This is the second of the two book covers that I was asked to do for PM Press. Amazingly this piece was a great sounding board for the other piece The Chieu Hoi Saloon. Both pieces were a lot of fun to work on, and they provided a great point and counterpoint to work between.… Continue Reading
January has been a very good month, 2 book covers ~ DONE! The past few weeks have been quite eventful. there was the Holidays, followed by New Year’s eve, sprinkle in t he social events, and you’ve got a busy month. Some where in all that, I made time to paint 2 cover paintings for… Continue Reading
I am super happy to post this painting. I was honored to complete this portrait for some friends of mine who commissioned the piece after seeing the Paintings for Presents that I posted. The concept to use their daughter as Max from “Where the Wild Things Roam,” was serendipity at it’s best. I’d been thinking… Continue Reading
Well, here is my work in progress. I was working ahead with the cover image when a conversation with the author provided me with some crucial character info that I missed in my reading of the story… baddaboom… big baddaboom. It turns out that the Goggles themselves need to be more chaotic, and wild. I… Continue Reading
After sitting on this for a while, life’s cleared up, and the next project is up and running. A friend and I have worked out a story, and developed it for release as a comic. And by developed it, I mean that he’s written the darn thing, and now I need to deliver the art!… Continue Reading
Greetings, This year I am offering to do paintings for the holiday season. It will be a totally unique gift, created specifically for you or your loved ones. The above image is a flyer that contains more details, click on the image to see a larger version. Also, feel free to download it, or to… Continue Reading
“Then a strange thing happened. The house whirled around two or three times and rose slowly through the air. Dorothy felt as if she were going up in a balloon.”… Continue Reading
Well, the painting has been coming along, not quite fast enough for my liking, but it is still in progress. I wanted to just post up some images to show where she’s at before heading off for some much needed vacation {I am wound tighter than a Tin Man’s ticker} Watch for the thrilling conclusion… Continue Reading
Somewhat in preparation for the upcoming Dorothy piece, and for the experience of putting paint onto the page again, I’ve sketched out this SciFi scene. It’s all free hand, so it is what it is. I’ve had some recent inspiration reading the July issue of Imagine FX magazine, especially the Justin Gerard article. I really… Continue Reading
I wanted to just post up a page from my sketchbook. Recently I’ve been coming back to drawing and painting just for the fun of it. I am still working on the Wizard of Oz piece which has a more serious side to it. For reasons of my own sanity I’ve come back to drawing… Continue Reading
