ArtisticallyChill

Day 3 was a very successful day for Serena despite Sundays being the slower days for most comic-cons. She had several commissions and sketches to work on before the masses eventually made it back towards her table after the show opened up. We got there a good hour early and Serena was already working hard on a commission to be picked up later that day.

While on a break, Serena decided to visit J.Scott Campbell and pick up his 2011 Fairytale Fantasies Calendar. Unknown to her, I secretly purchased the Blue Beauties sketchbook and, after introducing myself and recapping how I thought it was cool that he stopped by Serena’s table, told J.Scott that the book was a surprise for her to commemorate another successful appearance in Artist Alley. To make the sketchbook even more special, J.Scott Campbell did a quick profile shot of Fathom on the inside cover even though he was already booked with commissions til the end of the show.

So when she handed J.Scott the calendar to get signed, I gave that secret nod to bring out the sketchbook!

So here’s a pic of Serena with artist, J.Scott Campbell. For Serena, it definitely is a cool feeling when one of your favorite artists, whose work you admire and study to improve your own, becomes a fan of your work!

Even though Serena was busy, some were not. Looks like some folks decided to leave early due to lack of interest and sales from convention-goers.

Serena sold a few more prints and sketchbooks thoughout the rest of Sunday and got through two more commissions. She even sold some of her original work that was on display in her portfolio! She’s gonna have to do some more original work for next year’s conventions. Hopefully she’ll have more than one portfolio filled with original art she wouldn’t mind parting with.

As the convention started winding down, Serena did a quick sketch of Abbey Chase from J.Scott Campbell’s Danger Girl in one of her 2010 sketchbooks and then gave it to J.Scott Campbell!

As for my purchase, I swung by the table of Anthony Coffey (left) and Jesse Labbe (right) as they were packing up to pick up my copy of Berona’s War: Field Guide. I met these two creators and had a blast talking with them about the convention and their awesome creation: Berona’s War.

They were more than happy to sell me their last copy of the book that they brought with them to sell at the convention before it becomes available everywhere else! They even sketched inside the book and signed it!

I definitely can’t wait for graphic novel series to hit the shelves! It’s definitely worth checking out!

Well that’s it for Wizard World Chicago Comic 2010. Despite the lack of the big publishers, Serena’s appearance in Artist Alley was a huge success! Not only was she able to please her fans, she made new ones and met one of her favorite artists. She also got some recognition by other companies looking to someday hire her for some freelance work! Even though she still had some prints and sketchbooks left over, she ran out of business cards! We celebrated afterwards with a well deserved dinner at Olive Garden. We reflected on the weekend and talked about future convention appearances and revamping her portfolio so that she’ll have more original prints to sell. If she has time, Serena wants to try doing some watercolor pieces as well. If it all work’s out Serena’s next convention appearance next year will be even better than this year’s!

~ LoneWolf