2012 Dragon*Con Schedule

Here’s where you can find me at this year’s Dragon*Con before I swing over to Chicago for Worldcon. Friday, August 312:30pm / Hanover G – Hyatt (1 hour) The Art Of George R. R. Martin: Making The Calendar Artist John Picacio presents a slideshow and Q&A featuring the artworks he created for the best-selling 2012…

BE MY ENEMY Cover Art

Here’s the official cover for Pyr‘s release of Ian McDonald’s forthcoming YA novel — BE MY ENEMY. This is the followup to his terrific YA debut PLANESRUNNER — a Sidewise Awards finalist, and runnerup in this year’s Locus Awards for Best YA Novel. Here’s a little behind-the-scenes that shows why art directors are one of…

2012 Chesley Award Finalist!

Congrats to all of the 2012 Chesley Award finalists! I’m honored to be a finalist this year in the Best Product Illustration category for my 2012 George R. R. Martin / A Song of Ice and Fire Calendar work. 🙂 Here’s the complete list. Voting by ASFA members ends July 7th. Winners will be announced…

DeepSouthCon 50

Shoutout to all George R. R. Martin / A Song of Ice and Fire / Game of Thrones fans — I’ll be appearing at DeepSouthCon 50 next week in Huntsville, Alabama. I’ll have some ASoIaF goodies for sale in the Art Show — and I’ve got a special giveaway for you too. One lucky DeepSouthCon…

Dragon*Con & Worldcon 2012

A while back, I was invited to contribute a perspective on “Gender Parity on SF/F Convention Panels” for the forthcoming issue of JOURNEY PLANET. It’s caused me to consider my own role as a panel participant at conventions, and as an artist at convention art shows. I’ve written my essay on the subject, and I’m…

Spectrum Fantastic Art Live 2012

If you attended Spectrum Live in Kansas City this past weekend, then you know what I’m about to say. If you didn’t, then this post is for you. The event was historic, and that’s no overstatement. In terms of scale, scope, ambition, and quality, Spectrum Live was the most gratifying art gathering I’ve ever experienced.…

This Can Be Yours

Wanna own this piece of Elric original art? You can! And you can help a very good cause, at the same time. Microvisions 2012 is happening right now. It’s an auction featuring original art by an annual roster of artists. I’m part of this year’s lineup, including Julie Bell, Dan Dos Santos, Peter De Seve,…