D. Lindsey Art Blog

Illustration Friday: Round

2011-11-27T00:12:00.001-05:00

Had fun with this one, took it a bit literally. Hope you enjoy it!

Illustration Friday: Scattered

2011-10-15T13:29:00.000-04:00

Haven't participated a lot, I know. I've suffered a loss and I'm still...adjusting. This weeks IF prompt and the season is a pretty good fit for one of my favorite older pieces so I thought I might post it. Hope you enjoy.

Illustration Friday: Perennial

2011-07-24T12:08:00.001-04:00

For this weeks Illustration Friday theme. One of my favorite perennials. Did this one quite a while ago.

IF: Beginner

2011-05-08T21:04:00.002-04:00

Not able to post as often as I'd like, lately! I'm not sure I will be able to finish this in time, so I am posting what I was able to finish this weekend. Getting to be a bad habit, I know. But I miss participating!

Even prima ballerinas were once beginners.

Day Job...

2011-02-27T21:08:00.001-05:00

I owe, I owe, so off to work I go. We have a mortgage and the hubby would like to retire sometime before he has too, so I just started working full time again, after being part-time for a little over a year. Which means I will have to become more creative in how I allocate time for creativity. O_o Not that I was wonderful at it before, but as they say necessity is the mother of invention. For me right now there are more pros than cons in having a day job. Financial security is one of the biggies, another is that I enjoy the work, and the people I work with. Major pluses! And as an unexpected side effect, I think it has also made me a little clairvoyant! I think I see one of the latest kick-*** Macs and a Wacom Cintiq in my furture, possibly even two! The 21ux for the desktop and the 12wx for the airbook. Ah yes... it's becoming clearer mmm hmmm. Anyway, I've been making slow progress on my little fae piece and I will hopefully one fine day actually be able to share it when it's finished. In the meantime here is another in progress shot. Gotta go, it's a work night.

Illustration Friday: Dusty

2011-01-23T20:59:00.002-05:00

Throughout time women have gone to extremes to be fashionable.

And sometimes quite a dusting!

Illustration Friday: Chicken

2011-01-19T20:26:00.001-05:00

A Chicken. Done using ArtRage for the initial sketch and painting, then finished in Photoshop.

Illustration Friday: Deja Vu

2011-01-09T13:59:00.002-05:00

I have a 19 year old son. Having to tell him countless times to do something makes me feel as if I'm in a constant state of Deja Vu.

Illustration Friday: Resolution

2011-01-05T01:58:00.002-05:00

I am so tickled, I got just what I was hoping for, for Christmas! ArtRage the painting program! I suppose technically the screen shot of the in-progress illustration below doesn't exactly make one think of this weeks theme word, but I wanted to post it because I am just so happy with how it is coming along. For me it does illustrate some of my resolutions for this year, in regards to my art. For instance, this year I resolve to create more artwork that makes me happy. To be able to do it digitally, but in the traditional style that I love is just bliss for me right now.

**The images "pinned" to the canvas (one of the features of this particular software) are reference images used as inspiration for style, color and technique) I don't want to take credit for talents other than my own. ;)

Hope everyone has a wonderfully creative year!

Illustration Friday: Winter

2010-12-27T19:49:00.000-05:00

This is a detail view of a piece I did a few years ago. I think it fits. :)

Hope everyone has a healthy and Happy New Year!

Illustration Friday: Mail

2010-12-19T23:06:00.003-05:00

Done using ArtRage. :) In progress sketch screen shot can be seen in post prior to this one, just click on my blog header to see it.

Artrage practice

2010-12-18T12:47:00.000-05:00

It may not come as a surprise to some to learn that I love creating arwtork digitally. ^.^ I usually use Photoshop and Illustrator (I have CS2) in conjunction with each other to get my desired results. Although these are powerful creative tools, I've felt they leave a little to be desired when it comes to getting a more traditional painterly look. To achieve that the standard software option has been Corel Painter. But I recently was made aware of ArtRage. And I've got to say I am kinda loving it! I am currently using the trial version of Studio Pro, but it has just moved up to the top of my Christmas list. So Santa, if you happen to read this, is it too late to be good this year?

