8-BIT CALAVERA by Nick Jennings

The Autumn Society proudly presents an exclusive "calavera" by the fantastic, Nick Jennings, for our upcoming "8-BIT Calavera" installation at GROUND KONTROL (Classic Arcade) in Portland, Oregon.

Nick has art directed and worked on several animated shows like....Adventure Time, Spongebob Squarepants, and Rocko's Modern Life. Check some more of Nick's work HERE!

ALTERED SCAPES Animation Art Vol 1

Italian, Animation Art Director, Valerio Ventura, has come out with his first art book, titled "Altered Scapes."

Ventura's body of work expands from movies like the Pagemaster, Disney hits: Hercules, Mulan, and Emperor's New Groove, to Brad Bird's Family Dog.

In "Altered Scapes", Ventura's unique style is shown through his rich environments, radiant colors, and abstract expressionism. This is a self-published LIMITED EDITION and a rare jem that would enrich and expand any Illustrator's or Animator's art book collection!

Purchase your copy here!

GRID Cover

I recently worked with Art Director Jamie Leary on an illustration for the cover of GRID Magazine, a local publication that focuses on living more sustainably in Philadelphia. Each issue focuses on a particular issue, and this one is the FOOD issue. They wanted a cover that communicated the idea of local farmers banding together via a co-op to take on big agribusiness. I couldn’t help but think of a certain “giant” so most of my sketches revolved around a David vs Goliath concept. Another idea I had was the idea of “food power” showing a raised fist made out of crops.

In the end we went with the 3rd one. I normally work with a much flatter perspective, or none at all, so this was an interesting departure from my usual style of composition.