Another Tomorrow

Another Tomorrow is a new book cover done for the science fiction author Katherine Ann Adams. You can buy the book on Amazon at the link https://www.amazon.com/Another-Tomorrow-Katherine-Ann-Adams/dp/0997959509/ref=cm_rdp_product_img or at independent booksellers across the U.S.

This art was fun to create. I worked closely with the editor and was able to read the whole manuscript prior to starting the art. I prefer to work this way so the art can be customized to the story. It also gives me a chance to add in my own little visual clues to the narrative.

Bladerunner

A painting of Harrison Ford from the movie Bladerunner. Created as an assignment for my MFA program at the Hartford Art School.

Ravenquill

Here is an interpretation of a mage creating ravens to do his bidding. Created for my MFA thesis gallery show. It is designed to work as an image for a fantasy trading card game.

Wraith Warrior

Another painting based on the collectable fantasy card games. The female warrior hesitates to strike at the summoned wraith.

I robot: Reason

I am currently working on a series of paintings based on the I robot book by Isaac Asimov. This one shows a robot that has come up with a religion through pure logic. It then goes on to spread the good word to all the other robots working on the space station.

I strive to stay faithful to Asimov's actual written words while trying to create an dramatic image that possibly adds some little visual touches from between the lines of the story.

The Magic Compass

I am working on several Fantasy paintings. This one shows a ranger who has stumbled onto a divination artifact. He uses an amulet to "light" the direction he must continue to make his way out of the dark forest.

I robot: Runaround

I am currently working on a series of paintings based on the I robot book by Isaac Asimov. This one shows a robot saving an astronaut who has succumbed to the heat of the sun on Mercury.

I am trying to stay faithful to the actual written words while trying to create an image that gives a sense of the story without giving away too much. In this instance, I'm trying to show the robot coming to the rescue of a wounded human without giving away what or who hurt the astronaut in the first place.

I Robot: Robbie

This is another of my images from Isaac Asimov's book I Robot. This one tells the story of the love between a little girl and her nanny robot.

Robin and Pam

Trying new techniques is always a good way to keep an artist fresh. In this piece, I've tried a reductive technique with the oil paints. The paint is applied and then the highlights are picked up by using mineral spirits to thin the oil and pulled back off the canvas. This painting was done as a tribute piece shortly after Robin Williams died in 2014.

Caverns Keep

This is an illustration that was produced for an independent comic book series. It's a wrap around cover for a science fiction story that takes place mostly in a fantasy world.

Cloudskimmer

Another wraparound cover illustration for an independent comic book series. This was the fourth issue that told the story of a space-faring dragon creature that gets stuck on a medieval world.

The Darklord

Another graphic novel cover. This one is an apocalyptic story about a cyborg vampire warrior.

Bug Eyed Monsters

This painting was done to develop a group of unusual characters. I tried to create a wide range of beings that were not just a bipedal, humanoid form. The title of the painting, "Bug Eyed Monsters", is in reference to the old pulp science fiction magazines that I read as a kid.

Dragons Gate

This illustration was used for a gaming magazine cover. The story revolves around a boy who finds a dimensional door inside of an antique book. The door takes him on adventures where he meets a friendly dragon and runs across an erratic wizard who is responsible for the dimensional doors.

Alexander Nevsky: Battle on the Ice

The art was produced as the cover for a classical music CD. The music was from a Russian silent movie that had a climactic battle on a frozen lake. At one point I was asked to cover all the faces of the warriors. The AD wanted the art to be more generic and thought it best to remove the visible faces from view. The best option at that point was to paint in helmets.

Elephant

This is a sample layout for a book that I wrote and illustrated called "You Can Draw Animals". The two page spread was my concept for how the book might look. The publisher went a different route with the layout. They were pleased with my writing and simple step-by-step images so this led to writing and illustrating two more "You Can Draw" books.

Dinosaurs

The "You Can Draw Animals" book led to the publisher asking if I would like to work on a dinosaur version. I didn't hesitate to accept. This book, "You Can Draw Dinosaurs", was aimed at an older range of children. This meant the dinosaurs could be more realistic but still simplified. This image is a combination of some dinosaurs from the book that were placed into a simple landscape.