November 2008
91 posts
Broke a new painting record →
One of my own. Fifteen characters in one scene. Ink and watercolors on hot pressed paper.
I started with the idea of looking down the hall of St. Clement’s (see Seaborn for more on this) toward…
Saltwater Witch - first five pages →
Did some painting and repainting today, and then spent an hour in layout mode, arranging the first five pages of Saltwater Witch, using a separate layer for each element, art, overlaps, balloons,…
Sketch dump →
I had a few to sketch this afternoon—before making a chocolate cake for my daughter who was in the hospital having a mole removed from the bottom of her foot, and they had to put her out for it. …
Maine Lighthouses →
So many lighthouses in Maine, you trip over them. My dad’s out from California for the Thanksgiving holiday, and we spent a good chunk of Monday driving along the Maine coast, stopping to shoot…
LobsterTrapsOnTheDock [Flickr] →
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Sea-demons spitting up governesses →
Watercolor on art board. Two characters from Saltwater Witch and Seaborn (Mentions of both in Seaborn, but both are out of the picture by that time). This is a scene from Saltwater Witch, the…
Going under →
Watercolor on art board. Michael Henderson from Saltwater Witch and Seaborn falling into deep
water. He’s managed to get out of his sinking car, but his trouble’s
just beginning. Click the pic…
Going under - WIP →
Sketched this morning, Mr. Henderson from a scene in Saltwater Witch (He’s also in Seaborn) in which he’s forced to drive his car into deep water, and although he’s managed to get out of the…
Twilight... →
Chloe went to see Twilight last night with her friends. I asked her what she thought when she got home: “Beautiful” and “followed of the book well, lots of recognizable dialogue right out of…
Spam--what? →
This is the craziest piece of spam I’ve ever seen. I posted the other day about all the deep sea discoveries announced in the Census of Marine Life, and that night I got this strange comment…
Band name Friday →
You know how it is, you say something strange and think to yourself, that would make a great band name.
Here they are, my first three. You should try to see one this weekend:
Monofilament Trousers
Sailor take warning? →
Red skies in morning…
Posting this one for Illustration Friday: opinion. Watercolor on 300lb cold pressed.
Garth Nix the World Fantasy GoH in 2009 →
I’m there! And it’s in San Jose, my old…not really stomping grounds, I don’t remember doing a lot of stomping. Lived south of SJ. Started a company or two there. Now that I’m…
My top five fictional character party list →
If you were throwing a party—any kind of party—for fictional characters only. Who would be on yours?
One rule: if you’re an author, you can’t invite your own. Come on, you’re partying with them…
Total Pandemonium →
One word titles…that’s what it’s all about. Here’s a shot that Gay Haldeman took with my iPhone, of me (left) Joe Haldeman, and Jeff Carver. There were 20+ people there—almost all to…
Colonists →
I’m in the middle of short story about colonists from two different worlds meeting on a planet that isn’t home for either—and they have to get along. New worlds can be nasty places, and even…
Book signing tomorrow →
I’ll be at Pandemonium Books in Cambridge tomorrow 7PM - 8:30PM signing copies of Seaborn, and I’ll be there with SF legends, Joe Haldeman and Jeff Carver. I’ve had thirty prints made…
Tor: "anarchic publisher" →
A post over on io9, answering the question: Why is Tor Books arguably the most successful science fiction publisher in the world?
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On the Creative Commons blog! →
How cool is that? The service I’ve spent the last year designing and developing—Ozmo—has a nice big post on the creative commons blog along with a description and links to the…
