ArtInsights partners with Habitat for Humanity and Warner Bros. for a Wizard of Oz Anniversary show

By Leslie Combemale | August 1, 2014

Reston, Va – ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Gallery is teaming up with Habitat for Humanity of Northern Virginia for an exhibit and sale of official The Wizard of Oz art, showing interpretive artwork from the classic movie by carefully selected film artists chosen to represent a wide diversity of imagery and artistic styles. In honor of the …

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WORLDWIDE EXCLUSIVE OFFICIALLY LICENSED WARNER BROTHERS AND HANNA BARBERA ART RELEASING AT SDCC COMIC-CON

By Leslie Combemale | July 21, 2014

WORLDWIDE EXCLUSIVE OF OFFICIAL LIMITED EDITION ART BY SPECIAL GUEST WILLIE ITO TO BE RELEASED FOR SDCC SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON Reston, Va – ArInsights Animation and Film Art Gallery is teaming up with Hanna Barbera, Warner Bros. and Clampett Studios to release officially licensed limited edition art from What’s Opera Doc, The Flintstones, Yogi Bear, …

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ArtInsights is SDCC San Diego Comic-Con bound!

By Leslie Combemale | July 17, 2014

Ahhhh Comic-Con.  We once again are lucky enough at ArtInsights to have had our panels accepted and we are conducting one on Thursday and one on Saturday. As a result, we are happy to say we have an exclusive Hanna Barbera release, with art created by Willie Ito in honor of being a guest of …

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ArtInsights & Mike Kungl: Star Wars Days

By Leslie Combemale | July 1, 2014

A few weeks ago my hubby, and “Cinema Spouse” and I went down to Florida to deliver a big collection of Disney interpretive art to some close friend-clients. We chose the perfect weekend for us to go, because Disney was having “Star Wars Weekends”, and our pal Mike Kungl was going to be there. We …

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AWESOME Con DC! The Art of John Alvin panel

By Leslie Combemale | April 16, 2014

There’s a Con-toddler in our midst.  It’s the nearly brand spanking new convention in DC for enthusiasts of comics, movies, cartoons, and all things geeky.  Not a moment too soon, I say…  Last year we were at another convention the same weekend so we couldn’t take part. This year, however, with the shiny folk running …

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Dad of Steel – Father’s Day Open House

By admin | June 13, 2013
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June 13, 2013   In celebration of the premiere of the latest DC film, Man of Steel, and with Father’s Day right around the corner, Artinsights is having a special Father’s Day/Superman open house on Saturday, June 15th! Our gallery is all prepped with tons of art from Marvel and DC Comics on the walls, so …

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Marvel vs. DC Press Release

By admin | May 17, 2013

May 16th, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Leslie Combemale 703-478-0778 artinsights@mac.com EXHIBIT MARVEL VS. DC: THE ART OF THE SUPERHERO OPENING AT ARTINSIGHTS ANIMATION AND FILM ART GALLERY Reston, VA – ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Gallery has curated a show of originals and limited editions by the leading creators of official fine art images for …

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Coming Soon: Marvel/DC

By admin | May 17, 2013
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May 17, 2013     Marvel? or DC? That’s an age-old question. Well, we love them both (a lot) and as a result, we have a ton of amazing superhero art that we want to show you! We thought, what better time to host a Marvel vs. DC show than this summer–what with Iron Man …

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Holidays again at ArtInsights

By admin | January 5, 2013
Coco and Leslie Princesses

  Holidays at Reston, New Shows, Costumes.  Yeah.  We have fun! Saturday, November 26, 2011     Just came back from playing Belle in the Reston Town Center holiday parade.  I asked by sister Coco to play Cinderella.  She looks so much like her, she could be hired at Disney.  We also had the 501st …

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2009 Year-End Animation Round-Up

By admin | January 2, 2013

This afternoon, on January 1st, 2010, i was staring at the fire in our fireplace, and started thinking about the movies i’d seen this year.  I realized what an incredible year 2009 has been for animation features.  When I think of all the artistic expression and talent poured onto the screen,  i feel very proud …

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Experiencing the Tim Burton One-Man Show

By admin | January 2, 2013
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  TIM BURTON AT MOMA: New Exhibit of over 700 pieces of The art of Tim Burton!   A celebration of “stepchild” art, a stubborn adherence to a unique vision, and a big fat kiss to individuality.   It’s the last day in November and after mulling over the gorgeous new museum show at the …

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Grading Disney’s D23 Convention

By admin | January 2, 2013
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It started months ago…when we heard from our superconnected Disney folks they were planning something really big, a sort of Disney version of San Diego Comic-con, through the new fan group D23.  Should we go? Some of the art galleries who do what we do go to all the cons, they have their own walls, …

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Comic-Calm: How to Survive San Diego

By admin | September 6, 2012

DO YOU FEEL INSANE TRYING TO GET PREPARED FOR SDCC? TRY NEW CALM-I-CON!   I’m imagining a commercial for some new drug made especially for us gallery owners who are freaking out about the HP con and the San Diego Comic-Con.   You know, maybe Jon Favreau or Kevin Smith is the spokesman, and it’s …

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Holiday Parade at ArtInsights

By admin | December 23, 2011

  Just came back from playing Belle in the Reston Town Center holiday parade.  I asked my sister Coco to play Cinderella.  She looks so much like her, she could be hired at Disney.  We also had the 501st Legion with us in the parade, and they are always wonderful to have–helpful, very interested in …

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Things are Warming Up in the Art World!

By admin | May 18, 2011

    As it says in “Hello Dolly”, (and Wall-E!)  “It only takes a moment”… for everything to change.  Brrrrr, it’s COLD in January… for us life is about finding art no one in their right mind could refuse.  I could say I trust in the universe on that, and maybe that’s true, because invariably …

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