Illustration Friday: Phenomenon

2010-12-14T01:23:00.006-05:00

The Northern Lights

One of my favorite natural phenomenons (oops, I mean phenomena) ^.^!

Illustration Friday: Prehistoric

2010-12-09T10:52:00.000-05:00

Going for the cute factor...^.^

Illustration Friday: Burning

2010-11-17T21:39:00.004-05:00

The Little Match Girl
From the poignant Christmas tale by Hans Christian Andersen.
It's not really finished, I still need to work on the shading and details.
I will be updating this post as it progresses.

A robot's life...loving this!!!!

2010-11-12T00:58:00.000-05:00

Illustration Friday: Afterwards

2010-11-09T10:52:00.001-05:00

Happily Ever Afterwards. A gift I am working on...shhhhhh.

Illustration Friday: Spent

2010-11-04T20:11:00.001-04:00

Never going to get it finished in time, so just posting an in progress shot. Please forgive the roughness. Just barely making it as it is!

Illustration Friday: Spooky

2010-10-21T20:33:00.000-04:00

I started a few different pieces for this weeks theme, but didn't like any of them. So I decided to post a piece I did quite a while ago, (although it really isn't finished it either). Anyway, something is better than nothing, right?

Illustration Friday: Old Fashioned

2010-09-30T00:05:00.000-04:00

An older piece for this weeks "Old Fashioned". Getting to be cider weather in some places. :)

Illustration Friday: Atmosphere

2010-08-22T15:30:00.000-04:00

There is a jazz festival held annually in our area. They used to hold a call to local artists for the illustration of their posters every year. I've used one of my concepts that wasn't selected. I always thought this one had a real elegant style that recalls the old jazz lounge atmosphere. But maybe that's just me? Anyway, hope you like it! :)

IF: Caged

2010-08-10T20:13:00.001-04:00

My Illustration for this weeks prompt from Illustration Friday. When reading this weeks prompt the first thing that came to mind was one of my favorite poems: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Dr. Maya Angelou. So I used it's inspiration for this illustration. Hope you enjoy it!

IF: Breakfast

2010-07-20T23:35:00.004-04:00

This weeks Illsutration Friday Theme: Breakfast...
at Tiffany's!

IF: Giant

2010-07-06T03:24:00.001-04:00

Illustration Friday: Giant

Little Giant Panda! :)

Illustration Friday: Satellite

2010-06-30T23:54:00.008-04:00

When I read this weeks IF theme satellite the first thing I thought of was Sputnik, which was launched in the late fifties. So space age futuristic yet so retro. Here's how my mind worked. My version of futuristic fashionista Jane Jetson modeling her uber chic retro style with her new sputnik earrings! Aren't they just FAB!

Whoooo knew?

2010-06-26T00:29:00.005-04:00

My daughter is going to a baby shower this weekend and said the mother has picked a theme of baby owls for the nursery. She was having trouble finding a card to give with her gift so I designed one for her. It also happened to fit into the "new baby" theme of our greeting card design exchange group where I work! Win, win! Apparently the baby owl nursery theme is a growing trend! Tweaked it and I'll be adding this to my Etsy!

A Joy to Watch: Pete Revonkorpi

2010-06-23T12:45:00.000-04:00

Okay, time to share the work of another of my favorite artists. Pete Revonkorpi has a very unique style and posts some of his in-progress videos on youtube. I love the fact that even though he works digitally, he still does it in a completely organic and painterly style. I could just watch him work for hours. Hope you enjoy it too!

IF: Paisley

2010-06-22T12:42:00.004-04:00

My submission for this weeks Illustration Friday theme: Paisley! :)

IF: Ripple, and Freatured in an Etsy Treasury!

2010-06-16T12:46:00.003-04:00

My piece for this weeks IF theme: Ripple.

