Got back home yesterday after a short 24-hour stint at ArmadilloCon in Austin. I needed to be back in San Antonio Saturday night so it was an abbreviated trip this year. As usual, the FACT folks run a terrific regional show. There was good buzz and energy everywhere. Visited briefly with Ben Yalow, and Laurie…
The finalists have been announced, and lo and behold I’m amongst the five nominees for Best Artist. Wow, wow, wow. Les Edwards, Edward Miller, Dean Harkness, and Vincent Chong are my fellow finalists. I’m honored to be in their company. Overall, there’s some terrific and worthy work throughout the categories. MonkeyBrain Books got their first…
It happens this coming weekend (Aug. 10-12). I’ll be there for the first half, but unfortunately, this year I won’t be there Saturday night or Sunday. Because I wouldn’t be around for Art Show Checkout hours, I decided not to participate in the Art Show this time. If anyone attending wants a print of any…
The Association of Science Fiction & Fantasy Artists has released their list of the 22nd Annual Chesley Awards Nominees. Current ASFA members can of course download the Final Ballot here, and vote by August 10th. For anyone else who’s curious, the whole rundown’s posted below. Some really terrific work on the ballot, and I’m honored…
Just opened today’s snailmail and pulled out these nifty certificates recognizing my two 2007 Hugo nominations. Is it me or does anything official look sexier with Japanese script? Simultaneous reality crash: I’ll be in Yokohama for Worldcon a month from now. It’s already around the corner, isn’t it? Where has the year gone….friendly PSA to…
I wish I could read Italian. Silvio Sosio and the good folks over at Delos Books sent me copies of ROBOT 51, the latest issue of their cool digest-sized sf/fantasy magazine. It features cover art by me, which you may recognize as the cover for Lou Anders‘ critically-acclaimed anthology LIVE WITHOUT A NET (Roc). I’m…
…and it was a terrific time up there in Tulsa. Thanks to all of the con committee who put on an entertaining and diverse con, especially Elspeth, Kathy, Barbara, Randy, Paul, Amanda, Dr. Omed, and Uncle Guido. Thanks to all of you for taking care of Traci and me and all of the GOHs, including…
In the aforementioned issue of DEATH RAY (#2), they previewed one of the brand-new interior illustrations I’ve just finished for the much-anticipated Del Rey trade paperback release, ELRIC: THE STEALER OF SOULS by Michael Moorcock (February 2008 release). DEATH RAY used the illustration as a field background and I thought they did a clever job…
SF has a new mag and it’s called DEATH RAY. The cover to the second issue is pictured left, and it’s got a terrific interview with Michael Moorcock. Lots of great insights from Mike as usual. Nice quote from him here: “We have to keep struggling in order to maintain justice — the Balance. The…
I just turned in the final cover work for Michael Moorcock’s THE METATEMPORAL DETECTIVE. This will be a hardcover release from Pyr, and it’ll be in bookstores this October. Pyr mastermind Lou Anders just posted a nice detailed writeup about the book over at Pyr’s blog. Check it out. The book chronicles the adventures of…