Wow. Two great finds today. Discovered a site called Paintalicious which spotlights various mixed-media artists. Can’t believe I’d never heard of this site before! Worth checking out regularly. The other great find — Inspiring stuff for anyone toiling in the art trenches…Paintalicious has a post featuring seven quotes from the Man himself, Pablo Picasso. (Above…
What’s the longest book you’ve ever read? Yesterday I finished my all-time longest. 1350 pages long….the entire epic trilogy that is Mark Chadbourn‘s AGE OF MISRULE, which I read in its British omnibus form. Next year Pyr will be releasing the trilogy in simultaneous spiffy new editions, and I’m working up thumbnails for those covers.…
Took a break from deadlines late last night. Went with pals Scott A. Cupp and Sean Lackey to check out Boxcar Satan, one of San Antonio’s finest bands. They’re releasing a brand-new CD this fall, but nothing matches seeing them live. The band is Sanford Allen (lead guitar and lead vocals); Patrick Sane (bass guitar);…
Today Science Fiction Awards Watch officially is one year old. Congrats to Cheryl Morgan and Kevin Standlee for a job very well done over there. What other site lets you know not only some of the best in sf/fantasy in the US and UK, but all around the world? Thanks to SFAW, I’m much more…
Laura Domitz is a friend and long-time member of the Fandom Association of Central Texas. She’s also the tireless photographer that shoots candid photos of me and countless others at cons everywhere. I call her photos “sniper shots” because I rarely see Laura coming until she’s taken her shot. This past weekend at Armadillocon, I…
Amelia Beamer is a class act, and one of the main editors of LOCUS MAGAZINE. She lost her father-in-law to a sudden heart attack on August 13. Ellen Datlow’s blog has details, but in a nutshell, her father-in-law was a man of the people who worked on behalf of poverty-stricken communities. His family could use…
The fabulous Cheryl Morgan just posted a video interview with me that gives a good look at my recent Worldcon Art Show exhibit. Much gratitude and mad props to Cheryl for crafting this spontaneous little video. You’re the best! For all those who didn’t make it to Worldcon this year, or didn’t make it to…
Glimpsed at a San Antonio Barnes & Noble (410/San Pedro)…a shelf full of recent STAR TREK paperbacks with covers by me. Simon & Schuster/Pocket Books is the publisher. The TEROK NOR covers connect to form a single triptych. FEARFUL SYMMETRY (far right) features a flip cover on the back. Not seen here is ECHOES &…
Great times this weekend at Armadillocon 30 in Austin, TX. Rode to the show with Boxcar Satan‘s Sanford Allen early Friday morning. Over the next three days, we hung out with friends new and old including Author GOH John Scalzi, Editor GOH Sheila Williams, Artist GOH David Lee Anderson, Special Guests Joe and Gay Haldeman,…
Don’t look now — here comes Armadillocon 30 in Austin, TX. My schedule for the next few days, plus work for sale in the con’s Art Show. See you there! Fr2100DW Report from DenventionFri 9:00 PM-10:00 PM deWittBobo, Docherty, Gelb, Meschke(M), J. Moore, Picacio, PriceA group of people freshly returned from last weekend’s World Science…