The Ripple blog was started on the 45th day of the Deepwater Horizon Catastrophe. The oil spill in the Gulf is now over 50 days old with no sign of stopping. We may be too small as individuals to do some grand gesture- but together our small gestures can be grand. The artwork below as well as others by other Illustration Friday participants are available there as small 2.5" x 3.5" sketchcards for a small donation of $10.00 to either The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies (http://www.imms.org/) or The International Bird Rescue Research Center (http://www.ibrrc.org/). To help go to the Ripple Blog for details.

And I received a very sweet surprise this morning with a notification I was featured in Mandalamagic1's Etsy Fairyland treasury!

IF: Trail

2010-06-09T23:33:00.003-04:00

Little skywriter! :)

I also revamped my twitter page, if you have a moment stop by and check it out .

Gonna don the 3-d glasses yet again... :D

2010-06-05T00:24:00.002-04:00

Through the years of my son growing up, we've been fortunate to have been turned on to quite a few things that we otherwise probably wouldn't have. Such as Pogs (remember those?) Pokemon, Dragon Ball Z, Sailor Moon (and anime in general). When he was eleven we went to see Spirited Away where I first fell in love with the awesome talent of animation master Hayao Miyazaki. So when "Avatar: The Last Airbender" came on Nickelodeon he insisted we all check it out. It was well done and we liked it but by then he was quite a bit older it never became one of our must watch shows.

But now M. Night Shyamalan is producing the movie in 3-D (and 2-D). It is coming out in July! I'm pretty excited and we all plan to definitely watch it at IMax.

Movie Trailers - Movies Blog

Illustration Friday: Slither

2010-06-03T00:29:00.001-04:00

Decided to really have fun with this one, (and I did)! I hadn't drawn one of my girls in a long time. Hope you like it!

Illustration Friday: Early

2010-05-22T16:44:00.004-04:00

Okay, I am cheating a little this time, posting a work done quite a while ago, due to time constraints. But it portrays this weeks IF "Early"theme perfectly (I think). This is acrylic on canvas board. Please excuse the quality, it is a scan of a photo of the actual painting. I really need to do more traditional works, I miss playing with paint.

Peacock at sunrise.

Soooo proud to announce...!!!!!

2010-05-20T12:16:00.002-04:00

I am so proud to announce that the company that commissioned me (along with some other talented artists) to create some biblical images has launched their site!!! They were one of the best clients I've ever had the pleasure of working with. Their' how to install' video features my Noah's Ark piece, and also shows a glimpse of my Jonah and the whale piece on the wall when they are finished! I just can't stop smiling right now! ^.^ Please join me in wishing them every success by visiting their site and spreading the word!

Featured in another Etsy Treasury!!

2010-05-13T12:03:00.000-04:00

Wow, I am featured in a lovely treasury! This one entitled Blossom by the talented Megs Paper Craft

The image links to the actual treasury. Be sure to check it out and Megs beautiful works!

Illustration Friday: Fearless

2010-05-09T21:50:00.007-04:00

This Weeks Theme: Fearless

Wooooooo Hooooooo!
Can't you just hear him? Yep, kids are pretty fearless! ^.^

Illustration Friday: Cocoon

2010-05-04T13:17:00.004-04:00

For this week's Illustration Friday Theme: Cocoon. :)

Sneak Peak!

2010-04-29T11:17:00.008-04:00

A quick post to give a sneak peak of what I am currently working on, and to share a hilarious video by Jamie Bell called "A Brief History of Pretty Much Everything". Great work!

Illustration Friday: Ahead

2010-04-24T02:58:00.008-04:00

For this weeks Illustration Friday theme: Ahead. (With just a smidge of shameless self promotion!) ;) *Updated!

Illustration Friday: Detective

2010-04-20T12:21:00.004-04:00

I don't think she really needs a detective to figure out who stole the cookie from this cookie jar. What do you think? :)

Honored to be featured in another Etsy Treasury!

