Jane Frank
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...
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...
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...
Paul Alexander's art is being snapped up by collectors
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...
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:...
The Artful Collector: Highlights from LonCon3 – The Biggest SF Worldcon...
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...
If you missed Loncon3, here's your chance to catch up!
The Artful Collector: Highlights from LonCon3 – The Biggest SF Worldcon...
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, 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 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...
The Artful Collector: Where Are They Now? Spotlight on Artist...
Where's Fred Gambino? Premiering a new art book at this year's Worldcon!
The Artful Collector: “Where Are They Now? Spotlight on Alan M....
It's hard to believe that we met Alan 28 years ago - I think it was his first SF Worldcon - In Atlanta, GA. ...
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...
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 . ....
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...
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,...
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...
A look at Walter Velez's art and current projects.