Hey, ’07 — you were a heckuva year. Before you head out forever, a tip of the hat to all my pals and associates who shared the last twelve months with me. Time to wipe the slate clean and start fresh. One final look at a few ’07 highlights from this corner of the universe:January…
Here’s the full unabridged cover triptych for Jeffrey Ford‘s forthcoming WELL-BUILT CITY trilogy. Final dimensions 19″H x 36″W x 4″D. You’re looking at the art for all three covers as they should appear when the front covers sit side-by-side (sans ornate frame). Jeff intended these novels as a set so the cover art reflects the…
Just completed — the cover illustration for Jeffrey Ford’s THE BEYOND, a 2008 Golden Gryphon release. As soon as I finished reading the book for the first time, I knew what the major painting should look like for this one. Took a couple of drafts though before I got the execution right. In the end,…
Continuing the Four Days of Ford: Just completed — the cover illustration for Jeffrey Ford‘s THE PHYSIOGNOMY, releasing in trade paperback from Golden Gryphon Press in fall ’08. Materials: Oil painting / calipers / vine, roses & morning glory / acrylic / ink / wood / found objects / hand-built assemblage / no digital. The…
Not quite the Twelve Days of Christmas, but hopefully, a festive occasion you’ll enjoy all the same. I’ve been obsessing over a particular cover job for a while now, and it’s now completed. I’ll unveil my finished work over the next four days here on the blog. Next fall, Golden Gryphon Press will release Jeffrey…
Been away from the blogging for a while. This month, Pyr released the third book in Mike Resnick’s STARSHIP series, STARSHIP: MERCENARY. I’ve illustrated all of the covers thus far, and I’ll soon start working on the fourth in the five-book series, STARSHIP: REBEL. Can’t wait! (pictured left: the third book, STARSHIP: MERCENARY; pictured below,…
More raves for THE METATEMPORAL DETECTIVE….award-winning author Jeff Vandermeer (SHRIEK: AN AFTERWORD) writes a column called Omnivoracious for Amazon.com and he highly recommends four sf/f books for the 2007 gift-giving season, and yep, one of them is Mike Moorcock’s THE METATEMPORAL DETECTIVE. Elsewhere, Dusk Before the Dawn offers a story-by-story breakdown and tags THE METATEMPORAL…
Great times in Austin, Texas yesterday…Mike Moorcock and I signed copies of THE METATEMPORAL DETECTIVE at BookPeople, the largest independent bookstore in Texas. Mike did a short reading from the book, and then answered a wide range of questions from the audience. Amongst the topics discussed — the origins of Elric; his theories on magic;…
This is gonna be fun. Michael Moorcock and I will be signing copies of his new hardcover release THE METATEMPORAL DETECTIVE on Saturday, Dec. 8th at 3pm at the largest bookstore in Texas, BookPeople / Austin, TX. (Store location details here.) In addition, I’ll be bringing a few of my original drawings from the forthcoming…
This week, I stumbled upon a 2006 documentary called SKETCHES OF FRANK GEHRY, directed by Sydney Pollack. I’ve watched this DVD five times this week and it’s one of the most inspiring documentaries I’ve ever seen. I HIGHLY recommend this to anyone who aspires to be an artist (and not just the kind that draw…