In the 1960s, the US government built secret missile silos across the country to protect citizens against nuclear attack. They now serve as homes to the reclusive and gathering places to the adventurous. We put our boots on and went exploring.

Marcello Daldoce : About me I started learning to paint when I was 16 and dropped out of school 3 years later. I stayed home to paint by myself. A year afterwards I applied to an art school called Núcleo de Arte. I didn’t just study , I also lived there for a year. Then I interned in a design studio and an illustration studio for 12 months, and after that I started working at an ad agencies in Brazil. I stayed there 4 years. During 6 years I worked at my own illustration studio MACACOLÂNDIA with three partners. Today I’m living and painting in Miami Beach.

Shane De Vries.

When we first saw Shane Devries’ paintings, we flipped our lids.

We flipped our lids so hard the neighbours complained about all the flipping noises. After packing in his day job last year to concentrate on painting, Shane is brand new to the art scene in A-town – but, luckily, he has an ace up his sleeve: he’s lid-flippingly talented.

In the wake of his terribly cool Monster Kid exhibition at Gallery 139, we sat down with Shane to have a word about future plans, how to cultivate a mysterious aura, and (for some reason) Rolf de Heer.

I'm a freelance concept artist and illustrator, at the moment living in Gdansk, Poland. I deal with variety of projects - especially CG animations, TV shows and commercials. I'm a self-taught digital painter who owes skills to his unceasing ambition fueled by awesome (but at the same time frustrating haha) artistic individuals over the Internet.

It was in early 90s of the previous century when I first experienced digital art :). Commodore 64 gave incredible palette of 16 colours, resolution of 160x200 pixels and a joystick instead of a tablet. From that time I made noticeable progress, but a statistical man's life length in my country is too short to allow me to achieve the desired level. I'd like to focus on film and game industry. I enjoy using my imagination and create another worlds. My works are created in many styles and genre, but the most important thing for me is always the mood and atmosphere.

Thom Tenery.

If you look at enough concept art, particularly within the gaming industry, much of it can come to feel repetitive and even formulaic; which why I was so pleased to discover the concept art of Thom Tenery, which is delightfully imaginative, unique and wonderfully realized. Tenery studied Architecture at the University of Texas, Austin, and worked designing architecture and interiors for a number of years.

He studied illustration and concept design at the Art Center College of Design, and moved into that field. His work is included in the book, In the Future…: Entertainment Design at Art Center College of Design. Tenery has done work for companies like Sony Entertainment, Propaganda Games and Spacetime Studios; and is currently Senior Concept Artist at ID Software. His web site has a long, single page gallery of concept art from various projects; which are not identified. His sketchblog, lab luna, has additional concept images, plus sketches, speedpaintings and plein air paintings in gouache.

JS Rossbach. I am an award winning illustrator aka the Living Rope on the web and forums. I am able to provide professional quality illustrations, concept arts, and sketches with a computer based yet painterly approach. I have been a lead designer in the game industry for 3 years and a freelance artist for 8 years now. My services include Illustrations and Covers, Character and Creature Design, Graphic Design and Print Layout. I am quick, adaptable and open minded and I will help you carry out your project, AND meet your deadlines. If you feel like I can fit in your vision then please contact me for my rates and availability. I am working worldwide.

Concept art is a form of illustration where the main goal is to convey a visual representation of a design, idea, and/or mood for use in films, video games, animation, or comic books before it is put into the final product. Concept art is also referred to as visual development and/or concept design. This term can also be applied to retail design, set design, fashion design and architectural design.

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plaatje=blog. Hier website

A dangerous criminal gang is riding the net.
They act in the dark, exploring the most sinister places, in search for the bloody heart of talent and creativity. Their favourite victims are banality, conformism, lack of humor and good will at any cost. Killing Bambi is a good metaphor for their mission. They are unarmed, actually, but they can still hurt.
So be careful…

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Blijkbaar hebben Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Jimi Westbrook en Philip Sweet in de tweede helft van 2010 echt alle tekenen van succes. Zo gingen er in de eerste weken in de V.S. immers 41.940 exemplaren van het nieuwe album over de toonbank, hetgeen het kwartet niet alleen de 5e plaats in de over diverse genres verspreide Billboard Top 200 albums opleverde, maar tevens zoals verwacht ook de eerste plaats in de country hitlijsten. Terecht, prachtige mensen, prachtige nummers en prachtige muziek. Een pracht CD.

