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I'd like to be the first to apologize for all the awkward sweaty nerds that hit on you during the open house, unless of course Awkward Sweaty nerd are your thing, in which case, PM me...

Amy, it was a pleasure to meet you, and the other artists as well. It's a rare opportunity to get to meet the real person behind the art. Keep up the great work! -Ed Betzelberger

I loved that you had little things like buttons for people that wanted some art, but were low on cash. I got one for me and Bunny. It was nice chatting with you and I can't wait to see more of your work printed.

Lord_Dalgard wrote:Chello!

It was nice to meet you as well. and the game we were in was fun...even if the "good guys" were only able to get a partial victory.

Tony

Scott Samson wrote:Jeff (THE creepy guy) Hansen

Scott Samson wrote: I would keep the selection to only a few songs, like Waiting for a Girl like you by Foreigner, and possibly Dreamweaver.....by I dunno, the guy who sang dreamweaver.

Scott Samson wrote: Notice: Anyone else besides Wayne, Steven Dawes, Amy or Nick Bradshaw who reads this, ESPECIALLY AMY'S GIANT BOYFRIEND) this message to Amy Ashbaugh was for comedic puposes only...... I am not a creep.

Scott Samson wrote:

ApocalypseZero wrote:Bradshaw isn't an artist, he's a hired bodyguard. That's why he's always seated next to Amy at cons. That, and to cut Bradshaw's sale of amazing art so that he doesn't become the next big thing, leaving Palladium behind to pursue art to be sold for millions. It's a nice symbiotic relationship.

And Aten, you are wrong, Jeff is creepy. Just got to catch him being creepy. He knows when others are watching and quickly shifts into a 'nice' mode until you leave his sight.

-Lonnie

Yes Lonnie, you are correct. I know when people are watching. I'm actually watching YOU right now.
Creepy, isn't it?


Seriously, Ive been told that when my eyes (they are blue by the way) are exposed to sunlight that they become a radiant blue/white (kinda like David Banner as he's turning into the Hulk)

I guess it is a curse, that I have such creepy soul-gazing eyes.


What do you think of that Lonnie?

Scott Samson wrote:

mrloucifer wrote:Its true... why, he asked me one evening while staring at Amy, and I quote "Dude... do you think she's going to walk to her car alone later tonight? Just in case, I'm gonna sit in that corner over there and watch her all night."

Sums it up.

Now come on, I never said that.

Scott Samson wrote:
Now come on, I never said that.

Scott Samson wrote:Here is a photo of Amy at the Open House, flanked by a nervouse groupie and to her right is Nick Bradshaw...


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Claude.jpg

Mr. Deific NMI wrote:Folks, if this gets out of hand, I will issue everyone involved in the thread and any like it, regardless of their status, warnings.

Keep in mind the forum rules.

ALAshbaugh wrote:Many of you may not know this, but Palladium was the first company to publish me, and I was sincerely surprised that the response to my artwork was so overwhelmingly positive. The fact that you enjoy my work means the world to me; it validates everything that I do.

dyukensword wrote:I can relate to the first publish deal. They were the first company to publish me too
way back in 95. LOL.

Great stuff and great to meet you.

Mark Dudley

Jaguar Wong wrote:....Although I did win a bookmark design art contest back in '86...and I had some artwork from an envelope printed in the letters page of an Image comic in '92 (oh, those don't count? Nevermind, back to what you were doing).

Scott Samson wrote:well, I'm bringing my guitar to the next open house to sing some tunes.

Warwolf wrote:
God help me, if I hear the words "What is love..." that sidearm won't be enough to save you.

ccmaster wrote:
Hi ,

I have to thank you my wife loved the art i catch up and so I am still alive


Andreas

PS : I told you you could not play a GOOD Runeweapon and the bodycount is on my side

Ziggy wrote:Hey Amy,

you are a part of it. Thank you for being there and making the open house an unforgettable event.

Greetings,
Daniel

cornholioprime wrote:Just a curious question for Amy:

Do you do the whole ALAshbaugh thing because you fear that your artwork will be rejected otherwise??

You know, kinda for the same reasons such as classic Sci-Fi Writers like DC Fontana and CJ Cherryh??

(It would suck if that's why you did that, because you felt, or learned the hard way, that you had to.)

ALAshbaugh wrote:
But, the good part of this story is that I haven't actually had it happen to me (hopefully it never will). I have heard horror stories from other artists, though. Also, I have a history of working in sexist industries - I have worked in auto parts stores for the past 8 years of my life. I have always been a bit of a tomboy, but I learned the hard way that by subverting my femininity, customers take me more seriously. Stupid, but tragically very, very true. It made sense to me then to carry that over into my artistic career.

The secondary reason, and this is really a derivative of the first, is that my first name, "Amy", has a cutesy, girly sound to it. Which wouldn't really make sense to associate with the style of work I do, nor does it say "competent professional". This is only my opinion, and probably just my own self confidence issues talking, though.

So, yes, it does suck that I feel its necessary, but I always need work, and I will do what it takes to get it.

I hope this answers your question

ALAshbaugh wrote:Unfortunately, that is the number one reason I do it - to disguise the fact that I am female. As much as art directors and other officials will deny it, sexism is a rampant problem in the illustration industry, particularly in the fantasy/sci-fi market. The core of the problem is that there is a commonly held misconception that female illustrators are only good for the "pretty stuff": fairies, angels, mermaids and other high-fantasy cliches.

There is actually a large number of quite popular female artists whose bodies of work could reasonably back up this claim. (Not that I haven't done my share of those things, I'm not bashing those artists.)

I am much more at home with the horror and darker styles of art.

But, the good part of this story is that I haven't actually had it happen to me (hopefully it never will). I have heard horror stories from other artists, though.

Also, I have a history of working in sexist industries - I have worked in auto parts stores for the past 8 years of my life.

I have always been a bit of a tomboy, but I learned the hard way that by subverting my femininity, customers take me more seriously. Stupid, but tragically very, very true. It made sense to me then to carry that over into my artistic career.

The secondary reason, and this is really a derivative of the first, is that my first name, "Amy", has a cutesy, girly sound to it.

Which wouldn't really make sense to associate with the style of work I do, nor does it say "competent professional". This is only my opinion, and probably just my own self confidence issues talking, though.

So, yes, it does suck that I feel its necessary, but I always need work, and I will do what it takes to get it.

I hope this answers your question

cornholioprime wrote:I just got through seeing "Star Trek" a day or two ago, and if I were a Redshirt on that ship and I suddenly heard over the conn, "My name is Amy, and I am assuming command of the Enterprise," I'd probably have to jettison an escape pod into a nearby star.

Now on the other hand, "Captain Ashbaugh" has QUITE the ring to it.

Carl Gleba wrote:
So now that you've established yourself with Palladium would you use your full name on a piece of art or will you still continue to use the ALAshbaugh? At least on your future Palladium pieces?

Carl