ARTISTS & ANIMATORS ALLIANCE MEETING 11/25/09

We wish to thank IHOP again for hosting the Artist & Animators Alliance, for our
pre-holiday meeting. We also wish to thank noted Las Vegas Artist DERYL SKELTON, for
being our special guest speaker on the night. We learned quite a bit about him, and his artistic journey in and out side the world of the comic art field.

In attendance were artist Deryl Skelton, writer Jack Frost, and myself G. Ford. Topics ranged from asian culture to getting things done as an artist in today's market. Of great interest were Deryl's current projects which include a children's book and another self publishing venture with which we wish him well. You can check out his current projects, and his extensive background works at his website @:

http://skeltonartist.com/

Thank you again Deryl, for the SPIDER-MAN sketch this weeks art addition.
If you were at the Vegas Valley Comic Festival this month you may have had a chance to see his art and meet him and the other comic creators at the panels they hosted. We had a great time sharing coffee, stories, and sketches, and hope to share more experiences in the future. As we'd love to have him back, and invite all art enthusiasts to sit down and share our table at the next Artists & Animators Alliance meeting December 09 2009, 7:00 PM @ IHOP on Maryland Pkwy. by the Blvd. Mall.
Peace, and Happy Thanksgiving to all.
G. Ford

Spider-man copyright Marvel Comics oops or should that be Disney:)

Had a great time.

It was a very interesing meeting of the minds at the 11/11/09 meeting of the Artists & Animators Alliance. In attendance where Artist Erik Miller, Writer/Photographer Jack Frost, and Myself. We had a nice time discussing where we are at on various projects; over chicken fingers and a basket of fries. Jack and Erik are currently collaborating on a series of interesting newspaper comic strips; some of which can be seen at Creations Ink on myspace @ http://www.myspace.com/506532622

While I am currently working on a freelance T-shirt design assignment.

The discussion hit to the heart of the beginnings of the Artist and Animators Alliance as a group formed to bring together artists and creators to help one another learn, grow, and collaborate on various projects, to their mutual benifit. The three of us are much like a microcosm of the Vegas art scene. We three have known each other for months, and discussed working together in the past. However different projects would come up, or bad timing has prevented us from collaborating on paper. However, with this meeting we've made a renewed effort to find a project to collaborate on, and I look forward to working with them in the future.

Jack has great plans for the comic strips he and Erik are working on, and is putting together a website to showcase his writing, and Erik's amazing artwork. Look for "THE GUYS", and "THE GAB" as well as other comic strips from this amazing creative team. See other projects from Jack Frost and Erik Miller at:
http://www.myspace.com/506532622 as well.

And check out our online magazine, Graf-X Illustrated @:
http://gxillustrated.weebly.com/

We would like to thank IHOP again, for their awesome service. We only wish we had more to give for your generosity in hosting our meetings. We invite all creative thinkers and those interested in the arts to come to the next Artists & Animators meeting November 25th right before the holidays kick off.
Peace, and God bless you all with a Happy Holiday Season.
G.