I was happy to dive back in with the 4 Week Challenge, which was focused on creating new images. I wanted to start bringing in more “editorial” type of work and so, wanted to bolster my portfolio with some images. With the week turn around time on the images it seemed like an appropriate effort.… Continue Reading
This week I received my first published book cover! I can honestly say that I have held that book in my hand and looked at it from a whole bunch of different directions, and each time I get a little flash of wonder about the whole thing.… Continue Reading
The Lovebirds are a response to the the recent overturning of Propostion 8 here in California.… Continue Reading
“Goggles” I am happy to have pulled this piece together… finally. The ardent reader will recall that this image was actually started some 7 months ago*. It is unusual for me to put something away like this, but at the time, well, let’s just say “stuff came up,” and leave it at that. For the… Continue Reading
Now we’ve come to the end of week 4 of the 12 week challenge. Arguably, we’ve entered the “fun” part of illustration, making images! Before I move on to the painting, I have to say that part of this challenge for me has been about zeroing in on what I want to do, who I’d… Continue Reading
The 12 Week Challenge has been really great at building upon the previous weeks. Well done Jon! The Task 1. Based on your research, I’d like you to gather a targeted list of 10 Companies, Publishers, Art Directors, or Manufacturers that you will be contacting when we get to that part of the challenge. 2.… Continue Reading
Anubis; my answer to a Mutant future Recently on Art Order, there was a Mutation Nation Contest. Basically the challenge was to come up with one of two Mutant paths; a gene splice of two critters, or an anthropomorphic blend. My thinking that ended up leading to the painting above, is that after whatever holocaust… Continue Reading
Recently I had the good fortune to paint the cover of Steampunk Tales #6. It so much fun to work in a genre that I really dig. I like to describe Steampunk Tales as a ‘Digi-pulp.’ They are really taking a great format that has propelled so many story tellers and illustrators forward from the… Continue Reading
You just have to love having creative friends. Recently a friend of mine finished writing a fantasy novel, which is looking for a publisher. In order to create a more positive and appealing property he decided to commission a few pieces of work from me, which I am more than happy to do! The first… Continue Reading
This topic put me in mind of “the Big Muddy Mississippi”, the Blues Man, Muddy Waters, both of which put me in the mind of the “Delta Blues.” In response to these, I put down this free hand watercolor in about an hour. Quick and loose, I used as muddy of a pallet as possible.… Continue Reading
