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<\/a>Sample art from INSPIRED, clockwise, top left: Art by John Picacio, Rebecca Yanovskaya, Wylie Beckert, Marc Scheff<\/p><\/div>\n
Yesterday, I received word\u00a0that three of my artworks will be included in the forthcoming art annual, Infected By Art 3<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n Today, I want to share news of a forthcoming\u00a0fantastic sf\/f art book called Inspired<\/a><\/em>.\u00a0It\u2019s the brainchild of Chesley Award-winning art director and Art Order mastermind\u00a0Jon Schindehette.<\/a>\u00a0The collection\u00a0features a juried selection of works from over 30 international artists via Art Order\u2019s \u201cInspiration\u201d Challenge.\u00a0I\u2019m honored to be included amongst the artists chosen for this volume, and\u00a0you can see the full list of selected artists here<\/a>.<\/p>\n The jury\u00a0for this book \u2014 an\u00a0amazing lineup of sf\/f luminaries:<\/p>\n Irene Gallo \u2014 Associate Publisher, Tor.com<\/p>\n Julie Bell \u2014 Illustrator<\/p>\n Lauren Panepinto \u2014 Creative Director, Orbit Books<\/p>\n Rebecca Guay \u2014 Illustrator \/ Founder of Illustration Master Class & smArt School<\/p>\n Terese Nielsen \u2014 Illustrator<\/p>\n Terryl Whitlatch \u2014 Illustrator and Creature Designer Extraordinaire<\/p>\n Inspired<\/em> is going to be a dynamite art collectible and the print run is\u00a0limited to only 1000 copies\u00a0\u2014 now taking pre-orders!<\/strong><\/p>\n BONUS!<\/em> All pre-orders also receive a digital copy of the book for free!! You can score your\u00a0books\u00a0here.<\/a><\/p>\n \u2018Can\u2019t wait to see the finished product, and be inspired.\u00a0Congrats to Jon \u2014 and thank you for creating not only this book, but potentially a new art book model where all parties share the revenue pie. Thank you to the jury, and congrats to all of the artists that were selected!<\/em><\/p>\n