Mike Vosburg's Mad Mummy #6

One of the many great things about attending artist William Stout's Sunday life drawing workshop was meeting and getting to know some of the best artists in the business. Mike is one of those artists. Probably best known for drawing the comic covers for HBO's show "Tales From The Crypt," Mike has had a long and varied career as an artist. His newest comic is called "The Mad Mummy" and like his other books "Lori Lovecraft" and "Retrowood" it's a joy to read (and look at). Mike was nice enough to include a two page story by author Christopher M. Faulkner that I illustrated called "Reap What You Sow" in issue #6! He also added a short bio (for both of us) and some other samples of my work.

See the links below for more information about Mike and Christopher and go get yourself a copy! In fact buy all Mike's books, you won't be sorry.

Find Mad Mummy Here (you may have to search Mad Mummy 6 when you get there)

Find Mike Here

And Here

And Find Author Christopher M. Faulkner Here

Freque Magazine Blood Issue!

Some of my photos of model Necrowolfie in a bloody refrigerator are in the May issue of Freque Magazine. Our stove and fridge in our California house went out at the same time so I had Wolfie come over and put them to good use! Wolfie was always perfect for helping me realize my strange and beautiful (she was the beautiful part) ideas. And you should have seen the looks on the faces of the guys that came to get the old appliances! Get your copy at the link below. Sadly it's the magazine's last issue.

Buy an Issue Here

Get More Information Here

Joss Stone Cover Contest

I've fallen behind in my posts so lots of news today.

Singer Joss Stone had a cover contest for her new, recently released album, and since I'm a fan I decided to enter. And no I didn't win, but I'm sharing my entries here anyway. Turns out they did help me work out a problem I was having with another piece of art I've been working on.

I was working with the idea of gasping for breath, like when singing or emerging from water.

Now on the Directory of Illustration

A portfolio dedicated to my digital photographic illustration style can now be seen at The Directory of Illustration web site. I'll be adding more work as it is available. And next year I'll have a page in the printed directory. Until then, on the web my work can be seen at this address:

www.directoryofillustration.com/BarryBarnes

Spectrum Fantastic Art Live 4!

This year Trained Eye Graphics will be exhibiting at Spectrum Fantastic Art Live 4. Find us in the Artist Alley, table #3. I'll have Zombie Circus books and prints along with silk screens, cards and some original art. Below are a few more details about attending or visit the Spectrum Fantastic Art web site.

Spectrum Fantastic Art Live 4 will be held in Bartle Hall,

301 West 13th Street, Kansas City, MO 64105 / Ballrooms 2103 A, B, & C

PREVIEW NIGHT – FRIDAY, MAY 22nd

SATURDAY, MAY 23rd 

SUNDAY, MAY 24th

Preview Night will be open to Exhibitors and 3-day ticketholders only

and will not be open to the general public.

                                          http://spectrumfantasticartlive.com/

2015 3x3 Illustration Directory is now available!

The latest copy of the 3x3 Directory of Illustration is now available to all art directors. Get your directory at the link below. 

This year my piece in the book is "Pinned" featuring V as a captured butterfly. You can see more of V's work at the link below.

V Nixie Web Site

And Art Directors can sign up for a book here:

3x3 Illustration Directory Web Site

Photos in Delicious Dolls Magazine - February 2015 Issue

Some of my pin up photos of model Jessamyne with my brother-in-law's Cadillac are in the latest issue of Delicious Dolls Magazine. Below is one of the covers offered for the February 2015 issue along with a link to where you can pick up a copy.

Buy a Copy of Delicious Dolls - February 2015

You may remember Jessamyne as the model for my burning witch picture. You can see more of her work here:

Jessamyne's Web Site