Charles D Shell

Alphonse Mucha: A Father of Graphic Art

(Originally posted on December 6, 2017) I’m certain you’ve seen an Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) print at some point in your life.  So many of his prints have saturated the artistic landscape that I think it’s inevitable you’ve seen one.  The problem is you probably didn’t know the man’s name.  Which is a crime. Alphonse Mucha […]

Stephen Fabian: An Artist Who Needs More Love

(Originally posted on Aug 24, 2016.) Many years ago, while stationed in Wildflecken, Germany, I bought the 2nd Edition AD&D new boxed set of the Ravenloft  role-playing game campaign setting.   I was exposed to artwork from an artist heretofore unknown to me: Stephen Fabian.  These were in the days where game companies couldn’t really […]