{"id":108,"date":"2011-05-31T19:25:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-31T19:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johnpicacio.com\/onthefront\/2011\/05\/31\/2011-chesley-awards-finalist-x-3\/"},"modified":"2014-12-14T18:44:58","modified_gmt":"2014-12-14T18:44:58","slug":"2011-chesley-awards-finalist-x-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/johnpicacio.com\/onthefront\/2011\/05\/31\/2011-chesley-awards-finalist-x-3\/","title":{"rendered":"2011 Chesley Awards Finalist x 3!"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>Wow! I\u2019m a 2011 Chesley Awards finalist! Just landed home from BayCon 2011<\/a>. Thanks to Dani Kollin<\/a>, I just discovered that I\u2019m a finalist in three Chesley categories this year. Wow, wow, wow. Thanks to all ASFA<\/a> voters for these noms. I\u2019m very grateful to be amongst this year\u2019s stellar list of works. Here are my three nominated works, followed by this year\u2019s complete list of nominees.\n

Finalist for Best Paperback Cover Illustration:
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John Picacio
Elric: Swords and Roses
by Michael Moorcock
Del Rey
December 2010<\/p>\n

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Finalist for Best Hardcover Illustration:<\/span><\/p>\n

$\"\"$ <\/a>
John Picacio
The Waters Rising
by Sheri S. Tepper
Harper Voyager
August 2010<\/p>\n

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Finalist for Best Interior Illustration:<\/span><\/p>\n

$\"\"$ <\/a>
John Picacio
Elric: Swords and Roses
by Michael Moorcock
Del Rey, December 2010<\/p>\n

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Big thanks to my art directors on the above works \u2014 David Stevenson (Del Rey), Richard Aquan (HarperCollins), and Betsy Mitchell (Ballantine\/Del Rey).<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the complete list of 2011 Chesley Awards nominees. Congrats to all! Very honored and grateful to be in your company!<\/p>\n

***Paperback<\/span><\/p>\n

Volkan Baga, for The Zombies of Oz by Christian Endres; Atlantis, November 2010<\/p>\n

Jason Chan, for Geist by Phillipa Ballantine; Ace, November 2010<\/p>\n

Jon Foster, for Dreadnought by Cherie Priest; Tor, September 2010<\/p>\n

Todd Lockwood, for The Ragged Man by Tom Lloyd; Pyr, August 2010<\/p>\n

Stephan Martiniere, for Ares Express by Ian McDonald; Pyr, August 2010<\/p>\n

Anthony Palumbo, for Yarn by Jon Armstrong; Night Shade Books, 12\/2010<\/p>\n

John Picacio, for Elric: Swords and Roses by Michael Moorcock; Del Rey, December 2010<\/p>\n

Dan Dos Santos, for Alien Tango by Gini Koch; DAW, December 2010<\/p>\n

***Hardcover<\/span><\/p>\n

Kinuko Y. Craft, for Midsummer Night by Freda Warrington; Tor, November 2010<\/p>\n

Don Maitz, for Blasphemy by Mike Resnick Golden Gryphon Press, 08\/2010<\/p>\n

Gregory Manchess, for Spectrum 17 edited by Cathy Fenner & Arnie Fenner;Underwood Books, Nov. 2010<\/p>\n

John Picacio, for The Waters Risingby Sheri S. Tepper; Harper Voyager, August 2010<\/p>\n

Michael Whelan, for The Way of the Kings by Brandon Sanderson; Tor, August 2010<\/p>\n

***Magazine<\/span><\/p>\n

Julie Dillon, for Clarkesworld #48; September 2010<\/p>\n

Nick Greenwood, for Orson Scott Card\u2019s Intergalactic Medicine Show #17; June 2010<\/p>\n

