We are half way through Star Wars Artist Month and it just keeps getting better! Today we feature an artist every fan can’t help but love – his style is as expressive as it is quirky, his stylings playful and carefree, and the depictions render some Star Wars characters cooler than they deserve. Show me a funnier R2-D2! So here’s to Spencer Brinkerhoff, poking fun at Star Wars while simultaneously making it look hip. Crazy!
“I started drawing and making art at an early age and never stopped. After graduating with a Fine Arts Degree from Arizona State University, I wasn’t sure how to find “real” work so I kicked around a bunch of different jobs. I’ve sculpted some of the horses for the PF Chang’s restaurants, animated an educational game for the World Health Organization, created and starred in a video that helped me Burt Reynolds’ Trans Am, but one of my greatest accomplishments is to be an officially licensed Star Wars artist. OH! And a husband and Father! WHEW! I dodged a bullet there. I am a full-time creative, a part-time Star Wars artist, and hold down a day job as a curriculum designer and trainer.“
Star Wars as a Subject
“Star Wars, to me, has always represented the spirit of imagination. It’s a world of possibilities and hope. I was an active spectator but I never thought that I would be able to contribute to this great big creative family.”
Featured Art
“I was first invited to be part of the Star Wars art show for Celebration Japan in 2008. I didn’t even know what celebration was, but there was NO WAY that I was turning down a chance to make OFFICIAL Star Wars art. So I did some research and looked over the art that had been created for past Celebrations. There weren’t really any guidelines or restrictions on what to illustrate so I figured that I would recreate an iconic Star Wars scene as an animated film but make it look like it had a real cinematic depth of field to it. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Star Wars opening in Japan I illustrated Han shooting Greedo in the cantina and titled the piece “Sorry about the mess”. This limited edition print is all sold out, but I have continued this same style with 5 other prints. One of my personal favorites being, “Don’t make me destroy you.” from Celebration Europe in 2013.”
Where to Find the art
“After each of the Celebration events, I have the opportunity to buy-back all of the remaining limited-edition artwork from Lucasfilm. With the licensing fees secured I am able to make the Celebration exclusive art for sale at www.StudiosB3.Storenvy.com
One of the most recent art pieces that you’ll find there is a Star Wars Celebration FIRST. For Celebration Chicago I created a limited edition LED backlit paper-cut ShadowBox of Yoda. Check it out and see if you can find all 11 hidden images in the swamps of Dagobah!“
You can follow my adventures @StudiosB3
Website : http://www.studiosb3.com/
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