2023 Chesley Award Finalists

The Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists (ASFA) announced its 2023 Chesley Final Ballot on December 21. Member voting on the winners is open and ends January 10. BEST HARDBACK ILLUSTRATION  https://photos.app.goo.gl/Fg8ds39CGvM2wuLG7 BEST PAPERBACK/EBOOK COVER ILLUSTRATION https://photos.app.goo.gl/5WN69faeN3mFxr7w8 BEST MAGAZINE COVER https://photos.app.goo.gl/uiArGCgYzpSMimaW6 … Continue reading

Pixel Scroll 1/27/22 All Ringworlds Great And Small

(1) MAUS OUT OF SCHOOL LIBRARY. In response to the banning of Art Spiegelman’s Maus by the McMinn County Tennessee School Board Neil Gaiman has tweeted: “There’s only one kind of people who would vote to ban Maus, whatever they … Continue reading

Pixel Scroll 6/16/21 No One Is Born A Pixel, Except In A French Scroll Where Everyone Is

(1) FANTASY ART EXHIBIT AND SYMPOSIUM. The “Enchanted” fantasy art exhibit opened at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, MA last weekend: Enchanted: A History of Fantasy Illustration explores fantasy archetypes from the Middle Ages to today. The exhibition will present … Continue reading

Pixel Scroll 12/2/20 The Television Will Not Be Revolutionized

(1) FLIGHT WORN ART. Artist Gregory Manchess tells how he designed the Dragon Crew One patch – and how he got the gig in the first place: “Mission Patch: Crew One” at Muddy Colors. …Through a convoluted process of attending … Continue reading

Best Professional Artist Hugo: Eligible Works from 2019

By JJ: To assist Hugo nominators, this post provides information on the artists and designers of more than 660 works which appeared in a professional publication in the field of science fiction or fantasy for the first time in 2019. … Continue reading