A great person died last week. Her name was Karen Jones and she was my friend. I heard the news Saturday night when I was heading out to the World Fantasy Convention Art Show Reception. Jennifer Heddle phoned me and let me know. It was a shock, to say the least. She introduced me to…
Día de los Muertos is almost here, and the Calaveras have arrived. Calaveras (skulls) are icons featuring Muertos-inspired aesthetics and decoration. They’re everywhere this time of year — as food, as packaging, in our media, on our clothing, in our art, and in our stores. At its roots though, Día de los Muertos is a quintessentially…
Good news for all Steampunk fans in the southern USA — AetherFest is coming to San Antonio! The historic (and reportedly haunted?) Menger Hotel is the place and it all happens on November 21-23, 2014. AetherFest is billed as “Texas’ premier Retro-Futurist convention, put together by fans for fans.” I’ll be Special Guest there, and…
Presenting the final color artwork for ‘La Calavera’ — the latest in my Loteria series! In English, ‘La Calavera’ means ‘The Skull’. Those who own the 2014 John Picacio Calendar will notice that a progress version of this work is featured for the month of October. I retained the concept, but completely started over and…
Here’s the final cover art for the Subterranean Press limited edition of Dan Simmons’ ENDYMION, the third book in his all-time classic sf literary quartet. Preorders for this one are being accepted right now!
Busy days since Alamo City Comic Con happened this past weekend. It was epic, with a reported 100,000 in attendance — in only the con’s second year. WOW. Thank you to all who scored Loteria posters, calendars, and art goodies at my Artists Boulevard table there. It was a pleasure to visit with every one…
Alamo City Comic Con is this week in my hometown — and to celebrate, I’m offering a special flash sale on ALL of my archival prints for all attendees of ACCC, and this includes all volunteers and staff who are working hard to put on this great event. Starting today, through Wednesday, September 24th —…
ACCC is coming, San Antonio. ‘You ready? 🙂 I’ll be there, starting on Preview Night, at Artist Blvd. / Table B42. This is your chance to get your exclusive limited-run Loteria posters featuring my ‘El Corazon’ and ‘La Luna’ artwork. These are not available online, or through any retail outlet. So if you live in…
I met Graham Joyce in 2000 at the World Fantasy Convention. He was one of my favorite writers. Still is. I first heard his name four years earlier. It was my first visit to Michael and Linda Moorcock’s house. I was there to meet Mike because I was doing my first book cover gig —…
Holy cats — Loncon3 is barely done and it’s already time to lift off for Dragon Con! I’m a guest there this year, but I’m especially stoked to experience the full weekend because Worldcon and DC do not overlap for the first time in a few years. Awesome. 🙂 Let’s do this, Atlanta. Here’s where…