I’m all about cheery pics tonight, the other two I was thinking of were pretty dark too. Something in the air maybe? This is Jules Elie Delaunay’s Plague in Rome (1869, Oil on canvas, 52″ x 69″), also known as The Angel of Death. I might be wrong, but this isn’t the happiest of images I’ve done with these art blogs. It is, however, one of those pieces that seems to be at odds with Read more…
Fantastic news, for the first time ever I will be an official guest at a con! I am one of the guests at VisionCon in January, in Springfield, Missouri (website at www.visioncon.net). Along with Brian Keene, Mike Oliveri, Cullen Bunn and a bunch of other folks. I went last year, and it was a great convention. Lots of interesting folks, a lot of energy and a great staff. If you can, I highly suggest checking Read more…
It’s definitely been an interesting couple of weeks, and to start things off here’s how last week (Sunday evening) started: Out in Colorado here we call that, “turning on a green arrow”. Basically, we get the green turn arrow (everyone else gets red), we start turning and BLAMMO!, other party never stopped at the light. Luckily, being on a fast road, he wasn’t going the full 65 mph that is the speed limit through there. Read more…
This one is a cross between a painted style and the textured/layered style that I attempt when I can.
Though J.M.W. Turner’s technique is certainly evident here, the tone of the piece isn’t one I expected.
Every so often, I try to go back and look at my sketches and pick the ones that don’t seem so horrifyingly bad that I can’t show everyone else.
It turns out that, despite having a new house, I do have the money to hit a couple of upcoming cons.
An interesting discussion came up today (both online and in real life) about what music drives our particular passions. I decided to go through my iTunes library and really see which tracks influence my art, or at least which tracks really drive me in certain directions with the type and style of work I’m doing. My iTunes library isn’t what you’d call huge, but it’s at least pretty big. So I’ll start this with only Read more…
Having done the artwork for the book, I decided to do a promotional “layer-by-layer” video for YouTube.
I still get the occasional question from folks who want to buy a print of my work. So, I thought I’d ask if any of the below pieces would be good print choices.
I’m working on a Flash book trailer for a client (you’ll see soon enough, it’s not a small client), and for testing with converting Flash animation to video I decided to create a promo for my own art. After a number of unique issues (I’m looking at you, Kaspersky), I was finally able to upload it to YouTube. Check it out, all opinions are of course valued. Believe it or not, I also did the Read more…
Ok, so it’s been a little while since the last one of these art blogs. I’ll see if I can’t post a few more of them, and without the 4 months between them. Above is Ivan Aivazovsky and Ilya Repin’s Pushkin’s Farewell to the Sea (1887, Oil on canvas), one that caught my eye when I was looking for the new piece. Probably because it reminds me a bit of one of my favorite Read more…
The new issue of Cemetery Dance Magazine (#61) has a new piece of art by yours truly, for a story by Peter Straub. I’ve been anxious to post it for quite awhile.
I tend to experiment quite a bit with different ideas and looks, but here’s a general usage idea for textures.
I’m still getting settled into our new house, but I thought I’d best post something (just so no one thinks I died or anything). These photos were taken on our trip to New Mexico in May, and I thought they turned out pretty well. These in particular are from Santa Fe, though we went a few other places too. Hopefully there will be some new art posted before too long as well, keep your fingers Read more…
This isn’t just a wave coming in, or the rising tide. The water is alive, and is fighting everything in its path.
I’ve run across a number of Elihu Vedder’s pieces before, and this one is one of my favorites. This is Vedder’s, The Questioner of the Sphinx, a piece that for me is always inspiring.
I’ve seen many Bierstadt works in art books (and a handful in person), and I think he had a real knack for capturing the feel of the wild.
In the late 90’s and early oughts’, I dabbled in the idea of producing simple architectural design prints.
I’ve been picking away at a color sketch in Photoshop, and I think it’s finally done. I try to do pencil sketching, ink and crosshatching practice and Photoshop/digital sketching and manipulation each week just to get new ideas rolling around in my head. Sometimes they work, other times not so much. I’m also trying to get something down on paper (or on “monitor”) when I think about it. I have a few sketchpads, and I Read more…