TODAY'S FEATURED POST
Carnage on the Strip
Here' a fun private commission I recently finished for a client. I was asked to show Carnage and Deadpool fighting on the Las Vegas Strip, with sports cars and glitz. The whole idea seemed aptly over-the-top for Deadpool, so I tried to treat the composition the same way, and pack as much narrative as I could in there. Maybe even break the 'fourth wall'. The background looking like a comic book page is meant as…
YESTERDAY’S POST
To Green Angel Tower – cover art
February 12, 2025 - Periodically I make the choice to lean in heavily on a commission, dramatically increasing the amount of labor, focus, and intent I wish to bring to a painting. This bar is raised by myself, never by my client, as the desire is to create a portfolio piece I can leverage for broader use, benefiting my client, and hopefully my career. This is one such instance. When Shawn Speakman of Grim Oak Press asked if I would like to illustrate a new covers (and interiors) for Tad William's epic trilogy, I knew I was in for a challenge. The original series was published with covers by Michael Whelan, one of the greatest cover artists to work in the genre of Fantasy and Science Fiction and his cover for Tad's third novel, To Green Angel Tower, stands…
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