Skull studies

These were created for the 2012 small works show at the Artists House gallery. Fun studies done from a few of the skulls I've collected. Each is roughly actual size.

"Deer", 8x8, oil on panel

"Rabbit", 5x7, oil on panel

"Snapping Turtle", 5x5, oil on panel

"Fox", 5x7, oil on panel

New works

A recent piece done for an anthology of Jack The Ripper stories due out next year from Night Shade. The print version will be a bit different, but this is the version which I prefer ;)

Jack the Ripper, 18x24, oil on panel

And also a personal piece from a month or so back

Demonborn, 10.25 x 14.25, oil on plexiglass

Fed

A recent personal piece

36x48, oil on panel

and a process animation from sketch to finish:

Mermaid

6x6, oil on wood panel

Bloom

6x6, oil on wood panel

Stompin' on ants, suckin' their souls

A small piece done for the Adventure Time show at OhNo!Doom gallery in Chicago. There is so much choice material to work with in that show it was hard to know where to begin, but the second that I saw Hunson Abadeer's head split open I was sold.

9x12, oil on panel

TOME

I'm pleased to announce that I will have work appearing in the upcoming massive art book TOME, a project of 44 Flood. More info available on their kickstarter post (which, as of my posting this, is nearly expired. what can I say, better late than never):

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/44flood/tome-0

and images will be forthcoming :)

M13 Cards

Hey, sharing my most recently released cards for the new Magic core set:

Dragon Hatchling, 11x15, oil on illustration board

Warclamp Mastiff, 11x15, oil on illustration board

Ivory Wings

16x20, oil on wood panel
copyright 2012 Legends of the Cryptids

Nereid

Another small nymph portrait 5x7, oil on panel

Undine

Getting everything straightened out for Spectrum Live this weekend, here is one of a couple small paintings I'm finishing up for the booth

5x7, oil on panel

The Clearing

Here's a fairly recent cover for Creepy, the horror comic series recently revived by Dark Horse. I'll have the original as well as originals of several other paintings recently posted here on display at Spectrum Live next weekend in Kansas City. Hope to see you there!

"The Clearing" 24x36, oil on wooden panel

Taken

A new piece just in time for printing Spectrum Live promos

24x36, oil on wood panel

Avacyn Restored

It looks like these have all gone public. Pieces from the latest Magic The Gathering expansion Avacyn Restored. Possibly my favorite wave of Magic assignments to date :)

9x12, oil on illustration board

11x15, oil on illustration board (rain streaks added digitally)

11x15, oil on illustration board

9x12, oil on illustration board

The Doll

Quick update, just a little something I've been noodling in my off hours

18x24, oil on wood panel

Rebel Angel

A quick update with a new cover for Tor Books:



24x36, oil on wood panel

Terrible Weakness

A little bit later than I had expected, but here is the full composition which followed the head study from a couple weeks back. With this piece I'm continuing to push the new direction and approach and it is really feeling good. I can't think of any other recent painting which was as exciting and enjoyable as this was to work on. I'm also tremendously proud to say that this piece will be on display at the Allentown Art Museum for the At The Edge: Art of the Fantastic show from June 3rd through September 9th where it will be hanging in some very distinguished company.


"Terrible Weakness", 36x48, oil on panel


process shots

Venus study

Another study for another upcoming personal piece:



9x12, oil on panel

Deep thoughts on style

I should be linking these as I write them. Recently I started posting some articles over at The Art Order and just wanted to put up a link here. This most recent post is an examination of style and influences in art and how these can help you grow:

http://theartorder.com/2012/03/09/honing-your-vision/

Head Study

Felt like sharing a quick study I did in preparing for a new painting on the way. Experimenting with combining some of the techniques from Coral Demon with the more painterly approach. The full scale piece should be up later this week...


5x7, oil on wood panel

100xp

Another Link piece just for fun



9x12, oil on panel

The Old Ones Return

Another piece executed in the newer painterly/naturalist style emphasizing mood, light, and atmosphere over detail and render. This was just a personal experiment piece (never painted a real Cthulhu before), but I'm excited to have a few commissioned illustrations using the new approach lined up. I'll be posting as they go public :)



oil on panel, 18x24

10 of Staves

Finally getting back to finishing the Tarot series, working with the more painterly style



18x24, oil on wood panel

Boba Fett is Dead

A variant cover I did for a new Dark Horse mini-series:



15x24, oil on illustration board

The Adventures of Link

Here are two pieces I made for an upcoming show at OhNo!Doom in Chicago. The show is all video game related images, and for me that translates to NES classic. It was my first system, my favorite system, and the only console I still use (believe me, Tetris *never* gets old). The choice of which NES game to jump off from was tough at first, but in the end it had to be Zelda 2: The Adventures of Link. It was the first game I ever owned (besides Mario/Duck Hunt I suppose) and it was fuel for my imagination for years and years to follow.

This was also a fun project because it was my first experiment into combining fantasy art subject matter and ideas with the more painterly and naturalistic style which I've been exploring in my gallery work. I definitely will be doing work more along these lines in the future.


"Before him was a raging sea and, beyond it, the Ocean Palace", 18x24, oil on wood panel


"The Graveyard", 18x24, oil on wood panel

If you're in the Chicago area, check out the show! It opens February 11th at OhNo!Doom