![]() ![]() It took off from there.”īeing a fan of ‘Alice in Wonderland’, it was really intriguing to consider the Garden Dragons in that respect. I came up with what a dragon living there would look like. I was doing an art benefit show whose theme was Alice in Wonderland. I envisioned little mischievous dragons living in gardens camouflaging themselves to hide in their certain plant or tree. Your Fruit and veggie dragon series – for lack of a better name – tell me a bit about the inspiration for it? As I research Stan, I came across his dragon dice series, his garden dragon series. I mean alcohol and dragons – this is almost a metaphor for my life. I fell in love with Stan’s Drink Dragon series at the con. Seeing his work, I’d argue that the dragons wanted to be drawn by him. It seems that drawing dragons came very naturally to him. I was tickled to learn that he got hooked on fantasy via the art work of two of my long time favorite fantasy artists Frank Frazetta and Boris Vallejo. He drew a lot of dinosaurs and fantasy style art. I learned that Stan started out drawing at a very early age. ![]() This was back in 1993 and I have been doing cons ever since.” He was a guest at Necronomicon and informed me about the Convention and that they had an art show. I got approached by an author who needed a cover and interior illustrations for his new novel ‘Sword of Elfame’. So it was natural to want to know about how he got started at conventions? Now that I have had a some of my art licensed, I am leaning towards getting more of this done.” Meanwhile, my fan base from shows and internet was growing. I even got to do some concept art for independent video game companies. It was a trial and error getting to know how to meet art directors for these jobs. I also got some interior illustration jobs here and there. “I started out wanting to do novel covers and have done a few, but not enough to make a living at it. ![]() I asked Stan how he got started as a professional artist. Pop over to his website and you will see why. I practically begged him to be a featured artist for Con Artist – I am not ashamed to admit it. Can I just tell you I was in love with this man’s dragon art? Oh wait, I just did. Each set in a unique pose with an individual expression. When I passed Stanley Morrison’s booth I stopped dead in my tracks.īut not just the “I can draw dragons” kind of pictures that you see so often in fantasy art but gorgeous, colorful dragons brimming with personality and fun. If I had the talent to draw like many of the artists I met at MegaCon then you can bet I would draw dragons in absolutely every thing. The fiercely beautiful creature known as the dragon has fascinated me since I was little. It’s a well-known fact that I love dragons. Stanley Morrison and His Dragon Art at MegaCon 2018 ![]()
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