Starting our third (!) year saw several changes. Annie Rodrigue stepped down from Behind the Art, and the reins were taken up by Melissa Acker. Giovanna Adams started a spotlight column, which would feature both historical and current artists, and we introduced two comics: Falheria by Erika Harm (a humerous spot) and a reprint of Tomb of the Kings, by Laura Melis (a graphic novel). Our first theme for the year was 'Dawn,' with a cover by T. Allison.
Gallery
Columns
Practical Color Theory, Part 1
Red, a King Dethroned
Green Resolutions
The Whimsical work of Arthur Rackham, 1867-1939
Dawn of a New Year
Tackling New Media
Features
Fiction
Comics
The theme was 'Rats' (for the Chinese zodiac) and our cover was by Grace Palmer.
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Sketching in the Field
The Crafty One
Rules of Art
The Art and Life of Sulamith Wulfing
Making It Last!
EMG news for February 2008
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Fiction
Comics
Our theme was crystals, with a cover by Ruth Steinback.
Gallery
Columns
Working with Your Reference Photos
You Wanna Put My Art... Where?
Marching On...
A Harmonic Connection of Body and Soul
Change Over Time
Richard M. Powers, February 24, 1921 - March 9, 1996
Features
Fiction
Comics
'Unicorns!' With a cover by Selina Fenech.
Gallery
Columns
The Mystery of the Works of Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516?)
It's All Relative
Fierce and Sweet
Down to the Wire
CONundrums
No Foolin'! April news
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Fiction
Comics
Our theme was 'Trains' and our cover by Kiriko Moth.
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Columns
Making your own Paint Reference Cards
If only Charles Babbage...
News for May
The Fantasy Artwork of Ida Rentoul Outhwaite
Internet (Do Not) Panic
Art Show Season Again!
Features
Fiction
Comics
Our theme was 'Egypt', with a cover that is a collaboration effort by three artists - the painter, Eden Celeste; the mask masker, Devin VanDomelin; and the framer, Dave Gembala. (The mask is removable and wearable and the artwork and frame stand alone or with the mask.)
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Columns
Once Upon A Time In Egypt?
Desert Siren -- Part 1
The Art of Sidney Sime
Guilt and the Artist
Making Green Art & Staying Healthy
EMG news for June 2008
Features
Fiction
Comics
*This article is probably my most intensely researched and possibly my most widely linked. It was written at the height of the Orphan Works panic, and was in direct conflict with a lot of the popularly shared pieces being written at the time. I learned WAY more about copyright and law than I intended to, and found it terrifically educational all around.