2010-04-19T20:00:00.003-04:00

I am so honored to be featured in an Etsy Treasury put together by the very talented Greenmarie! I think the print she chose of my girl with bear compliments her sweet dolls and bears wonderfully! Stop by and see her lovely works for yourself at her shop!

Illustration Friday: Linked

2010-04-15T00:11:00.004-04:00

Here is my piece for this weeks Illustration Friday Theme: Linked. Hope you like it!

Illustration Friday: Rescue

2010-03-31T20:16:00.007-04:00

Between work at the day job, and designing a logo this week not a lot of time. So I'm posting a piece that was commissioned not too long ago by a company producing vinyl wall art of biblical images. One of the earliest recorded rescues! :)

Beautiful Animated Short

2010-03-23T23:05:00.003-04:00

The amazing strides being made in 3D animation just staggers the mind. The following "Descendants" is a 14-minute animated short that was created for a diploma project by Heiko van der Scherm and Holger Schoenberger at the Institute of Animation. The two main characters are flowers voiced by Whoopi Goldberg and Christy Scott-Cashman. It is beautifully done. To find out more about it visit the website.

Descendants from Goro Fujita on Vimeo.

IF: Expired

2010-03-19T09:22:00.003-04:00

I did this quite a while ago for a band my son was in, but thought it was perfect for this weeks IF theme! :)

Why I Have a Day Job...

2010-03-15T00:01:00.004-04:00

I've started working part-time at Bic Graphics again. There were a number of reasons, my husband would like to one day retire, we have a mortgage, we like paying our bills on time, etc. The biggest is now I can spend more of my creative time on my own art and actually enjoy the creative process. I seemed to be getting further and further away from that. Although I've had some wonderful relationships with my clients, more and more the scenario was becoming like the following video example produced by Scofield Editorial, Inc. This is what Graphic Designers actually encounter on an amazingly regular basis. Seriously funny, but sadly true.

Illustration Friday: Brave

2010-03-06T14:24:00.003-05:00

RAWR!!! This little lionhearted fellow bravely pounces from the jungle! ^.^

Illustration Friday: Perspective

2010-03-02T20:58:00.002-05:00

Things would look a bit different from this lofty perspective!

New Year Resolutions...

2010-01-26T23:46:00.006-05:00

I think one of my new years resolutions should definitely be to post more often! Time seems to get away from me. I must learn to manage it better. For this post I am featuring the beautiful pencil art of Thomas Sewall Brown also known as Copper Age. Well, actually Copper Age is the brain child of Thomas and Brynneth N Colvin. Anyhoo, I've loved his soft sketchy style from the first time I saw it and I've been looking forward to sharing a few of my favorites. His works illustrate an ongoing story about a peculiar place called Hopeless Maine and it's equally peculiar characters which can be throughly enjoyed on their website. They also have a blog. Give them a visit and yourself a treat for the imagination as well as your eyes!

Too Long on the Other Side of the Looking Glass

2009-09-01T14:57:00.003-04:00

Wow, time surely flies! I can't believe it has been so long since my last post. I have been so busy between commissions and my son starting college last week (the prices of textbooks are just mind boggling! O.o), but finally have some time to breathe.

This week I am featuring the art of Nicole West, whose works for me are pure eye candy! The detail and imagination she puts into each piece is just breathtaking. She does one of a kind polymer sculptures which she then sells on ebay. She has quite a following and when she finishes a piece it really goes fast into private collections. Her work can be found for sale on ebay by searching her name. Below are just a few samples of her beautiful works! More can be found in her Deviant Art gallery and/or her own site here.

And Now for Something Totally Different!!!!

2009-06-13T13:10:00.006-04:00

I'm pretty busy working on commissions at the moment that I'm not at liberty to share for a while yet. So in the meantime I plan to do a series of blog posts about artist's whose work just wow's me! Keeping that in mind, if when reading these posts you have seen work that wow's you and would like to see it featured here, please feel free to point it out to me via your comments! Also, my strengths lie more in drawing and painting than writing, so please forgive the punctuation and grammatical errors that are sure to follow.