Maar is Little Big Town echt country? Wel, al lang zijn de klassieke begrenzingen in deze branch nauwelijks nog te vatten. Zo zou “The Reason Why” 25 jaar terug niet door veel handelaren onder de rubriek ‘country’ zijn gerangschikt. En ook nu nog zullen mensen hun wenkbrauwen fronsen dat de twaalf nummers hun plaats daar vinden. Van de andere kant draagt de groep er toe bij dat in de V.S. al 13-jarigen hun zakgeld voor ‘ambachtelijke’ muziek uitgeven, die niet alleen door vier uiterst goede stemmen wordt veredeld, maar ook een beetje country is.
Pop out van L-B-T hier.
Voorbeeld voor de zondagochtend hieronder, hele CD.

Hermanus (Michael Hermanus Schuurmans) werd geboren in het oude Noorden van Rotterdam op 18 september 1968 en werd getogen op Rotterdam Zuid, in Lombardijen om precies te zijn. Op de kleuterschool viel zijn talent al snel op en thuis werd daar mee verder gewerkt op de vrije woensdagmiddagen.

Zijn moeder liet hem of kleien, schilderen of gewoon lekker klooien met waardeloos materiaal. En op zijn kamertje, schetste hij alles wat los en vast zat... maar vooral portretten. Op twaalfjarige leeftijd maakte hij zijn eerste reproductie in olieverf a.d.h.v. een platenhoes en het ging maar verder…

The Band Perry classify their music as a cross pollination of country and rock and roll, which is exactly the way they were raised, and how they came to love to play music. The sibling-trio from Mobile, Alabama features Kimberly, Neil, and Reid Perry, and their story resembles the feel-good saga of a group of talented musicians who dream big, play hard, and, with a little bit of luck, get their shot at the big time.

After signing to Republic Nashville in 2009, TBP has just released their self-titled debut E.P. It’s been a long journey for the Alabama trio, and with their fresh, upbeat twist on the collaboration of country and rock and roll, The Band Perry just might be around for awhile.Overall, this is a solid debut from The Band Perry…at least for an abbreviated album.

I can’t help but wonder how the rest of the disc would be if it were to run another five or six tracks, which will be the case for a full length release. Still, the E.P. does a satisfactory job at delivering a catchy radio single, while also offering a limited selection of both upbeat and lulled selections. TBP’s debut has undoubtedly put the Alabama trio on the country music map; the only question is how far it will take them.

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Voor de liefhebbers: meespelen met if I die young is makkelijk. Klik hier,
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Given a pretty free brief for the IGI Offset event "Laundry" which is on in Dublin next Wednesday, I set about creating an image that reflected many of my own deeper pre-occupations and visual fixations. Here is the painting that resulted. I'm not sure what a shrink might make of it. Nou, ik vraag het me ook af.

Kom net terug van begrafenis nummer twee deze week. Staat er ineens een nieuwe sugarland overal op internet.

Merriam-Webster-Dictionary defines the word “restlessness” as lacking or denying rest; continuously moving; and Country duo Sugarland is displaying that trait like a beautiful strutting peacock on their fourth studio album, The Incredible Machine.

Sugarland beperkt de country-invloeden gelukkig tot een minimum zodat zelfs country-haters kunnen genieten.

Stuck like glue. Grappige videoclip. Zangeres Jennifer is verliefd op een man maar hij niet op haar. Wat begint met onschuldig stalken eindigt met kidnapping, maar op één of andere manier blijft het allemaal heel lief en aandoenlijk. Met een kinderlijk enthousiasme blijft Jennifer geloven dat ze een echte relatie kan hebben met de man van haar dromen – zelfs als ze hem moet vastbinden om te voorkomen dat hij wegloopt. Hoezo grappig eigelijk ?

Het plaatje is downen via multiupload, daar stond ie toevallig. (grapje). Hieronder uitgebreide preview. Leuke CD, helemaal Stefan.