Samantha Kate Picacio was born July 5, 2010 at 2:57pm to her proud parents, John and Traci Picacio. Mother and child are both doing well. This is the first child for Traci and me. Samantha drove the express train into this rough-and-tumble world and arrived earlier than expected. We couldn’t be prouder of her and…
Been a while since I logged in here. Sorry ’bout that. However, there’s plenty of good stuff to share over the course of this month. First bit of good news: I’ll be exhibiting at this year’s San Diego Comic Con International. My booth is #4600 and artist extraordinaire Dave Seeley and I will be sharing…
Today the good folks at Tor.com posted a free wallpaper of my cover art for Mark Chadbourn’s AGE OF MISRULE: WORLD’S END. They’ve got lots of formats to choose from, so go get it while it’s there. They’re doing a series of free wallpapers all week along from all five of the 2010 Hugo Award…
Yikes! Did not realize it’s been so long since I’ve updated here. Sorry ’bout that, folks. As usual, it’s nuts here. Been working on several deadlines as well as continuing my work on the 2012 George R. R. Martin Calendar for A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE. Good news to share: 1. This blog and…
SPECTRUM 17: THE BEST IN CONTEMPORARY FANTASTIC ART last month announced its list of artists selected for inclusion in the forthcoming annual. SPECTRUM is a much-anticipated, juried volume compiling the finest works from the worlds of books, comics, advertising, editorial, 3D and concept art in the previous year. This weekend, I was notified that two…
Here’s my final cover illustration for the forthcoming Pyr edition of Mark Chadbourn’s THE DARK AGE: BOOK 2 / THE QUEEN OF SINISTER. It’s the second book of the trilogy that follows Chadbourn’s AGE OF MISRULE. Folks with long memories will likely notice that this cover is radically improved and modified from the catalog version.…
Just a quick update here for the curious. Earlier this month, Bantam notified me that my illustration work for a forthcoming George R. R. Martin calendar for A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE will be released as a 2012 calendar, not a 2011, as first announced. The good news is I’m cranking away on the…
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Here’s my final cover illustration for the forthcoming Pyr edition of Mark Chadbourn’s THE DARK AGE: BOOK 1 / THE DEVIL IN GREEN. It’s the first book of the trilogy that follows Chadbourn’s AGE OF MISRULE. The nice thing about THE DARK AGE is that the trilogy can be read as a standalone and doesn’t…
The folks at Dragon*Con have made the official 2010 Art Show announcement, so I can now share it here. Donato Giancola, Vincent Villafranca, and myself have been invited to be the Guest Jurors for the 2010 Dragon*Con Art Show. Feel free to spread the word: Dragon*Con is now accepting applications and images for their Art…