Cirque du Soleil Alegria poster

  I have just finished up art for a Cirque du Soleil "Alegria" performance. The original painting started out as a 30 x 60 acrylic which was shot and scanned in and finishing touches were added with photoshop and painter. The working file was close to 2 gigs before it was finalized and flattened. The reason the working size was so large was the the art was printed out  7 feet wide by 16 feet tall and hung outside promoting the event. Always a treat to see your art blown up to huge sizes.

Here is the art without text...

 and close ups.....

Spectrum 18 Artist List is Out....

Spectrum just announced the list of artists to be included in Spectrum 18. http://www.spectrumfantasticart.com/

Looks like I snuck my way in somehow.... This was my first time entering the jurying process for this book. For some crazy reasons I have never entered to be included in such a hefty art book and in a way I am glad, for the art I am creating/working on now is so much better and further down the road as to where I was walking. Ever blind to my own muse, I even questioned sending art in this year. It was always like, I'll get to it, but then would forget the deadline. Then I would say to myself.."ahhh, I will do it next year......", but of course it would come around into my very busy world for a brief moment and tap me on the shoulder, to at which the same response was given. Funny thing is I have bought each book as it hit the shelves and found myself lost in the collection of its beauty down through the years. It haunted me each and every time the new book would come out, leaving a small hole in my creative skin due to not being more aggressive with the process of the entry.

Well finally glad I opened that door and got off that "wait til next time..." curse. Now I am in the process of deciding which new images to paint. I have my doodle book before me and am looking at what's been penciled down since January. Too many images....but a few are starting to take more shape as I look at them.

Congrats to all the other artists who made it in this year... cannot wait to see the book when it comes out later in the year!

Days of Steam

Just wanted to up load a image of a cover that was recently done for Valley Games "Days of Steam".

This painting was a fresh task outside the normal world of fantasy/sci fi images. I had so much fun with this I may attempt more train art.....

Crazy Busy

I will upload some new things very soon. It has been hectic in a good way.

Also finally "The Book of Knights" (published by Sterling)  has finally hit the store shelves. It was written by L.A. Williams and has artwork from him as well as Ruth Thompson, Donato and myself.

Merry Christmas

I have no "Christmas Art to upload or anything, but wanted to say Merry Christmas!
Thanks for the comments and viewings this year and will have lots of new goodies to post after the first of the year!


Mark

Shows are over...back to painting.

   Been a blur with all the shows this summer, but now its time to get work and painting done.  Above is a piece called Deception. It's been awhile since I did some sci fi imagery.... think I will do more.

  Thought I would post another new painting while I get my act together and start posting here more. I am sketching in my sketchbooks daily now as I get things up and running in the mornings. I think for the next few months I will just draw portraits and see how that goes.

New art and getting ready for Dragon Con

   Here is a new piece of art entitled "The Concert". It and a few new others will be hanging in the Dragon Con Art Show in Atlanta this weekend. It is painted in oils on masonite and measures 22" x 36".
   Well back to matting and framing......