Behind the Scenes at Stuart Ng Books: CTNX 2016 -- Post 2 of 3 -- Artist Pavilion -- UPDATED 12.9.16

The heartbeat of CTNX is the artists --- so many fantastic exhibitors --- from first year tablers to established pros! And this year... eager attendees could see them all for a special $20 one-day admission.

Since I was on-site at CTNX early for set-up with SNB.. I was able to get some preview pics of the Pavilion tent interior. It was a substantial tent -- with doors and lighting -- and because it was erected on top of the parking lot, the interior space included trees!

Some of the most popular areas for the Artists exhibitor space are the large booths for the major players...

Once the show opens.. these same spaces have long lines for portfolio reviews... For example,
Dreamworks...

Pixar...

Blue Sky....

CTNX also attracts major indie talent...

Tonko House...http://www.tonkohouse.com/ -- Oscar nominated for "The Dam Keeper"

Breakout Disney artist Brittney Lee...

https://www.etsy.com/shop/britsketch

Art instructor and filmmaker Nicolas P. Villareal, with his film project "The House of Colors"
http://redcloverstudios.com/

Little wonder once the doors open.. the tent is packed.. with press...

and people!

Rows of tables.. and tons of talent to discover. Here are some artists and items that caught my eye..

http://www.elisesketch.com/about-me

Happy to be an early fan of artist David DePasquale! Pictured below before the show opened (holding a special image close to my heart:).

His Tarot Card set images --- as prints and collected in a book -- have been a huge hit. Here's one of the Tarot images

See more on this link:

http://davedepasquale.blogspot.com/

The Artist Pavilion included this large cafe area in the center...

With handy tables for drawing and meetings...

More art .... Artist and blogger Mina Roy...

http://www.minaroy.com/
I loved the shapes and designs of these stickers!

The Nickelodeon space included this popular drawing wall...

New Kitten art by Leslie Strock (inspired by character "Chi").. plus cut paper rainbow unicorn original I got from her last year...

These bird buttons by Jennifer Kanne make such good design use of the basic button!
http://blog.onyxserpent.com/portfolio/

Long-time SNB pal Genevieve Tsai (below)... super busy at her table. Stuart picked up copies of her new book for the store. So exciting to see artists grow into their careers... she's become a star (she was tapped by Chris Sanders to do interior art for "Rescue Sirens" book by him and Jessica Steele-Sanders!)
http://charicreatures.com/

UPDATE 12.3.16! Genevieve's book

now in stock at SNB!http://stuartngbooks.com/for-the-love-of-lines-vol.-3-fish-out-of-water-signed.html

Elsa Chang is known for her charming cats... and this year, for her physic powers... as she was selling cat-embellished UMBRELLAS! A hot item on Sunday with the rain showers catching many by surprise!

Charming, colorful, food-loving rodents.. art by Lauryn Danae http://lauryndanaeart.com/portfolio/

I just adore these seek-and-find animal mini prints by Eliza Reisfeld. I found them at her table last year, and re-stocked my supply. They make great gifts! http://www.elizareisfeldart.com/#/illustration/

Fun parrot and owl art in this sketchbook by Rachel Wolfe http://rachel-wolfe-art.tumblr.com/

Big time fan of the lovely greeting cards by artist Casey Robin...

https://www.etsy.com/shop/CaseyRobinArt

UPDATE 12.3.16 -- Casey's Sketchbook "Fluff and Twirl":

In Stock at SNB Store -- Here is link: http://stuartngbooks.com/fluff-and-twirl-the-art-of-casey-robin-signed.html

Casey has the pink and blue print skirt on in the photo below. Artists rarely get to leave their tables.. but when they do.. the good ones are out shopping the other tables... getting inspired and learning from other exhibitors!

A jar of little "kitten nuggets" on the table of artist Channing Winget made me stop.

Clever packaging is always a plus.

Tons more fun plush art on her website and Storenvy store:
http://www.sewgoodsplush.com/

So many fun dog art images at the table of Janice Rosenthal...
http://artofjanice.com/portfolio.html

The Paris image peeking from the box of cards made me stop and chat with Noel Clark
http://www.nwelli.com/
and Elle Wyant...
http://www.ellewyant.com/

But these stickers were also a great find! It's been a long drought of great gal action heroes.. between Ripley and Furiosa... but with Rey and the new Rouge One Star Wars film, I have hope there will be even more soon!