And so convention season begins!

I've got a booth this weekend at the enigmatic Spectrum Live! event in Kansas City, MO. For those of you that are outside the US, you have not heard of this city because it is small and mostly out of the way, tucked gently in the middle waistband of the states at large. I suppose choosing such a minor location for this major event is one way of reducing the cost of running the show. But don't be fooled, this is not a small show. In fact, this might be the largest gathering of working representational artists ever assembled. [link]

Too many friends to catch up with. Too many idols to adore. And too many cool new people to meet. Just look at this list, it's an obscene gluttony of talent. It doesn't even include the totally awesome artists just there to hang out.

    Flesk Publications
    Baby Tattoo Books
    The Lazarus Group
    William Stout
    Paul Bonner
    John Picacio
    Brom
    Stuart Ng Books
    Donato Giancola
    Dan Dos Santos
    Gary Gianni
    Mark Schultz
    Nathan Fox
    Deseo
    Thomas Kuebler
    Jon Foster
    Michael Aspengren
    Andy Brase
    Jasmine Becket-Griffith
    Armand Baltazar
    Allen Douglas
    Craig Elliott
    Eidolon Fine Arts
    Keita Morimoto
    Omar Rayyan
    Chris Rahn
    Allen Spiegel Fine Art
    Vincent Villafranca
    Virginie Ropars
    Kyle Bice
    Steven Belledin
    Drew Baker
    Tom Bishop
    David Michael Beck
    Daren Bader
    Jason Chalker
    Caniglia
    Eric Deschamps
    Kamala Dolphin-Kingsley
    Felipe Echevarria
    Levi Fitch
    Jason Felix
    Michael C. Hayes
    Lucas Graciano
    Randy Gallegos
    Ashton Gallagher
    Cory John Heisson
    Kristin Kest
    Rick Kitagawa
    J. Anthony Kosar
    Rich Klink
    Ant Lucia
    Daarken
    Brynn Metheney
    Petar Meseldzija
    Scott Murphy
    Peter Mohrbacher
    Jeff Miracola
    Vladimir & Daniela Ovtcharov
    Shane Pierce
    Mark Poole
    Jeff Preston
    Jim Pavelec
    R.K. Post
    Bud Plant
    Anne Hutchinson
    David Palumbo
    Anthony Palumbo
    Winona Nelson
    Ryan Pancoast
    Vincent Proce
    Jason Palmer
    Alex Ruiz
    Chris Seaman
    Annalisa Schaefer
    Brandon & Jarrod Shiflett
    Bruce D. Mitchell
    Matt Stawicki
    Matthew Stewart
    E.C. Steiner & Carisa Swenson
    Dan Scott
    Dominick Saponaro
    Matt Tisdale
    Paul Tepper
    Jeremy Wilson
    Eric Wilkerson
    David Thiérrée
    Stephan Martiniere
    Paul Tobin
    Joshua Rizer
    Frank Hong
    Frank Dixon
    Andrea Wicklund
    Allen Williams
    Steve Argyle
    Russell Dickerson
    Madeline C. Matz
    D. Ryan Allen
    Robert Geist
    John Stanko
    Bobby Chiu
    Kei Acedera
    Peter Chan
    Lydia Burris
    Christopher Titus
    Volkan Baga
    Michael Whelan
    Tyler Walpole
    Franz Vohwinkel
    Chris Guarino
    Eric Wieringa
    Wayne Reynolds
    Kelley Hensing
    James Shoop
    Karen Hollingsworth
    Cory Godbey
    David Silva
    Scott Quick
    Aaron Miller
    Greg Spalenka
    Artist As Brand
    Joseph Corsentino
    Tim Bruckner
    Steven Sanders
    Bruce Holwerda
    JP Targete
    Greg Manchess
    Ashley Corbello
    Thomas Gianni
    Scott Gustafson
    Jeff Herndon
    Jim & Ruth Keegan
    Michael Manomivibul
    Colin Nitta
    Robert Elrod
    Eric Joyner
    Tom Babbey
    Chad Beatty
    Jason Edmiston
    Spectrum Fantastic Art
    Igor Grechanyk
    Ethan Harris
    Edward Howard
    Raven Mimura
    Jeremy Mohler
    Mark A. Nelson
    Out of Step Arts
    Ryan Schutter
    Kenneth Smith
    Boris Vallejo & Julie Bell
    VALVE Corporation
    Mark Wheatley
    Kirsten Zirngibl
    Joshua Hoffine
    Mario Mora
    Byron Winton
    Travis Lewis
    ASFA
    Eric Velhagen
    Ben Templesmith
    Andrew Bawidamann
    Rob Alexander
    Herschel Yelder
    DreamHaven Books
    James Ross
    Brian Despain
    Peter Breese
    Andrew Martin
    DogEared Design
    Jeremy Aaron Moore
    Jeff Crosby
    Christina Hess
    April Lee
    White Cloud Worlds
    Toby Cypress
    Alexis Ziritt
    Andrew MacLean
    Eve Skylar
    David Richardson
    Utrecht Art Supplies
    Travis Louie
    Stephen Hickman
    Coop
    Ragnar
    Brent Woodside
    Menton J. Matthews III
    Gris Grimly
    Thad Wharton
    Ted Backman
    Jeremy Bennett
    Geoffrey Aaron Harris
    Jason Engle
    Justin Gerard
    Zelda Devon & Kurt Huggins
    Jel Ena
    Kathie Olivas
    Brandt Peters
    Echo Chernik
    James Gurney
    Arkady Roytman
    Christopher Moeller
    Renae Taylor
    Sidebar Nation
    Michael Defeo
    Diana Harlan Stein
    Jennifer Janesko
    Justin Sweet
    The Art Department
    Shelly Wan
    João Ruas
    Kim Murphy
    George Pratt
    John English
    Brent Watkinson
    Jean-Baptiste Monge
    Brooke Howell
    Barron Storey
    Roxana Villa
    Sterling Hundley
    Anita Kunz
    Ron Lemen
    Vanessa Lemen
    Francis Vallejo
    Jason Manley
    Vance Kovacs
    Douglas Sirois
    Christian Gossett
    Tom Strom
    Ben Wootten
    Tom Most / Mostly Fantasy
    Jeff Simpson
    Annie Stegg


Making dinner reservations is going to be a massive clusterfuck.