Can’t wait for tomorrow night at Salud Tequila Bar. The San Antonio Express-News has a writeup about Loteria Fest in today’s Weekender section. I’m hearing that we may have some Game of Thrones fans arriving in costumes inspired by my A Song of Ice and Fire artwork? So good. Cosplayers — bring it. All costumes welcome. And if you’re…
Hooray — my Loteria Grande card art for “El Mundo” has been selected for the Institutional category for Spectrum 22: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art! I’m especially pleased to see this piece make the annual because “El Mundo” is my first official artwork featuring my daughter. Every time she spots the piece, she says, “There I am!” She was…
The Hugo nomination voting period ends this Tuesday, March 10th at 23:59 Pacific Time. So if you’re like me, and you haven’t voted yet — get those nomination ballots in! For all of my fellow illustrators and artists out there, I want to offer a few suggestions for being considered in the Professional and Fan…
Heads up, Spectrum fans and art lovers — here’s a work that was displayed at the most recent Spectrum Retrospective, and it can be yours! THE CREATIVE FIRE (YOU SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION?) • 17″ x 22″ archival print on Hahnemuhle paper, professionally framed and matted, with glass, enclosed in 23″ X 27″ frame. • Artist…
I love when fans create cosplay based on my artwork — and even better? When they’re tattooing themselves with my art! 🙂 Of course, what’s on this guy’s arm is not exactly my art. It’s an adaptation of it, interpreted by a tattoo artist. You can also see a tribute to Michael Whelan‘s legendary Stormbringer cover art, in this…
Yesterday, I received word that three of my artworks will be included in the forthcoming art annual, Infected By Art 3. Today, I want to share news of a forthcoming fantastic sf/f art book called Inspired. It’s the brainchild of Chesley Award-winning art director and Art Order mastermind Jon Schindehette. The collection features a juried selection of works from over 30…
Great start to 2015! Three of my 2014 artworks have been jury-selected for the forthcoming Infected By Art 3 Annual, including two that were “Unanimous Selections”! Very grateful to be included in this book with some AMAZING artists! Wanna see all of the art that was jury-selected for the book? Here you go. Congrats to all…
Here’s an abbreviated one-stop gallery of selected highlights from my 2014 published works, including cover illustrations, interiors, and product artworks. https://www.johnpicacio.com/portfolio/2014/index.html The awards nomination season is here again (Hugos, Chesleys, World Fantasy Awards, etc.). When voting, it helps to know which works from a creator are eligible for which awards categories. If you wish to reference…
Good news, Loteria fans! 2014 finishes in grand style with the release of a new Loteria Grande card series from Lone Boy, including “La Calavera”, “El Corazon”, “El Venado”, “El Mundo”, and “La Escalera”! These cards feature the same production value and giant size as the Grandes originally released with my 2013 Calendar’s Kickstarter campaign — 4.5″ x 7.5″ on thick,…
Presenting the final color artwork for ‘La Escalera’ — the latest addition to my Loteria series! In English, ‘La Escalera’ means ‘The Ladder’, inspired by the traditional Loteria cards I played with as a kid, such as this one: Those who own The 2014 John Picacio Calendar will remember a progress version of my ‘La Escalera’ artwork…