ICON The Illustration Conference, the 6th biennial, one-of-a-kind, global conference unites more than 600 highly-skilled, highly-educated, independent, entrepreneurial illustrators, educators, students and creative professionals from all media.

In conjunction with the 2010 Sunny Side Up conference held in Los Angeles, Gallery Nucleus is pleased to present a select group of work from this year’s contributors featuring over 50 artists in all.  Absorb an inspiring array of fresh ideas from the contemporary world of illustration presenting a mixture of mediums.

ICON: A Labor of Line – Preview Samples

Tim O’Brien | Fire Frog | Oil on panel | 16″ x 12″ | $3400
• Artist Tim O’Brien is now simultaneously on two covers of TIME magazine.

Chris Buzelli | Transference | Oil on board | 25″ x 18″ | $2400
• This work appeared in a recent review on the band Spoon published in Rolling Stone magazine.

Jim Salvati | Royal Gown | Oil on canvas
• The fine art paintings by a renowned Disney veteran behind Snow White and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice films.

Craig Elliot | Coy | 16″ x 14″ | Oil on paper | $1200
• A multi-faceted artist who has contributed to projects for Disney and Dreamworks studios.

Edel Rodriguez | Untitled | Acrylic on birch wood | 24″ x 18″ | $1200
• Acclaimed artist who served as Art Director for TIME magazine for over 12 years
and has won Gold medals from the Society of Illustrators NY.

Ryan Berkley | Elephant | 10″ x 8″ | Ink & pencil

Chris Sickels | Forearm | 19″ x 13″ | Mixed Media

Ching Ching Cheng | Polaroid | Mixed Media | 18″ x 18″ x 18″ | $3500

Gary Taxali | Sometimes is Not Enough | Mixed Media | 10″ x 15″ | $2500

John Mahoney | The Body of Woman | Ink on paper | 14″ x 17″