I was given the opportunity to sign books at a Somerset Patriots minor league baseball game as part of their Super Summer Reader Club author and illustrator celebration at TD Ballpark in Bridgewater. I'm always looking for an excuse to head out to see a game, so I accepted.
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RIP Harper Lee
“I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what.”
American Visions: 1870 - 1940
Drury and I had a great time at MAM - saw some wonderful paintings, ran into some old friends and chatted with some new ones.
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Greg's New Book: Illustration That Works
My good friend and talented illustrator Greg Houston is releasing a wonderful book on the art and business of illustration. His passion for illustration is unequalled and I'm looking forward to getting my hands on a copy soon. It's chock full of artwork including a couple of my pieces.
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The First Review Is In!
"Papoulas' vivid paintings animate the setting and sentiment with photographic attention to faces and period details, silently evoking a din of everyday noises that seems impossible to convey. " - KIRKUS REVIEW
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Catching Up With Gary Kaleda
I was happy to be able to meet up with my old college buddy and incredibly talented artist Gary Kaleda recently to talk art, catch up on each others lives and even get a peek at one of Gary's pieces, hot off the presses.
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Profound Truth
“The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. The opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.”
A Couple of Underpaintings From The Sound of All Things
Here are a couple of underpaintings for some of the final illustrations of The Sound of All Things. At this point, I consider the work pretty much completed, at least in my head, and it becomes a matter of executing the piece as well as possible.
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Farewell Yogi
“You can observe a lot by just watching.”