We've all had the experience of seeing something new and thinking "Man, why didn't I think of that!" This was the case when I happened across the wondrous works of Kristy Ilic, founder and CEO of Beetling Design. The term "Something totally different" really does apply here! She's a perfect example of an artist who had an inspired and innovative idea and ran with it! As a result, we all now have the delightful option of having lovely whimsical childrens' 3D wall decor that puts a quite literal spin on the often used designer term pops. Her company designs, manufactures and distributes unique first-of-its kind 3D wall decor for children's spaces. From bedrooms and playrooms to Doctor and Dentist waiting rooms, classrooms, libraries, daycares and pharmacies. Beetling three dimensional wall art is safe, hand crafted, easy to install (and reinstall) and because it is light weight it can be shipped world wide at low prices. Their decor is fun, fresh and alive, helping feed the imagination of children and the child in all of us. Hop over to their easy to navigate website and see just what I mean!

My Baby has Graduated!!

2009-06-07T23:22:00.006-04:00

I have two beautiful children, a daughter 28, and a son 17. Just seems like yesterday they actually were babies, seriously. All those cliche´songs you hear about how fast the time passes are sadly true. My son just graduated last Thursday. I just had to post pics below. What differences! Super young, short and cute, super tall, long (hair) but still cute! ^.^ The first is his kindergarten picture, the second his senior picture....how bittersweet. "sniffs"

Also....I was chosen by Recreational Art to receive the prestigious Kreativ Blogger Award!!!! Thank you so much!! You made my day once again *hugs*

Here are the rules of the award:
1. The winner may put the logo on her blog.
2. Put a link to the person you got the award from.
3. List seven things you love.
4. List seven blogs you love.
5. Leave a message for your nominees.

Seven Things that I Love:
1. First and foremost my family.
2. Creating art (of course)!
3. Reading a good book.
4. Cotton Candy
5. Movies (especially old ones)!
6. Pop Corn
7. My Cat

Seven Blogs that I Love:
1. Rose Coloured Rain
2. bao22
3. knock knocking blog
4. indie style blog
5. one little bird
6. criswell creations
7. Biliana Art Things

Happy, happy, joy, joy!

2009-05-21T14:09:00.004-04:00

Hello all! Have a few items to blog about! Indie Style Blog added a print from my shop to their Etsy Finds section on their lovely blog, so honored! I've also been featured in a second Etsy treasury chosen by Danagonia! (shown below). Making new friends on Twitter as well as finding old ones! Now I just need to get busy making more art!

Three more Etsy sales!!

2009-05-15T23:19:00.003-04:00

Whew, another week has flown by! I had three more Etsy sales, woo hoo!! Just finished a new piece, see below, which is available in my shoppe. Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

My "Baby" is Graduating O-o!

2009-05-08T12:43:00.008-04:00

My "baby" is graduating, it seems just yesterday it was his first day of kindergarten and he was telling me I had made a big mistake. He wasn't supposed to be there! Everyone else in class is five and he was only four! (his birthday was five days later) Seriously, where does the time go? One day he's telling anyone who would listen that he's going to be an explorer when he grows up, and the next he's getting ready for his senior prom. *sigh*

So due to all the planning and whatnot, I have been neglecting my blog, and shop. Sorry, multitasking is near the top of my list of "Things to do". :)

I have since my last post joined a couple of Etsy Teams! One is the FAE Etsy Team Fantasy Artists of Etsy, and the other is the Etsy FEST Team the Florida Etsy Street Team. I was fortunate enough to have my April's Shower piece featured in the FAE Etsy Blog! I'm truly honored!

I also had my first Etsy sale!!!!! Someone who'd purchased a set of my season fairies cross stitch patterns from MistyDreamz wanted to order a set of bookmarks to match!! There was some serious happy dancing going on here, let me tell you!

(Go to page linked to image and scroll down to see my available cross stitch patterns)

I'm trying to plan a contest for the blog in the very near future, so keep a look out!

Oh yes, almost forgot! Your all time favorite movie is....? ;)

April's Shower...

