Rolling out of Memphis this year with my son James, we headed west to South Dakota. The trip took us through portions of Arkansas, Missouri, across Iowa into South Dakota. We had a wonderful adventure filled with miles of beautiful scenery and interesting stops along the way. The occasion for the trip was the annual Artist Ride which I
For me the thrill of Elvis Week is sharing my artwork, catching up with long time friends and the excitement of meeting new fans. This year marked my 30th Elvis Week, and the 34th since initiating the American Trilogy Billboard in 1978 to commemorate the first year. With Elvis Week 34 in my rear view mirror, I now look forward to the
I am always working on creating new and interesting designs to add to my collection of artwork. Recently, I have added three new Giclee’s designs. Giclée is an individually produced, high-resolution, high-fidelity, high tech reproduction on a special large format printer. Giclees are produced from digital scans of existing artwork. Also, since many artists now paint only digitally, there was no “original”
Seeing old friends and meeting new fans during Elvis Week 2011 makes me reminisce over the past 30 years of traveling to Memphis. It was 1981 when I began exhibiting my Elvis Artwork in Memphis, from that point on it became a yearly event. In 1984 I created my first t-shirt exclusively for the art exhibit. I wanted something special for the fans that they could not
A dozen years ago, I decided to do my very own Elvis comic book or as they are now so lovingly referred to as “Graphic Comics” or “Action Comics”. I chose one of the most popular films, Jailhouse Rock. The comic was titled “From Prison to Hollywood”. I solicited the help of my friend Timmie Travis to do the adaptation and
IT IS OFFICIAL…Elvis International Magazine is now literally INTERNATIONAL, worldwide distribution has begun, so check your local magazine rack for the latest edition, Fall 2011 issue. The magazine for “the Elvis Fan”. “This is the best front and back cover we have ever had in the twenty plus years of publication”…Darwin Lamm, creator and Consulting Editor of Elvis International