Fox Dancing

Happy Thursday everyone. Here's a lovely piece commissioned by Christian l. Christian gave me a lot of freedom to design this piece as I liked, which is always a lot of fun. Thanks, Christian!

A bit of Tuesday Catch up

As Origins and Anthrocon draw close, I find myself very busy with preparations. Still, there's time this week to do at least some blogging. Here is one of several pieces that I am doing for Amy T. The series all involve her Dragon Storm characters and most will be published as DS cards. I like the character interplay in this one. Thanks again Amy!

Ran-Qui Part 2

After losing my Pogo Stylus--a thing I've done twice before, alas--I recently acquired a new one. It is a slimmer version of the Stylus with a nice pen clip that will hopefully allow me to keep it firmly attached to my Iphone. Of course, after it arrived I had to give it a test run, so I decided to color this commission of Ran-Qui, which I featured a few posts ago. I had photographed the original black and white drawing with my phone; it was a simple matter to import the photo into my painting app and go to town. The colors were done entirely on my Iphone and I am pleased with how it came out.

In Memory of Kelly Jones

I have received sad news. Kelly Jones, long time sf fan and former Michigan resident, passed away late last week. Kelly was a friend and a patron. I will miss her good humor and sharp wit and I doubt I will be the only one.

In addition to being a great fan, Kelly loved animals. Donations to the Humane Society made in Kelly's name would be an appropriate way to honor her memory, in the opinion of her close friends.

For Michigan fans who want to go Kelly's funeral service, it will take place at the Schrader-Howell Funeral Home in downtown Plymouth Michigan on Friday June 5th, 2009. Viewing will begin at 10 am and the funeral will start at noon. Contact information for the funeral home is below.

Schrader-Howell Funeral Home
280 S Main Street
Plymouth Michigan 48170
734-453-3333

But Wait There's More

Did I say that I was done with Comicon commissions? Well, I fibbed. Here is one more, posted because I really like it. This is Kat, a character commissioned by, and copyright by Seth Paul. I enjoyed the idea of this character; how could you not like a calico cat who smokes cigars?

Kat is Copyright by Seth Paul

This artwork of Kat is Copyright by Susan Van Camp

Marcon Commissions Continued

But wait, there's more! Ezra Blue hired me to do this lovely tatoo design. I am tickled with the way it came out and I am planning to turn it into a digitally colored piece. Thanks Ezra!

Marcon Commissions

As promised, here is my first Marcon post. Me and Mark had a lovely time at the show this year, chatting with old friends and making new ones. I want to send out a big thank you to Tim and Mala, who gave us a lot of help at our booth. It's always a relief to be able to get out from behind the table for a bit when I feel the call of the wild cappuccino!

Thanks are also due to the folks who commissioned me to do artwork at the show. I've posted one of the pieces below: It is Paragon, a super hero character created by Charles T. Many thanks for this commission and the others, Charles!