2009-04-19T20:11:00.001-04:00

Newest listing in my shop. Fitting post for April, yes? ^-^

Can the market bear one more "fairy artist" ?

2009-04-17T12:59:00.005-04:00

A few years ago I submitted a couple of my first pieces to Porterfield's Fine Art Licensing. The response was one of the first "positive" rejections I received (yes there have been a few ^.^). In the response from Mr. Klass the president, one of his observations was "Can the market bear one more "Fairy Artist"? He said he wasn't sure, that the market sometimes seemed pretty much cornered by the likes of Amy Brown, and Selina Finech just to name a couple. He did like my progress so far, and invited me to submit again once I had more work...a lot more. I'd like to pose this question to you all. Can the market bear one more fairy artist? Do mine stand a chance among the other works being offered out there? There are sooo many already. I do enjoy creating them, although that is not all I create. Hmmnnn...something to ponder.

I am learning more every day about Etsy and networking in general, and still having a blast doing it. As mentioned in earlier posts, I plan to pass on any good tips and sites I happen across and here is another one of those places. One Little Bird Jewlery is a blog that features great selling tips and she is quick to share the work of other sellers whose work she admires!

By the by, I am still waiting to hear what everyone's all time favorite movie is, I haven't received one answer to that yet! Wonder how many posts I'll have to mention it in until I do?
^.^

My latest etsy listings...

What a week...

2009-04-11T00:33:00.004-04:00

Wow, what a week! For this post I am just going to let my thoughts ramble and see where they might go.

This week besides working on a commission for a character illustration for a logo, I've also been working on my etsy shop. No sales yet, but I have been receiving some hearts! And one of my prints was featured in my first treasury (as mentioned in my earlier post)! I've got to say Etsy sellers are some of the nicest people you want to meet, they are kind, positive, and helpful. I'm having a blast. Still learning, but it is such fun! I just joined Florida's Etsy Street Team (FEST) and I'm really looking forward to learning the ropes and interacting with the group.

I'm hoping to feature at least one artist's works a week and I'm starting with this post! So without further ado...

Please check out the lovely artworks on glass by V SILCOX DESIGNS on Etsy. I've always loved beautiful art glass, and hers are not only gorgeous, they're made to stand up to everyday use!!! Definitely one of my favs! Below is a lovely sample from her shop:

Another discovery I've made this week is Skimmer. If you're active on social sites such as facebook or twitter, this is a dream for helping to keep up with your own posts and the posts of those you follow! I am loving it!

I would like you to share your thoughts with me as well, on anything I post about. Whether it be something you like (or dislike) or a link you think might pertain to something in my post, sage advice, whatever! On that note, I would like to have some sort of weekly contest on my blog. Anyone doing that right now, or have in the past? Have you done it enough that you've figured out some do's and don'ts concerning them? Please let me know, I'm here to learn and share and have it be fun for all of us! And, hey, what's your favorite all time movie? Mine's "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir" (I love old movies) :)

I've had my work featured!!!!!

2009-04-09T13:16:00.007-04:00

I've been featured (autumn's dance print) in my first treasury on etsy by V SILCOX DESIGNS a wonderful glass artist on Etsy! (doing the happy dance!)

My Grand Re-Opening!!!

2009-04-04T21:08:00.004-04:00

My Etsy shop is finally up again! Please check it out and let me know what you think?

Latest work

2009-02-27T21:44:00.005-05:00

The site maintenance is pretty much complete at 3D Valley.com! My interview is at this link . And a peak at my latest work :) Also I am proud to announce that my works are now available as Cross Stitch Patterns at Misty Dreamz! Please check out their wonderful site!

Happy 2009!!

2009-01-01T15:36:00.004-05:00

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***Edit*** The servers at 2D Valley are currently down But I will be notified and pass it along when they are back up!

