[ogf-d20-l] Art talent

[Brad Thompson]

I just noticed that Larry Elmore (www.larryelmore.com) is going to be one of
the guests at the local Con in Denver this week.  If the name doesn't right
a bell, he is one of the premier fantasy artists, having done work for TSR
on the Forgotten Realms and Dragonlance, and many others.  His work is
definitely top-tier stuff, and just about any commercial publisher would be
lucky to get him to do cover art for their work.  Has anybody asked him
about prices or if he is still even accepting commissions?  I hate to ask if
I'm not even in the ballpark...

Also, I'm curious how others have gone about finding this kind of talent.
Is prospecting in a dealer room for amateur painters worth the time, or is
it better to stick with better-known artists, in spite of the price?

-Brad