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One more line and we're ruined for sure
A little while back, just before the big rush of my convention art show, I created a new small ink to try and sell. It was an ink version of the famous Creature From The Black Lagoon, which you can see...
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by Russell DickersonLast week, I was doing a free-flowing session of ideas, whatever popped into my head. I started sketching an idea of someone running across a high bridge, with the zombies in heavy...
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A solemn moment and a quiet gift
I get asked a few times a month for my current commission rates, for folks interested in having me do cover work, or maybe an ink or acrylic piece. Sometimes they hire, sometimes they don’t, that’s...
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The strangeness of trying to give something away
As it turns out, I’m an artist. An artist that has, luckily, convinced others that he can do art. Thus, I produce covers, interior illustrations, and whatever else folks need. I’ve mentioned it before,...
View ArticleThe In/Human Element: Fairies
by Jessica NelsonFairies always have and always will be an integral part of science fiction, fantasy and horror. Whether they be the mischievous tricksters from Mary Robinette Kowal’s Weaving Dreams...
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ZOMBIES: The Texture of the Dead
One thing I love about art is seeing the different interpretations that artists have. A different take on a sunset, or a new way to paint buildings, and even new ways to paint monsters. These new...
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The Making of a Cover
A little while ago Lynn M. Thomas, Michael Damian Thomas and John Klima asked if I might possibly be interested in doing some work for an anthology they were cooking up in partnership with Apex...
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Tentacled Perception: What’s old is new again
I was flipping through one of my many art books the other day (some call it “research”, others call it “laziness”), and an interesting thought started popping into my head. I had seen these images...
View ArticleUnimaginable is not a word in my vocabulary
When I was standing in line at the local coffee shop, I overheard a couple of people talking about something awful. That happens. Certainly, it’s not unusual at all (I often stand in coffee shop...
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What creators want: An echo in eternity
It turns out that I’m a big fan of the film Gladiator. There are a lot of reasons for this, from the writing, acting, and direction fronts. I’m a fan of Ridley Scott, Russell Crowe, and I do like the...
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