Rueben's Ramblings

Garnet by Emily Warren

Artist’s Spotlight:  Emily Warren is a native of central Missouri who has been drawing for as long as she can remember, and finds inspiration from surfing art on the internet and from artistic friends.  She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Illinois Institute of Art in Chicago.  Shortly after her graduation, she attended Wizard World in Chicago, selling her art in the Artist’s Alley. A colorist from Marvel recognized her work and introduced her to some editors from Marvel.  Being persistent, Emily kept in touch with them and was able to land a job with Marvel as a colorist.  When her boyfriend completed school, they moved to Los Angeles, where they currently live. S he has worked for several other companies besides Marvel, including Jay Company Comics, UDON and Dark Horse. She is currently working on X-Babies for Marvel and Darkstalkers covers for UDON.  She also works on personal illustrations like the featured piece called Garnet. If you would like to see the art of Emily Warren, please visit her website at http://www.frozenlilacs.com/ or you can contact her frozenlilacs@gmail.com for more details.

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Bride by Laura Tigu

Artist’s Spotlight:  Laura Tigu, a diversified artist, who grew up in an artistic Romanian family in Adrian, Michigan. Art is in her blood and drawing is her passion, but she also enjoys doing portraits, cartoons, paintings, graphic design and ceramics.

Her featured piece is entitled Bride – inspired by a picture found in a bridal magazine with added designs of her own creation – is done in graphite on medium tooth drawing paper in the realism style. Laura states, “this particular bride looked so peaceful and beautiful that she inspired me to capture her beauty in a drawing.”

Drawing for Laura is “relaxing, peaceful, and brings me joy. I am a perfectionist which, makes getting certain projects done stressful, but the finished piece of art is always rewarding. With every piece of art I create I go through a journey and grow in my technique.”

If you would like more information about Laura Tigu’s artwork, please contact me at ruebenpreymate@gmail.com or visit Laura’s Facebook page at estera_vegeta@yahoo.com.

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Daydream by Alethea Robertson

Artist’s Spotlight: Alethea Robertson is a blossoming artist who is passionate about art and seeks to unveil the beauty of the world she sees around her. Her featured piece is called Daydream and is painted in oil on canvas. It reflects a woman on a Greek Island watching the waves crash beneath her balcony window and what she feels deep in her heart as she daydreams with lust and longing as she awaits a dark handsome lover. Alethea is intrigued by the idea that women are comprised of many layers of emotions and, as each layer is peeled away, it reveals another level of a woman’s heart and desires. If you would like more information about Alethea’s artwork, please contact me at ruebenpreymate@gmail.com.

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