Contact Monte Moore Directly at mavmktg@qadas.com 

The following are a few of my favorite quotes

"People who end up at the top of the mountain, never fell there" - Mark Twain
" Live as if you were to die tomorrow.  Learn as if you were to live forever:" - Mahatma Gandhi
"It's nice to be important, but more important to be nice" - unknown

click here to take a brief photo tour of my studio.

Here's a few assorted personal shots from Halloween and Misc.

Personal Diary Entry from the Artist   

  Log Entry 412:
If someone were to read this traveler's entries, I suppose they would get a more personal look into my life. I wonder what things they might learn? I also wonder,
if a truer idea of a person might not be gotten by those thoughts and comments made by those who know a person best, those close to them.
Journal Photo Entry 215 : A brief Repose along Niagara Falls.  Day 4 of 5000 mile cross-country motorcycle trek.

    My own brief synopsis of my life . . . I think I will keep it simple. Born 1971 to loving supportive parents, preceded by 3 older brothers. At age 16 I decided not to become a doctor, but decided instead to be an artist (quite the career swing). I Attended Colorado State University to achieve a Bachelor of Fine Arts.  Much of this higher education was subsidized through Art Scholarships, Awards and Grants. 1993 saw entry into the comic book field through several good friends. I have found that my most enjoyable fields to work in are Fantasy, Science-Fiction, Gaming and Comic Books.
 

Here's some images of me, motorcycles, and assorted weirdness!

  My Passion : Lets face it, I'm a motor head.  I love collecting, talking, fixing and riding motorcycles.  This is not a cheap hobby.  I have what I call "A rider's collection".  Which means that my collection isn't just to look at, all my bikes are for riding.  Some are quite collectable, and some are not, the thing they all have in common . . . they bring me extreme pleasure.  I have currently ridden motorcycles in over half of the United States, I hope to eventually ride all 50 states, and then start on the rest of the world.

A Favorite Art Quote: ...even the smallest detail . . . can distinguish masterpiece from mediocrity.

The Rant- This is where I get to vent a little, read on if you are interested.  One of my biggest pet peeves is theft, especially when it comes to my artwork.  Now I've had several originals stolen through the years at shows, which just plain sucks, but that's not what I am talking about.  I'm talking about the theft and use of artwork from websites..  I hate people who are "users", people who are so egocentric they think everything out there is for them. Artists place copyrights on their sites for a reason.  I occasionally even grant people the usage of some images . . . IF they ask permission.  Copyright law says you can't use something if you don't own the rights, but these people are just either to ignorant to realize this . . . or just plain rude.  So if you ARE one of those people, I can honestly say ...what goes around comes around. 

  Photo Journal Of Journies Past

The Year in Pictures, so to speak

The following is a poem that I particularly enjoy . . . I hope you do to.

by  Artist Eyvand Earle 1916-2000

For me
Art has been an everlasting struggle.
No sooner do I accomplish what I set out to create
Than I am dissatisfied.
And I must start out all over again.
Any idea or endeavor remains valid
Only so long as I am in the progress of creating.
Then suddenly
I seem deserted of all inspiration and talent
And I must search for the reason
and the purpose and the goal of my creation.
Every attainment I have longed for
Becomes meaningless as soon as it is reached.
I even ponder the validity
Of  being an artist.
And yet unendingly
I see in my mind's eye
A beauty not yet found on earth.
To reach that distant star (and yet so close)
I try and try and try again.
Seeming so close to reaching it
That I often think I've finally broken through.
And maybe sometimes here and sometimes there
I've caught a glimpse of that divine unseen
And captured just a piece of here and there.