Art Out Loud!

A really fun day is ahead at The Society of Illustrators in New York City. On September 24 from 1 to 5 pm, we're scheduled to do painting demonstrations alongside 3 of our buddies and fellow illustrators, Donato Giancola, Greg Manchess, and Rick Berry. The link is HERE
We did this a few years ago and had a great day painting and visiting with everyone. Plus, the Society of Illustrators is just a great place to visit!

Upcoming Conventions!

We're scheduled to be at a few conventions in the upcoming months, so we thought we'd let you know about it!

First, we've been invited to speak at The Calendar Club Conference in Austin, TX on August 5 and 6.

Next stop is Reno, NV where Boris will be the guest of honor at World Con. We'll be joined by our sons, Anthony and David Palumbo as well as Winona Nelson, in giving several talks and painting demonstrations. We'll be there from August 17 through August 20.

Also, along with David Palumbo, we were judges for the art show at Dragon Con where we'll be attending September 2 to September 5 in Atlanta, GA. Anthony Palumbo and Winona Nelson will also join us and, again, we'll be participating in lots of panel discussions (especially a really cool one about our upcoming Tarot Deck and book).

In November, we'll all be going to Illuxcon (November 3 through November 6) in Altoona, PA. We'll be in our usual cozy spot, up in the crow's nest, doing painting demonstrations most of the time.

Also in November, we'll both be the Artist Guests of Honor at Philcon (November 18 to November 20) in Cherry Hill, NJ.

Busy, busy, busy! And thanks to all of those painting demonstrations, we'll still be able to get our work done! See you there!

Libra Izze!

Izze's not really a Libra, but I thought she'd be a great model for my newest personal project--Astrology Doggies! Years ago I got really interested in creating astrology birth charts for friends (before computers!). I'm really intrigued by all of the symbolism and mythology surrounding the astrological signs and it provides great visual material for art.
--Julie

Microvisions Time!

Nomad by David Palumbo

Hey, in case you didn't know about it, it's that time of year again and the bidding has already started! Microvisionsis an annual auction that, in past years, Boris and I have both participated in. All of the proceeds go directly to the Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship Fund. The original 5"x7" paintings are on exhibit at The Society of Illustrators in NYC.
Artists featured include John Cuneo, Tony DiTerlizzi, Zelda Devon, Jesper Ejsing, Tyler Jacobson, Gary Kelley, Chris Moeller, Dave Palumbo, George Pratt and Mark Summers.

Boundary Waters

I just finished this painting a week or so ago. Boundary Waters is an area between Minnesota and Ontario that is packed with beautiful wolves. Since I lived for about 5 years in Marquette, Michigan, which is also on Lake Superior, painting this background gave me a great feeling. I love Lake Superior and I really love wolves!
--Julie

The Crimson Battle Axe

This is a cover painting that we did for the book "The Crimson Battle Axe" by Curtis Oddo. The book is chock full of action and fantasy. The art was lots of fun to do and the book is lots of fun to read!

Boris and Julie

Old Spice

This is a painting full of fun and adventure that we did together for Old Spice.

Boris and Julie