my week

i wanted to dedicate this post to the week I've had.
I found out two days ago that I received the award of an all-expenses paid trip to IlluXCon this November in PA. I. Am. So. Excited. For those that don't know, IlluXCon is a small fantasy illustration convention (only about 400 are admitted) that spans for 4 days, packed full of some of the top fantasy illustrators in the field showing off their work, doing demos, and interacting with students....like me! I am super honored to have been one of the students chosen through the IlluXCon scholarship program, but I'm even more excited to attend and actually MEET some of the coolest artists and art director's in the business. I send my thanks to Patrick Wilshire and of course, Jon Schindehette, to whom this would not have been possible.

In other news, I went to a lecture this week at the Corcoran given by the legend, Chuck Close. I really enjoyed hearing what he had to say about his work. It had been a rough art week for me the week before, and finding out that Chuck went through some of the same issues i struggle with in terms of style really gave me a boost to my confidence. And despite everything, the man was funny as hell.

And lastly, I was featured over at linesandcolors

That's about all for now. Ill be posting a big load of work in the next few days.
Till then, ill leave you with a taste of things to come next post