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Blow Up

admin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 22:09:35 +0000

In September Yuko Shimizu, Tomer Hanuka and I will be having a three person show at The Society of Illustrators in New York. I’ll have a couple of new pieces, as well as some process material and reference on display. Our thanks to David Rhodes for his generous support in helping to make this show possible, Tim O’Brien for conceiving of this in the first place, Attack for their wonderful work on the flyer, and everyone at The Society for their help and patience while we put this all together. For anyone interested in seeing the show or attending the opening, information is below.

Blow Up: September 1 – October 16, 2010
Opening reception: Friday, September 10, 2010 6:30 pm.
SOCIETY OF ILLUSTRATORS 128 east 63 street, new york city.

Fluorescent Black

admin — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:19:11 +0000

Jillian and I just got back from comic con and had a chance to see Nathan Fox’s brand new Fluorescent Black, collected into a beautiful hardcover book. I did a pin up for the gallery section in the back(above). Nathan is a super talent, and this book does not disappoint. Check it out if you haven’t already.

On an unrelated note, I had a wonderful time in California. Thank you to everyone for making our trip out there so amazing.

Studio Spaces Filled

admin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:51:22 +0000

We’ve filled the studio spaces, thank you to everyone for getting in touch.

Studio Space

admin — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 01:27:21 +0000

As I’ve said before, I’m lucky to work around a lot of really talented people. In 2006 Grady McFerrin, Chris Neal, Zach O’Hora and I found a great studio space(in an old Pencil Factory) in Greenpoint Brooklyn. Since then a lot of other amazing illustrators and designers have moved into the building, it’s a wonderful work environment that I consider myself fortunate to be a part of. We did a fun project together a few months ago(we’d like to do more), it even won some awards. Currently Chris, Grady and I are looking for two people to join our space, as we say good bye to a couple of friends. The details are below. If you’re interested send us an email.

Two studio spaces available.
Rent: 450 a month each.
Space: 144 square feet(the smaller of the two is 8′ x 18′)
Location: 61 Greenpoint Ave. Brooklyn NY. 11222
2 minute walk to the Greenpoint Ave G. 15 minute walk to the Bedford Ave L.
We work digitally or with water based materials only – no solvents or aerosols

building exterior

rooftop view of manhattan

hardwood floors

great light and high ceilings

The hallways are clean and well maintained

Check out thepencilfactory.org for a relatively up to date list of talent in the building.

Oryx Print

admin — Wed, 05 May 2010 22:16:21 +0000

I’ve made a print of Oryx available. Limited to an edition of 25, signed and numbered on fine art rag paper. You can purchase it here.

Oryx

admin — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:48:41 +0000

I named this after a character from Margaret Atwood’s Oryx and Crake. Although the figure depicted bears no narrative resemblance to the aforementioned, there is something about the pose and colour that evokes themes within the novel that I found fitting. I’ll do this often, try to conjure the sense of a character I have read or heard about, even if it does not directly relate to the problem at hand. I think part of it is about satisfying certain artistic compulsions, and part of it is about creating something that feels convincing.

The Enemy’s gate is down

admin — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:05:29 +0000

I recently finished a book cover for Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game. You can read more about the whole process over at Tor.com, I’ve excerpted a little below:

There’s a great interview with Orson Scott Card at the end of the Ender’s Game audio book. I remember listening to it only moments after those haunting final words call an end to one of my favorite books of all time. In the interview, Card talks about his theatre background and how writing plays affected Ender’s Game. For a book that is so incredibly evocative, there is surprisingly little in the way of specific physical description. Like theatre, it is the language and dialog, the characters that evoke the world in which Ender exists. In most ways that is what Ender’s Game is about for me. The characters. Although the situation is thought-provoking and unique, it’s Ender’s struggle that grabs you and breaks your heart. The weight of the actions he is forced to take in the name of both human and personal survival is crushing. It’s a personal and emotional struggle that feels relevant and timeless, completely independent of the set pieces and stage that Card has nonetheless so beautifully crafted.

Gargoyles

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:36:30 +0000

A new book jacket for Simon and Schuster.

Sidebar Podcast Interview

admin — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:19:58 +0000

I did an interview over the holidays with the great folks at Sidebar. You can listen to it here. Thanks Dwight and Swain.

The Shadow Rising

admin — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:52:58 +0000

Tor is rereleasing the Wheel of Time series as ebooks, with a different illustrator creating a cover for each novel. I was lucky enough to be asked to work on The Shadow Rising, book four in the series. I’ve been reading Robert Jordan’s novels since I was about thirteen(many years ago), it was quite an experience to work on something that is so deeply situated in my consciousness and memories of childhood. There’s a nice post on Tor.com about the whole project, along with some process and a short video of me talking about what it was like to work on this picture. If you have the time, take a look at some of the other great covers by the likes of Donato Giancola, Kekai Kotaki, and David Grove.