I was hoping to do quite a few more small inked cards (I’ve been calling them “sketchcards”), but I haven’t had as much time as I’d hoped. But, tonight, I managed to get one finished. I call it Phibes, and it’s based on the character from the “Dr. Phibes” movies. Read more…
Here is the new painting, an 18″ x 24″ acrylic painting. I named it “The Apotheosis of War”.
This cover is a bit unlike Kelli’s, and many that I’ve done, in that the story was already available to the public.
I’ve been lucky over the past few weeks to get to work with the fantastic Thunderstorm Books. I’ve been working on three books for their Maelstrom imprint, beginning with tonight’s showcase, the cover for author Kelli Owen’s Six Days. For me, this first book is special because it’s Kelli’s first Read more…
Being a graphic designer as well as an artist can lead to some fun projects. When I’m working with authors, I tend to try to help them with what they need to push the books I’m doing the covers or other artwork for. After all, if they do well then Read more…
I think exploring caves gives you a chance to see an entirely different environment from what you are used to.
I decided, since I had a few old frames left over from another project, that the best thing to do would be to destroy the ever-loving hell out of one of them.
Sometimes, I shudder to post new ideas or new techniques that I try. I never know if they really work out, if they are ok but just need work, or if they are so awful that the sun will shrivel up and we’ll all die. But, I also think that Read more…
Awhile back (and by “awhile back” I mean “over a year ago”) I wrote an art blog of Frederic Edwin Church’s beautiful painting called The Icebergs (check out the blog here… I”ll wait.) I won’t bore you with the specs again (I’ll be boring you with other ways now), but Read more…
So, I decided to put all that anger and frustration into my artwork, and see if I can’t work out some issues.
My goal is to have a new one each month, and I’m just squeaking this one in under the wire.
I’ve made a conscious effort to sketch every day, even if it’s something small, in the last two weeks.
I’ll probably at least bring business cards and mini-cards, but talking online today with Cullen Bunn I also considered “monster cards’.
Based on a fun story called, “If Mama Ain’t Happy”, here is a new piece of art
This one I call “the night of the innocents”, and there’s a better close-up at the end.