We are super close to the kickoff of Spectrum Fantastic Art Live 3. If you are in the Kansas City area this weekend, I do hope you will consider coming to the show. You won’t be disappointed.

My alphabetical trip (by first name) continues with a look at the “M”, “N”, “O”, and “P” lists.

These artists are scheduled to be in attendance May 9-11 in Kansas City, MO at Spectrum Fantastic Art Live 3.

I offer the art without comment, as it can speak well enough for itself. Besides, I’d rather get your thoughts.

Under each piece is the name of the artist and a link to their respective website. Please consider giving them a visit to explore more of their work.

The image to open this post is by artist Peter Mohrbacher

And with no more delay….the art:

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(Art by Android Jones)

Each year when Spectrum: The Best of Contemporary Fantastic Art is published, there are Gold and Silver Award winners in each of the book’s categories. When Spectrum Fantastic Art Live began three years ago, the announcement of these awards was turned into an Oscar-style ceremony held and Kansas City’s historic Midland Theatre as part of the SFAL weekend. This year will be will mark the third occurrence of this dazzling event. The Spectrum 21 Awards Ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 10th at 7:00 p.m. Those with three-day passes or who purchase single day Saturday tickets at the door for Spectrum Fantastic Art Live 3 can attend the awards ceremony.

Trust me, this is a MUST ATTEND event.

Part of the fun of the announcement of these awards is making your own judgments on whether or not you agree with the picks of the official judges. Now that the Spectrum 21 nominees have been announced, I thought it would be fun to give you the opportunity to sit in the judgment seat.

John Fleskes, who is now in charge of publishing the annual art book and will be taking over hosting duties for his first awards ceremony this year, has agreed to offer up the prizes for this little contest.

All you need do is review the list of the nominees and the accompanying images, choose who you think will win in each category, and leave your guesses in the comments section.

You have until 7:00 p.m. CST on Saturday, May 10th to leave your guesses. One entry per person, please.

The one with the most correct guesses wins. If there are more than one with the same correct number, I will randomly draw three winners. The prizes are a set of the Spectrum Fantastic Art Live Commemorative Art Books:

These gorgeous hard cover art books include art and interviews with Brom, Mike Mignola, Android Jones, Iain McCaig, Phil Hale, Tara McPherson, Michael Whelan, Peter de Seve, John Foster, Charles Vess, and Terryl Whitlach. They really are beautifully produced and are well worth your taking the time to see if you can get inside the mind of this year’s judges.

Additionally I will give away one $25 online bookstore of your choice gift card to one of the three winners.

Below you will find the category, a list of the nominees, followed by the nominated image and identification of the work.

Good luck!

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As the sand in the hourglass ticks down to April 30th, marking the final day that three-day Spectrum Fantastic Art Live tickets will be available for purchase, allow me to tempt you with more visual delights that can be yours if you are in attendance.

My alphabetical trip (by first name) continues with a look at the “J” and “K” lists.

These artists are scheduled to be in attendance May 9-11 in Kansas City, MO at Spectrum Fantastic Art Live 3.

I offer the art without comment, as it can speak well enough for itself. Besides, I’d rather get your thoughts.

Under each piece is the name of the artist and a link to their respective website. Please consider giving them a visit to explore more of their work.

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