, and fantasy […]
The Artful Collector: Where Are They Now? Spotlight on “Jael”
A conference on alien contact inspires a change in careers
The Artful Collector: On Collecting Illustration Art that Isn’t . . .Yet
The artful collector talks about illustrations, and the blurred line between private and commercial art.
The Artful Collector: Where Are They Now? Spotlight on Artist Mark Harrison
A look at artist Mark Harrison and his move towards imaginative realism in his work.
The Artful Collector: Building a S/F Art Collection Today, Part 2
A look at building a collection of SF/F art in the modern era.
The Artful Collector: The Process of Building a SF/F Art Collection, Part I
A discussion about collectors who change WHAT they collect, over time.
The Artful Collector: On Illustrators and their “Fine Art”
A look at “fine art” from SF/F illustrators.
The Artful Collector: On Living (and Dying) with “Knick-knacks”
The Artful Collector explores the artliness of knick-knacks.
The Artful Collector: Where Are They Now? Spotlight on Artist Walter Velez
A look at Walter Velez’s art and current projects.