David A. Hardy, forAnalog; April 2010<\/p>\n

Audrey Lazarev, forClarkesworld #50; November 2010<\/p>\n

Sergio Rebolledo, forClarkesworld #40; January 2010<\/p>\n

James Ryman, for Heavy Metal; January 2010<\/p>\n

***Three-Dimensional<\/span><\/p>\n

Thomas S. Kuebler, Scream Queen; mixed media<\/p>\n

David Meng, Amphibiana; mixed media<\/p>\n

Mark Newman, Eel Walker; bronze<\/p>\n

Michael Parkes, The Letter; bronze<\/p>\n

Jordu Schell, Ixana; mixed media<\/p>\n

Vincent Villafranca, The Dogs of War; bronze<\/p>\n

***Interior Illustration<\/span><\/p>\n

Jason Chan, Vilcabamba by Harry Turtledove; Tor.com, 2010<\/p>\n

Jon Foster, Four Horsemen, at Their Leisure by Richard Parks; Tor.com, April 2010<\/p>\n

Donato Giancola, Middle Earth: Visions of a Modern Myth by Donato Giancola; Underwood Books, 10\/2010<\/p>\n

John Picacio, Elric: Swords and Roses by Michael Moorcock; Del Rey, December 2010<\/p>\n

Keith Thompson, Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld; Simon Pulse, October 2010<\/p>\n

***Unpublished Color<\/span><\/p>\n

Daren Bader, Isis; oil<\/p>\n

Julie Dillon, Planetary Alignment; digital<\/p>\n

David A. Hardy, Portals to Infinity; acrylic<\/p>\n

Omar Rayyan, The Favorite; oil<\/p>\n

Matthew Stewart, Waterfall Dragons; oil<\/p>\n

Raoul Vitale, Torin\u2019s Quest; oil<\/p>\n

***Unpublished Monochrome<\/span><\/p>\n

Eric Braddock, Highborne; graphite & white charcoal on toned paper<\/p>\n

Anthony Francisco, Tikbalang; digital<\/p>\n

Ed Ko, Drawing for Beautiful Grim; pencil<\/p>\n

Petar Meseld\u017eija, UNK!; pencil<\/p>\n

Ian Miller, Triptych; ink<\/p>\n

David Palumbo, Zombie Girl; acrylic<\/p>\n

***Product<\/span><\/p>\n

Bob Eggleton, Dragon\u2019s Domain: The Ultimate Dragon Painting Workshop; Impact, September 2010<\/p>\n

Donato Giancola, St. George and the Dragon, promo art for Dragon*Con 2010<\/p>\n

Lars Grant-West, Pact of the Blind, promo art for IlluXCon 3<\/p>\n

David Palumbo, Transcend (aka Judgment), Heavy Metal tarot card; 2010 <\/p>\n

Sam Weber, Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan, promo art for Tor ebook; January 2010<\/p>\n

***Gaming<\/span><\/p>\n

Daarken, Harbor Serpent (Magic card, Magic 2011 core set); WotC, July 2010<\/p>\n

Lucas Graciano, Amorphous Drake (Legends of Norrath); Sony Online Entertainment, 2010<\/p>\n

Kekai Kotaki, Gaea\u2019s Revenge (Magic card, Magic 2011 core set); WotC, July 2010<\/p>\n

Howard Lyon, Eel Umbra (Magic card, \u201cRise of the Eldrazi\u201d set); WotC, April 2010<\/p>\n

Matthew Stewart, Bloodshot Trainee (Magic card, \u201cScars of Mirrodin\u201d set); WotC, October 2010<\/p>\n

L. A. Williams, Maritime Guard (Magic card, Magic 2011 core set); WotC, July 2010<\/p>\n

***Art Director<\/span><\/p>\n

Lou Anders \u2014 Pyr Books<\/p>\n

Irene Gallo \u2014 Tor<\/p>\n

William Schafer \u2014 Subterranean Press<\/p>\n

Jon Schindehette \u2014 Wizards of the Coast<\/p>\n

David Stevenson \u2014 Ballantine \/ Del Rey<\/p>\n

***Lifetime Artistic Acheivement<\/span><\/p>\n

Jeffrey \/ Catherine Jones<\/p>\n

Ian Miller<\/p>\n

Moebius\/Jean Giraud<\/p>\n

Darrell K. Sweet<\/p>\n

Boris Vallejo<\/p>\n

ASFA has full galleries of all of the nominated works! Check \u2019em out!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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