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]]> ~adventurevisual http://adventurevisual.deviantart.com/journal/26352973/ http://adventurevisual.deviantart.com/journal/26352973/ Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:48:15 PDT Just thought I'd remind you all, I'll be at the Toronto FanExpo artist alley in late August, and the Orillia Beatles Celebration in mid September. Please drop by and say hello ... there will be lots of cool stuff to check out, such as ... a new limited edition giclee print of "B Movie Wrap Party". Also lots of new prints and other brick-a-brack. End of commercial.

Rockabilly Version of Boring Commercial:
Hey Hepcats !! Leave your mother at home, slide into your bomb and hang out at the Toronto FanExpo and the Orillia Beatles Celebration. Yours truly will be flogging all the latest art crap ... much of it is actually pretty mean! And ladies ... wear those fishnet stockings and receive a sly look, free of charge! Dig it down deep, Zombie Daddy-O !

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Mark

]]> ~adventurevisual http://adventurevisual.deviantart.com/journal/24215638/ http://adventurevisual.deviantart.com/journal/24215638/ Mon, 13 Apr 2009 07:35:46 PDT I can tell you it's NO FUN moving in the snow and freezing rain, especially when you can't stop coughing.

BUT ... there are several new pieces I'm working on. There will be some new BEATLE art, some sci-fi and pinup stuff ... so stay tuned !

Mark

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]]> ~adventurevisual http://adventurevisual.deviantart.com/journal/21436275/ http://adventurevisual.deviantart.com/journal/21436275/ Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:47:07 PST Thanks to everyone who keeps checking in ... It can only get better from now on.

]]> ~adventurevisual http://adventurevisual.deviantart.com/journal/19071213/ http://adventurevisual.deviantart.com/journal/19071213/ Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:03:39 PDT And now the BIG news ... I've got a one-man show in Toronto at the Moviepostergallery (movieposter.com)
this October 17,18 & 19. I'll be featuring many canvas and digital paintings as well as several sculptures ... many of the same pieces as in my DA gallery, plus some new work. ALSO ... MY NEW ARTBOOK is now available for purchase ! There are 500 hand signed and numbered books which I'll have on hand at the conventions and exhibitions this year. If you can't come to the conventions ...you can order an unsigned copy from [link]
The book is a 72 page, full colour collection of my artwork from 1994 to 2008. It features much of the art seen in my DA gallery, plus some other new and older (non published) art.


If you're in the Toronto area, please come by and check it all out!

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To those who wish this bill to become law, I have only this to say ...

YOU ARE A MONEY GRABBING BASTARD. GREED IS YOUR DISEASE. STOP CHOKING THE HELL OUT OF PEOPLE.

For more info on this, check out [link]

]]> ~adventurevisual http://adventurevisual.deviantart.com/journal/18077024/ http://adventurevisual.deviantart.com/journal/18077024/ Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:30:25 PDT Also a huge thank you to the many people who purchased my prints and commissioned sketches during the Expo. I'll try to post some of these sketches in the near future... so come back soon !

Cheers!
Mark

]]> ~adventurevisual http://adventurevisual.deviantart.com/journal/16938080/ http://adventurevisual.deviantart.com/journal/16938080/ Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:39:26 PST FOR THE ARTIST:
1. TIME IS MONEY. You must know what you are worth if you want to survive.
2. ACCEPT CRITICISM ... if you respect the person who is giving it. Any critic worth listening to can provide sound reasons for their criticisms.
3. Project confidence and knowledge ... this will only be believable if you actually are confident and knowledgeable. But don't overdo it !
4. DON'T BE EGOTISTICAL ... no matter how good you are, there will ALWAYS be someone better.
5. Don't be too hard on yourself ... you are better than alot of others.
6. Contracts ... Read the fine print, and NEGOTIATE. Most of the contracts offered are designed so the client benefits, not the artist. Know your rights.

FOR THE CLIENT:
1. PAY THE ARTIST PROMPTLY AND FAIRLY when you have received work . If you don't, artists tend to spread the word about what a cheapskate you are ... plus there's always the chance you'll end up in a court battle. Both are more costly than the artwork.
2. DON'T MISLEAD OR MAKE UNREASONABLE DEMANDS. Everyone can recognize bullying and manipulation. Everyone hates you for it.
3.EMAIL RESPONSIBLY. Right now I have a client who is sending me way too many unneccessary emails. I won't work for them again after this.
4. DON'T BE EGOTISTICAL.Right now the same client seems to think they are my most important client ... actually they are the least important.
5. RESPECT THE ARTISTS' OPINION !!! There is usually a damn good reason why they've done it that way! Ask them and they'll tell you.
6. BE FLEXIBLE AND FAIR with your decisions. This often results with a better piece of artwork for you, and a better relationship with your artist.
7. PROVIDE AS MUCH INFORMATION AS YOU CAN regarding the artwork. A little research and a few examples will really help you get exactly what you want.
8. TRUST THE ARTIST TO DO THEIR JOB. I have seen WAY to many clients become too involved with the tiny details of the artwork. It is extremely annoying to the artist, particularly if the client doesn't know what they are talking about.

There are many more things to mention here I'm sure, but this will do for now. Hope it helps !

Mark Rehkopf
p.s. - Don't forget to drop by my booth in the Artist Alley at the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo ( in April ) and the Toronto FanExpo ( in August ) Cheers!

]]> ~adventurevisual http://adventurevisual.deviantart.com/journal/16548334/ http://adventurevisual.deviantart.com/journal/16548334/ Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:51:18 PST I'm usually occupied with commissions when I do a convention ... so you have to find me EARLY to make sure you get a sketch. Look for the ADVENTURE VISUALS booth and banner, usually in the Artist Alley... or perhaps just in an alley... in a cardboard box behind the liquor store. Remember, you NEED at least ONE of my original drawings of SEXY ROBOT DINOSAURS with COOL STEAMPUNK RAYGUNS being ridden by ULTRA SEXY GIRLS with ZOMBIE SPACESHIPS in the background ... or you won't be cool. Cheers, have a great 08.

p.s. - WOW! 5,555 page views ! thanks to all of you ! New art coming soon ...



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Instead of singing some old christmas carols, we should be singing 'Imagine' and 'Give Peace a Chance'. I think it'd be a start, anyway.

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thanks, cheers!
Mark

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Thanks,
-Mark

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MR.

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Hopefully soon I'll make prints available so check back now and then.

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