Terry Strickland art book asks adults "What do you want to be when you grow up?"

Aug. 17, 2012 - PRLog -- In 2010, Terry Strickland began photographing models for a portrait series. The project was more popular than anticipated, and what started off as a one-year plans, soon turned into two. Now The Incognito Project show is scheduled for November opening at the Art Folk Gallery in downtown Birmingham and Terry's series is being turned into a 9x12" art book.

The twenty-five paintings in the series will be included in this large, glossy, coffee-table book with details and behind-the-scenes images of the project. Each portrait has a story to tell and Graham Boettcher, PhD Yale University, curator of American Art at the Birmingham Museum of Art, will be writing the introduction. The book is being published by Matter Deep Publishing, which previously published a picture book by Terry's children, Kyle and Carly Strickland.

To raise funds for the printing of the book, Matter Deep Publishing has started a Kickstarter page. The goal, which must be met by September 3rd, 2012, is $7,000. Nearly half of that goal was already met in the first three days of fundraising. The Kickstarter page offers books, calendars, and even original paintings as incentives for a donation. The book, which will retail at $65 USD before shipping, is available as a prize for a $50 donation, shipping included.

More information about the project, included images and a video, can be found at the Kickstarter project page: http://www.kickstarter.terrystricklandart.com