{"id":116525,"date":"2023-05-10T09:58:10","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T14:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=116525"},"modified":"2023-05-10T09:58:13","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T14:58:13","slug":"donato-giancola-open-studio-may-13-includes-a-special-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2023\/05\/10\/116525-donato-giancola-open-studio-may-13-includes-a-special-giveaway\/","title":{"rendered":"Donato Giancola open studio May 13; includes a special giveaway!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Many Middle-earth fans will be familiar with the spectacular work of artist Donato Giancola<\/a>. His art has graced the covers of Tolkien editions as well as calendars, and last year saw a fabulous exhibition of his work at the Huntsville Museum of Art<\/a>. Visitors there were lucky enough to see his massive new painting, ‘Beacons of Gondor’ – a breathtaking, gigantic rendering of sweeping scenery and drama.<\/p>\n\n\n

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If you live in the New York area, this Saturday you could see that painting – and more – for yourself. Giancola is holding an Open Studio in Brooklyn, 11am to 6pm, May 13. This is an incredible opportunity to meet the artist himself, as well as seeing many of his amazing pieces up close. Not only that, but the first 25 visitors will receive a fabulous gift – a signed copy of Giancola’s now out of print first edition art book ‘Middle-earth: Visions of a Modern Myth’. Copies will also be embossed with the sigil of the Kings of Gondor!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Giveaway for those unable to attend in person<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Those visiting the open studio could WIN a Giancola original painting; AND there is even an online giveaway which can be entered by folks who can’t visit in person! So there’s something for everyone. Here’s all the info you need:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Donato Arts OPEN STUDIO<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Saturday May 13, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11am – 6pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

397 Pacific Street<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brooklyn, NY 11217<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This May will see the return of the annual hosting of an Open Studio here at our place in Brooklyn. We will showcase an abundance of new oil paintings, drawings, and projects as well as scores of classics from my 30+ year career as an illustrator. Come eat, drink, and commingle with fellow artists, professionals, and fans of the genre as we plow our creative paths forward in these changing times.

The massive Middle-earth canvas\u00a0The Beacons of Gondor<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0will\u00a0<\/em>anchor the studio at 78″ x 114″. This is my largest work ever and was created for the exhibition at the Huntsville Museum of Art in Alabama this past winter.\u00a0 I am excited to share this with the New York area audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also back from traveling shows are a couple of my favorites, \u2018I threw down my enemy\u2019 of Gandalf defeating the Balrog on Zirak-zigil, and the intimate \u2018Shadow of the Past\u2019, as well as The Walls of Moria and the Fellowship in Hollin.\u00a0 There are also numerous pages around the home from David Wenzel\u2019s graphic novel of\u00a0The Hobbit<\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n

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A dedicated Wall of Magic displaying over thirty recent Magic: The Gathering oil paintings and preliminary sketches as well as a handful of my earliest works for Wizards of the Coast will be set up in the studio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New fantasy works will be shown from the cover of Kristen Britain’s forthcoming novel\u00a0The Spirit of the Wood<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0to interior illustrations for the new novel\u00a0King-Killing Queen\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>by author Shawn Speakman of\u00a0Grim Oak Press<\/em><\/a>\u00a0.\u00a0<\/em>The latest\u00a0Empathetic Robot painting in now\u00a0finished titled, Remembering,\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>and\u00a0Portfolios filled with large, preliminary drawings and studies will also be available to peruse through.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Visit Giancola’s website<\/a> for all the details – and to enter the online giveaway. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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