This photo makes me smile. Check it out. This is the marquee of The Shed, the barbecue joint where Traci and I ate this past weekend in Mississippi with Mark Van Name and Jennie Faries, who were two personal highlights this past weekend at Biloxi’s Coastcon 32. The Shed is out in the middle of…
I’m proud, thrilled and honored to be a Hugo Award Finalist for Best Professional Artist! I’m at Coastcon 32 in Biloxi, MS at the moment. Normal routine returns Sunday night. In the meantime, I’m really happy. Congrats to all nominees in all of the categories. I’m especially proud to be in the company of Bob,…
Here’s my final cover illustration for the forthcoming Pyr edition of Mark Chadbourn‘s AGE OF MISRULE: BOOK 2 / DARKEST HOUR, the second book in his forthcoming US debut. I’m happy to see this one much improved from the initial catalog version (which you can see at Amazon before it’s replaced by the final below).…
CoastCon 32 in Biloxi, MS is right around the corner. Looking forward to quality time with Mike and Linda Moorcock, Chris Roberson, Diana Rowland and Toni Weisskopf. I’m the Artist Guest of Honor so I should be pretty visible and available. Come say hello anytime. I’ll have work for sale in the Art Show, and…
If you currently live in San Antonio, TX, and consume science fiction, fantasy, or horror (whether it be reading it, drawing it, watching it, buying it, or god forbid, even creating it), consider this a roll call. Say hello. If you’re feeling especially generous, share a little about what genre things matter to you most,…
Awesome. Andrew Wyeth and Jamie Wyeth talk about N.C. Wyeth and his mural “Apotheosis of the Family”. Some terrific bits of vintage footage here as well….if you love N.C. Wyeth like I do, this is must-see. Note to the film world: how the heck is there not a comprehensive DVD documentary about the Wyeths? A…
Nice surprise this morning. Noticed that my cover illustration for George Zebrowski’s MACROLIFE is one of today’s featured works over at Art Blog: The Best of Modern Art, 1800-Present. Check out this quote wherein the blog’s creators describe what kind of art they like, and don’t like:“Most of what has been outstanding art in the…
Just found out about this via Chris Roberson and Win Scott Eckert. We’ve lost another literary giant. Phil Farmer passed away this morning at 4am in Peoria, Illinois. Never got to meet him but many of my author pals count Farmer as a humongous influence. Chris, Win, and Christopher Paul Carey come immediately to mind.…
I’ve accepted an invitation to be one of the exhibiting artists at IlluXCon 2 this November. Here are the details, and safe to say, this will be the sf/fantasy illustration event of the year. Pat and Jeannie Wilshire are the organizers and they’ve invited a who’s who of sf/fantasy art including, Michael Whelan, Bob Eggleton,…
It’s done. Here’s my final cover illustration for the forthcoming Pyr edition of Mark Chadbourn‘s AGE OF MISRULE: BOOK 1 / WORLD’S END, the first of a spectacular epic fantasy series that debuts in the US this May. Blogs and websites all over the net have displayed a preliminary version of my cover illo that…