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  A Not-So-Dangerous Wager
A Not-So-Dangerous Wager May 12,2017 Beginner
Patrick Scalisi

Patrick Scalisi

Organizers and MTG art fans are betting big on the Magic Art Show that will take place at this year’s GP Las Vegas.   The biggest Magic: The Gathering event of the year is getting a whole lot bigger for…

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  Striking a ‘Balance’ Between Work and Home
Striking a ‘Balance’ Between Work and Home Apr 17,2017 Beginner
Patrick Scalisi

Patrick Scalisi

For MTG art legend Mark Poole, his family has never strayed far from his canvas.     There are few names among the pantheon of original Magic: The Gathering artists who inspire more devotion than Mark Poole. As one of…

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  Omar Rayyan: The Guru of Fairy Town
Omar Rayyan: The Guru of Fairy Town Feb 08,2017 Beginner
Patrick Scalisi

Patrick Scalisi

Having a conversation with Omar Rayyan is like talking to a Buddhist Zen master who dispenses koan riddles like a vending machine. He’ll challenge you, even if you’re the one asking the questions, and seek to broaden your horizons both…

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  Looking to the Stars
Looking to the Stars Jan 18,2017 Beginner
Patrick Scalisi

Patrick Scalisi

Pat Morrissey-Lewis has had as varied a career as any Magic artist, including a stint as a planetarium show illustrator.   Pat Morrissey-Lewis is sitting at her booth at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass., during a Star City Games…

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  Michael Whelan: Pop Culture Phenom
Michael Whelan: Pop Culture Phenom Dec 06,2016 Beginner
Patrick Scalisi

Patrick Scalisi

“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.”   The opening words to the first book in Stephen King’s Dark Tower opus, The Gunslinger, have inspired many readers since the book’s publication in 1982 — but…

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