Wow! 2009 is here! And it is off to a glorious start for me! I have participated in my first interview!!! By Christa of 2D Valley.com. I am so excited and flattered! I am also working on getting items ready to post on my Etsy shop. The plan is to have the "grand opening" at the beginning of February. So all in all, I feel like I am walking on air right now, and if this is any indication of the way this year is going to be, please don't pinch me, I don't want to wake up!
Here's to a Happy, Healthy, Prosperous New Year for us all!

Latest artwork

2008-11-26T22:47:00.002-05:00

So here is my Latest artwork done mainly in Painter and Photoshop. I am trying to become more proficient in the "painting" programs. I appreciate the tips I received from the nice people from the wip forums of GFX and Epilogue. I used ps brushes designed by Falln-Stock of Deviant Art for her wings, but the rest is by me.

Clearwater Celebrates Jazz...

2008-09-30T17:27:00.003-04:00

One of my works has been selected for reproduction in banner-form for Clearwater Celebrates Jazz, a temporary exhibition of artist-designed banners in the Cleveland Street District of downtown Clearwater, Florida. It was selected as one of ten that will be reproduced as banners for the exhibition. The banners will be on display in the Cleveland Street District in conjunction with the annual Clearwater Jazz Holiday and inaugural Jazz 'N Art Walk October 18th and 19th from 10AM – 5PM. If you happen to be in the area, be sure to go, promises to be a great time as usual! Needless to say, I'm thrilled!

Plagiarism Abounds and Astounds!

2008-04-18T13:38:00.004-04:00

If you see this book! Don't buy it! Instead please go the this link and follow the instructions there. Plagiarism abounds, this we all are pretty well aware of. But once in a while you come across an example that literally takes your breath away. Darren Di Lieto, founder of The Little Chimp Society, a well known art blog has been a recent victim.
He has spent the last 3 years building up the site to it's current status as a great artist/illustrators advocate and resource. In a fraction of that time a publisher in Hong Kong called Great Creativity organization has plagiarized practically all of that hard work (not to mention the actual work of the artists and writers contributing to the blog), and published a book which is available online and in bookstores at the price of 42 euros!

He goes into more detail on his personal blog here, please do visit and be amazed at the audacity of this company. I know I was. And please, let's do what we can to help by spreading the word.

Orphan Works Bill: Fact or Fiction?

2008-04-15T15:31:00.003-04:00

If you are an artist, can you afford not to find out? Isn't it worth the time to read, listen and learn what you can concerning it? Following are a couple of links to get you started that offer information and there are others flying all over the net at this point, since it is currently a fairly hot topic.
Link 1 and here is another link to an mp3 formatted interview with Brad Holland of the Illustrators Partnership conducted by Mark Simon.

There are already plenty of people out there saying it is all being blown out of proportion, that it really isn't about being able to get "free" art. If it were a perfect world where artworks (with perfectly legible copyright information) weren't already being ripped and the ownership info being photoshopped out, then I might tend to agree. But when was the last time the world was perfect? For my own part, I see it as a very real threat to the security of our copyrights especially the way it is currently being presented.

The sad truth is....money talks and BS walks. Always has and always will. Common sense alone should tell you that when it comes to human nature, people don't as a habit go out of their way to do anything unless there is something in it for them. So as long as there are well funded powers that be out there that want this bill to pass (and if it means making more money for them by getting more of something for nothing, they will want it to pass) don't think they won't keep trying. It always boils down to money, and if you can't see how determined they are by this second run at it, then sheep you truly are. They are counting on our apathy, and ignorance. Let's not make the mistake of making it easy for them.

The Big Plan....

2008-03-17T16:26:00.004-04:00

I have finally started my blog! My big plan for it is that there really is no big plan. I'm learning about all things concerning the internet as I go, and will use this blog to express my thoughts about what I do, and what I think might interest or help someone else out there. About how the internet is in a constant flux, and how it is changing the way people work, advertise, promote. And I hope to hear from others concerning their thoughts as well.

D. Lindsey Art Blog :)

2008-03-16T23:11:00.003-04:00

This is my first blog, and I am pitiably new at it, so bear with me. Will be posting more soon!