2008 Hugo Finalists!

I was halfway across the country when the announcement went official this past Friday. So I finally get to say it here: I’m thrilled to be a 2008 Hugo Award Finalist in the Best Professional Artist category and honored to be in the company of Bob Eggleton, Phil Foglio, John Harris, Stephan Martiniere, and Shaun…

SF Signal: Mind Meld

SF Signal runs a popular feature called Mind Meld where they query sf/fantasy folks about general questions and issues. This time, they asked “As an illustrator, what was it that drew you to science fiction and fantasy to begin with, and what place do you feel illustration has in the science fiction and fantasy field?”…

VIEWPOINTS CRITICAL

While I was in Seattle last week, L.E. Modesitt Jr.‘s new hardcover collection VIEWPOINTS CRITICAL was released from Tor. Cover illustration by me. I saw the finished book for the first time when I did my signing at University Bookstore. I’m very pleased to say that while I was away, I received three emails from…

Home again, home again….

….jiggedy-jig. Traci and I are back home after an unreal and amazing week in Seattle. A few highlights: 1. Our 1st anniversary — March 17th: we arrived in Seattle. Pike Place Market was even more fabulous than we expected. Il Bistro was as romantic as it gets. However, our highlight was the Six-Seven at the…