Anna Chambers sent us photos of her Catbus and Totoro plushies! 

Catbus measures 27 inches tall from ears to tail, and the removable Totoro is Velcroed on--making quite a whimsical, almost inseparable pair.




 

 

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Born and raised in Davis, California, Nate Wragg moved down to Southern California to study animation at the California Institute of the Arts.



Since leaving Cal Arts, he has worked as an illustrator and designer on various productions including Ratatouille and Toy Story 3.  He designed the end title sequence for Ratatouille, and served as production designer for Your Friend the Rat, Pixar's first short film to feature traditional animation. In addition to animation work, Wragg illustrated the children's book Too Many Cooks for Walt Disney publishing, and has exhibited art in the New York Society of Illustrators 50th Annual Showcase.



Marked by humor and color (and the occasional, lovable Yeti and Sasquatch), Nate Wragg's artwork is no stranger to Nucleus. He has contributed fantastic pieces to many past shows, some of which include Ancient Book of Myth and War, Ancient Book of Sex and Science, and Terrible Yellow Eyes. 



Don't miss your chance to see some of his new personal work at Moonshine! This Saturday will also be your first chance to own a new Nate Wragg print, a Nucleus exclusive!

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Today, we're spotlighting the work of the masterful Dominique Louis.



Dominique Louis is an art director and photographer with many years of impressive industry experience. He has brought his dramatic and photorealistic style of lighting and color to the design of feature films, such as DreamWorks' The Croods, Pixar's Ratatouille and Monsters Inc., and Warner Bros.' The Iron Giant.

Born and raised in Burgundy, France, Louis jump-started his career in 1991 as an assistant art director in London, working for a variety of studios like Passion Pictures. He then joined Disney as a background artist on A Goofy Movie, and later moved to California in 1995 to work as a visual concept artist for Warner Bros. Feature Animations. Three years later, he joined Pixar, and had the opportunity to work in the art direction of Monsters Inc. His experience at Pixar included the design of other films such as Finding Nemo, UP, Toy Story 3, and Wall-E, as well as some stage production design for a Monsters Inc. ride at Disney World. Louis has also lent his voice talents to the character Bomb Voyage in The Incredibles.



Having worked on the visual development of several feature projects for Aardman Studios, Blue Sky Animation, LAIKA, and Universal Studios, Louis joined DreamWorks Animation in 2008 where he served as art director for The Croods. Since then, he has also contributed to the visual development of How to Train Your Dragon, The Guardians, and Megamind.

Don't miss your chance to see Dominique Louis' digital pieces in person!

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On August 14th, Nucleus is pleased to present Moonshine, an exhibition highlighting personal artwork from 30 enormously talented DreamWorks Animation artists.


"Hide and Seek" by Chris Appelhans

Comprised of art directors, production and character designers, and visual development artists, Moonshine originated as a means to showcase personal work--all compiled into book form. DreamWorks Animation artists featured in this book have contributed to blockbuster films like Coraline, Kung Fu Panda, Prince of Egypt, Monsters Inc., Iron Giant, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, and Monster House--to name only a few. Many of the contributing artists have also been nominated for an Annie Award, the highest honor given for excellence in animation.

Sponsored by DreamWorks Animation, the Moonshine show exhibits work straight from the book's pages as well as pieces created specifically for this event. In addition to many artists in attendance, opening night festivities include food vendors and special raffle giveaways, with chances to win a private tour of DreamWorks Animation, original sketches, and DreamWorks merchandise.

And if you pre-order the Moonshine book on opening night, we'll give you 10% off!

Save the date!

Opening Reception
Saturday, August 14th
7- 11pm
$2 admission ticket = one raffle ticket

Stay tuned for some artist spotlights, as we count down the days to opening night!

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In addition to giving away an original work at tomorrow night's Peck n' Paw event, we are also offering this sketched and signed copy of the book for one lucky winner.  To have a chance at these prizes, enter our raffle contest during tomorrow night's event.  Raffle tickets are $5 each or free if you blog about the show (more details on that here).  Many of the artists who contributed to the book will be on hand to meet and sign copies of the new release.

If you are not local and want a signed copy of the book, it is still not too late, but order online by August 7th here 

 

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