Already time to start holiday shopping? Here are ten art-centric ideas for you. THE MAGIC OF REALITYby Richard Dawkins / Illustrated by Dave McKean(The Free Press) This book’s a welcome sight in a time when science takes a daily beating from dogma and delusions. The blurb on the back says it all: “THE MAGIC OF…
Baen has posted the cover for Mark Van Name‘s NO GOING BACK, the next book in his Jon and Lobo series. I did the cover art for this one. The book doesn’t release until May 2012, but Amazon is already taking preorders. Since Baen has posted the full cover there, I figure it’s OK to…
Back home from Bubonicon 43 in Albuquerque, NM. Was Artist Guest of Honor there along with Stephen Leigh and Ian Tregillis. Bigtime regional sf/f literary con with as much major-league talent as any, including George R. R. Martin, Paul Cornell, Mario Acevedo, Connie Willis, Melinda Snodgrass, Daniel Abraham, Sam Sykes, Diana Gaboldon, Carrie Vaughn, Walter…
Been slammed here since I returned from Worldcon. Reno’s in the rearview mirror. Bubonicon looms ahead. A few thoughts about the 2011 Worldcon: 1. Congrats to the Renovation concom: This was amongst the most dynamic and diverse Worldcon programming schedules I’ve seen at a Worldcon. So much good stuff. Jim Mann, Laurie Mann, and Ian…
Sidebar Nation is my favorite podcast because it talks art, and nothing but art, and the interviews deliver the goods every time. Swain, Dwight and Adrian run the show, and they’re brilliant. They KNOW their stuff and they tell it like it is. I love the chemistry between these guys and often listen to their…
Today’s a big day. The 2012 A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE Calendar releases across North America, courtesy of Bantam. I created all twelve months’ worth of artwork. When Bantam hired me, they said they wanted my vision of George’s A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE books. Meanwhile, HBO was creating a TV series based…
San Diego Comic-Con 2011 is almost upon us. I’ll be boothing along with fellow artist Dave Seeley at #4600 all weekend at the show. On Wednesday, July 20th (Preview Night), I’ll be at the booth from 7pm to 9pm only. From Thursday onward, I’ll be there most hours from open to close. At the start…
Just got these in this week, hot off the press — a 4-panel accordion fold-out that will debut at Booth #4600 at San Diego Comic-Con next week. It’s 14″ unfolded and folds neatly into 3.5″ x 5.25″ booklet, containing all of the above — front, back, and interior. Price? Tiny. Only $2 each, or one…
Melisandre fans — today’s your lucky day. Here’s a cropped, closeup detail from my 2012 A Song of Ice and Fire calendar art featuring the priestess of R’hllor. And for those who missed the previous ones, here’s a detail from the Arya Stark art. Here’s a cropped detail of Bran Stark. And The Hound. And…
(Art by Worldcon Artist GoH Boris Vallejo.)I’m stoked about this year’s World Science Fiction Convention in Reno. Kudos to Colin Harris, Anne Gray, Laurie Mann, Jannie Shea, Laura Domitz, Joni Dashoff, Patti Wells and company for working overtime to make this the best Worldcon for sf/f artists in years. If you’re an established pro, an…