Open for business!

A lot of you have asked if you can purchase prints of my work. Well now you can by clicking right here or by clicking the marketplace tab on my site www.Kurtaspland.com. I have used a site called Fine Art America to print, frame and ship my work. Right now I have three of my more popular pieces for purchase. I will be adding more over the weeks so keep looking back to see what is new. What is so great about working digitally is that each painting is exactly the same as the first so there is never any breakdown of color or quality.

If there is something that I have done that you like let me know and I will add it sooner than later. If you purchase an unframed piece and have it shipped to me, I will be happy to personally sign it. There will be a slight additional fee in shipping from my studio to your home, just let me know by email or phone that it is coming.

Texas Gold

Just finished a week ago. This illustration was for a magazine in Texas. For all of my southern California TRBC friends... do you know the person in the bottom right?

Recap NYC Tour:

So here are a few selected images from NY
With this trip so successful, I think I might blow on over to the Windy City!

Day 5 NYC Tour: Things end right where they begin

One thing that surprised me about NYC was the number fruit vendors scattered across the city. It was really sort of neat to be walking along, reach into my pocket for some spare change and buy a peach, banana or apple for some quick energy. Anyhow I was packing my things for my flight home and noticed I had an apple from the day before. That apple I was going to take with me and eat it in the airport to a fitting end to this great week. Little did I know that I would literally take a bite out of an apple on the last day of my trip. My work is done, seeds well planted, now I will have to wait to see if anything grows. Stayed tuned.

Day 4 NYC Tour: All things have a purpose

A missed subway train, a postponed appointment or even a fly getting trapped in an elevator. I have been riding the L train back and forth and back again all week long. In the process so many things either got in the way or sped my pursuits. My last appointment ended at 3:30 and I had only a couple of hours until I met a good friend for dinner. Could I make another cold call and get in someplace? Sure, a moment later I found myself showing my work at another publisher, who intern gave me a name of someone in there young adult division. Not sure where this new contact will lead, but it amazes me how the Lord causes all things to work together, even a fly getting trapped in an elevator. Another great day, I have the blisters to prove it.

Day 3 NYC Tour: Both ends of the spectrum

An artist friend told me that one of the most important things that any painting must contain is contrast. Contrast to the eyes is like ants to honey. There is so much to look at in NYC and so many different stories. I was near the UN in the morning and lost count of the number of Iranian-Americans protesting against the Government of Iran. Then at the end my day I was in Union Square where I got a picture of a guy with his cat sitting on top of his head, holding a vanilla ice cream while his cat gleefully enjoyed licking it. It is all about contrast. On the illustration side... Another fantastic day, two more publishers, a Madison ave advertising agency and Forbes magazine. Somebody pinch me so I know that this is real.

Day 2 NYC tour: Crash and burn!

All things that go up must come down. I decided to celebrate my first day of success. 10:00 pm Monday night football local bar. So I ordered a glass of chardonnay wine, free range roasted chicken seasoned with rosemary and pepper, garlic mash potatoes, and spinach. My conscious said to stop at one glass, but no do I listen. I am going to have another glass... Fast forward to 4 am and I awoke with one nasty hangover. I really had only two glasses, after a day of not eating a lot nor drinking enough water, I was doomed. Well I made to all my appointments, they all went well, in light of my killer headache, cold sweats, upset stomach. Onward and upward.

Day 1 NYC Tour: Taking a bite out of the big apple!

Day One: Euphoria
So surreal... I cannot believe that I am really walking through the streets of NewYork, portfolio in one hand and my trusty iPhone in the other leading me every step of the way. Dream big, when I was young, the idea of knocking on the doors of some of the biggest publishers in the world in NYC with a body of work escapes me. But by the Grace of God here I am doing it.

NYC or Bust

Well the year has come down to this... Next week I will be heading off to the Big Apple with a lot of hope, prayer, and one killer portfolio. It is everything I have been working toward over the last 10 years. I would of never imagined that I would actually be going to NYC to promote Kurt Aspland the Illustrator, but here I am. Maybe just maybe in the coming year you might be able to head off to the local bookstore and see a book with my artwork on the cover... I have done all that I can, now I will leave the rest up to God.

Armed and Ready!!!

ASPLAND

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By Kurt Aspland

Book Preview

Solomon once said...My son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

Thank God for the internet age, because anyone can publish a book. In a couple of weeks I will be heading off to the Big Apple to pitch my work to publishers, advertising studios, etc. Instead of a big bulky portfolio, I decided to show my work in a book format. Anyhow if anyone wants to see my artwork in book form, just check it out using this link.

The Gingerbread House

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I woke up early this morning to shut the oven door on this illustration. This illustration was quite the challenge. Up to this point most of my work only included one figure in a very natural environment. Well, I knew it was going to be a difficult to combine multiple figures, architecture and expression all in one piece. In the end I am pleasantly surprised at the results. It is a subtle reminder to press on when something seems to be a challenge or a bit risk taking. Many times I got very frustrated, angry and disappointed, but all of feelings were nothing more than steps that I had to take in order to reach my goal of completion. Press on, do not be afraid, always remember if you are being squeezed that is probably a good thing - God is at work, you are growing.

Tortoise and the Hare...

Here is the final drawing of my tortoise and the hare thumbnail...I have been very busy with my gingerbread house illustration. Hoping to be finished with that by the end of this week end. Stay tuned.