R2-KT is celebrating Star Wars Artists Month (SWAM) this June, and every day they will be highlighting a Star Wars artist, celebrating their work and raising awareness to ensure you only buy authentic art (and not any of the knock-off work available).
Update: There are so many amazingly talented artists that one month is just not enough to celebrate them all, so SWAM is extending into July!!
Here at Jedi News we are joining R2-KT in supporting our Star Wars artists! Here is today’s artist for July 15th, Alex Buechel.
Get to know Alex, give him a shout-out, and use the links below to find out where you can help support him!
July 15th — Alex Buechel
I’m Alex, an artist, graphic designer, father, husband, nerd, and general pop culture fan. I grew up drawing my whole life. When I was young I would constantly draw as a hobby and one lucky day as a profession, but always a passion. I was that kid in school always sitting somewhere drawing every minute. From small doodles to my best fully rendered pieces I was always glued to paper and a pencil.
In high school and early college, I lost my way a bit. I found myself worrying about what my talents could offer and decided to go into architecture in an effort to keep a level of art involved in my trade. However, in a required class I stumbled across an instructor that would change my path and life.
I got my first professional gig in 2006 with Topps drawing trading cards for Star Wars. As a kid, I was always a fan and this was the icing on the cake. After many sets, I found myself lucky to grow a part of the SW community and art world. Now, many years later I am proud to have a small portfolio of SW pieces including a Helmet I made for the As You Wish project and three Star Wars Celebration Exclusive art prints.
I always admired the movies growing up. From the amazing story to the props, costumes, to the ships, and especially the lightsabers. It was All Magical. Lucky for me it happened to also be my first professional Gig
Another artist tomorrow!
