NYU Bulletin Cover Art

©Greg Spalenka Hot off the press! I created this illustration for the cover of the NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies Bulletin. This is for their Spring 2013 semester. Stop by New York University and you can pick one … Continue reading

Cloud Atlas

Cloud Atlas is a gallant attempt to follow the lives of a group of characters across time and space. It is trying to show a lot and say a lot in one movie and almost succeeds! I wonder if it … Continue reading

Celebrating Success

Roxana Villa Roxana has been working very hard at building her botanical perfume company, Roxana Illuminated Perfume for almost five years. It’s been growing year after year. When preparation meets opportunity, look out! Roxana is being celebrated on the front … Continue reading

Chiaroscuro Giveaway Winners

 The Chosen One The voting was tight but we have a winner for the Chiaroscuro flacon  promotional image!  There were many votes, some with insightful suggestions. A big thank you goes out to everyone who took part. I learned a … Continue reading

John Carter of Mars

I grew up with the Edgar Rice Burroughs John Carter of Mars books and was a huge fan. Frank Frazetta’s illustrations of the stories manifested a synergy with the words in a powerful iconic manner. When the John Carter film … Continue reading

Chiaroscuro Contest

Help decide the art direction for a promotional image that will represent the new Roxana Illuminated Perfume called Chiaroscuro and be entered in a drawing to win a solid and liquid sampler of the perfume, or a 13″ x 19″ print of the art. Above … Continue reading

Chiaroscuro

Sketch #1 I have been working on a piece for Roxana’s new perfume called Chiaroscuro. This is a fragrance for those who love oriental amber perfumes, jasmine and patchouli. The term Chiaroscuro comes from Italy, referring to the tonal contrasts suggesting volume and … Continue reading

Lady with an Ermine

Lady with an Ermine is a painting by Leonardo da Vinci, from around 1489–1490. The subject of the portrait is Cecilia Gallerani, and was probably painted at a time when she was the mistress of Lodovico Sforza, Duke of Milan. … Continue reading

Vespertina Print II

Astral Vision  © Greg Spalenka “Astral Vision” represents the spiritual warrior, the empowered Goddess. Here we have facets of the divine feminine, love, magic, renewal, mother, warrior. The young woman is Vespertina. The Visions of Vespertina is a story of … Continue reading
September 05, 2012 by Spalenka

Spalenka Jewelry Collection

Photo by Eve Villa Neuhart I debuted the Spalenka Jewelry Collection at Comic Con in 2007 with Heartworks by Lori. We were the first to showcase art jewelry (image infused) at the con. This collection was very popular and  is … Continue reading