2008 Hugo Finalists!

I was halfway across the country when the announcement went official this past Friday. So I finally get to say it here: I’m thrilled to be a 2008 Hugo Award Finalist in the Best Professional Artist category and honored to be in the company of Bob Eggleton, Phil Foglio, John Harris, Stephan Martiniere, and Shaun…

SF Signal: Mind Meld

SF Signal runs a popular feature called Mind Meld where they query sf/fantasy folks about general questions and issues. This time, they asked “As an illustrator, what was it that drew you to science fiction and fantasy to begin with, and what place do you feel illustration has in the science fiction and fantasy field?”…

VIEWPOINTS CRITICAL

While I was in Seattle last week, L.E. Modesitt Jr.‘s new hardcover collection VIEWPOINTS CRITICAL was released from Tor. Cover illustration by me. I saw the finished book for the first time when I did my signing at University Bookstore. I’m very pleased to say that while I was away, I received three emails from…

Home again, home again….

….jiggedy-jig. Traci and I are back home after an unreal and amazing week in Seattle. A few highlights: 1. Our 1st anniversary — March 17th: we arrived in Seattle. Pike Place Market was even more fabulous than we expected. Il Bistro was as romantic as it gets. However, our highlight was the Six-Seven at the…

Coming soon to Seattle

Hey, Seattle — I’ll be there soon. Here’s where you can find me: Wednesday, March 19th / 7pmPRE-NORWESCON AUTHOR PARTYUniversity Book Store4326 University Way NE / Seattle / WA / 98105 / 206-634-3400 (Event made possible by the mighty Duane Wilkins of University Book Store….see you soon, Duane!) Featured guests include Mario Acevedo / Warren…

Philcon Calling!

Great news! I’m the Artist Guest of Honor at Philcon 72, the Philadelphia Conference on Science Fiction and Fantasy, November 21-23, 2008. Philcon’s the longest-running literary sf con in America, and I’m proud to be a part of it this year. I’ve never been to Philly before, so if anyone has recommendations (eats, shops, sights,…

Chimaeracon 2008

I’ll be there Saturday, March 15. The con is billed as a “South Texas Gaming Fest” which is generally not the kind of con I attend. However, Gilder McCarroll was kind enough to invite me and since it’s in my hometown, why not? Should be good times. I’ll have a dealers table and some assorted…

Here’s to you, Richard Powers

…and to all of your fellow 2008 Inductees into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame — Ian & Betty Ballantine, Rod Serling, and William Gibson. If you think that’s Richard Powers the novelist, you’ve got the wrong Powers. I’m talking about Richard Powers, the seminal sf artist about whom John Clute said: “When we think…