SON OF MAN / The Final Art!

Crazy, intense deadline crunches over here….here’s one of my finished results. Presenting the final cover of Robert Silverberg’s classic SON OF MAN, forthcoming in a fresh, new trade paperback from Pyr later this year. Below is the complete wraparound art, sans typography (and the prelims are here.) If you’re not familiar with this novel, it’s…

Remembering Jamie

It’s getting late here after a long day, and it’s gonna be a long night of work ahead. Still, I can’t let this day pass without remembering Jamie Bishop. Virginia Tech dedicated today to the memory of those who passed in last year’s tragedy, and Jamie was one of them. I never knew Jamie. We…

A+ for ELRIC!

Thanks to my pal Jeff Lucas for giving me the heads-up on this. Check out pg. 76 of the April issue of SCI FI MAGAZINE where Adam-Troy Castro offers an awesome review of ELRIC: THE STEALER OF SOULS and a brief sidebar interview with the Grandmaster himself, Michael Moorcock. SCI FI rates the book an…

2008 Hugo Finalists!

I was halfway across the country when the announcement went official this past Friday. So I finally get to say it here: I’m thrilled to be a 2008 Hugo Award Finalist in the Best Professional Artist category and honored to be in the company of Bob Eggleton, Phil Foglio, John Harris, Stephan Martiniere, and Shaun…

SF Signal: Mind Meld

SF Signal runs a popular feature called Mind Meld where they query sf/fantasy folks about general questions and issues. This time, they asked “As an illustrator, what was it that drew you to science fiction and fantasy to begin with, and what place do you feel illustration has in the science fiction and fantasy field?”…

VIEWPOINTS CRITICAL

While I was in Seattle last week, L.E. Modesitt Jr.‘s new hardcover collection VIEWPOINTS CRITICAL was released from Tor. Cover illustration by me. I saw the finished book for the first time when I did my signing at University Bookstore. I’m very pleased to say that while I was away, I received three emails from…

Home again, home again….

….jiggedy-jig. Traci and I are back home after an unreal and amazing week in Seattle. A few highlights: 1. Our 1st anniversary — March 17th: we arrived in Seattle. Pike Place Market was even more fabulous than we expected. Il Bistro was as romantic as it gets. However, our highlight was the Six-Seven at the…

Coming soon to Seattle

Hey, Seattle — I’ll be there soon. Here’s where you can find me: Wednesday, March 19th / 7pmPRE-NORWESCON AUTHOR PARTYUniversity Book Store4326 University Way NE / Seattle / WA / 98105 / 206-634-3400 (Event made possible by the mighty Duane Wilkins of University Book Store….see you soon, Duane!) Featured guests include Mario Acevedo / Warren…