Spring 2010 Update - C2E2

Howdy Everyone,

This is a last minute update. I have a table in the Artist's Alley at C2E2 in Chicago happening this weekend. Come visit me at table A6. This will be my first time ever behind the table and it's kind of a last minute thing, so I apologize in advance if my display leaves something to be desired. I brought with me a bunch of my coloring books for Dover Publications, including my Sherlock Holmes Sticker Activity Book, which I had not shown on this blog before.

here's the cover:


the background image, on which you put the stickers to make your scene:


and some pages of stickers:




I'm also bringing prints of a "newish" illustration I did for White Wolf's Vampire: the Eternal Struggle CCG. This was for the Heirs to the Blood expansion set (released a few months ago):



here's a series of sketches I sent the AD for approval:


And I'll also have a bunch of original watercolors from Nude of the Day.

Hope to see you there.

I'm Thinking of Offering Prints of My Work.

Happy Tax Day Everybody!

Over the weekend, while juggling freelance work and a bad sinus infection, I realized that I still haven't done my taxes. While crunching numbers and counting receipts I had another thing on my mind. Recently I've had a few requests for prints of my paintings. My originals on my "Nude of the Day" blog are already pretty affordable, but some of my Illustration work and other Fine Art work may not be. I'd like to offer some prints but I'm not sure of the best way to go about it. My main concern is the quality of the print and its longevity. I ordered a sample pack of Hahnemühle rag papers (tax write off!), and I'm planning to do some test prints with Epson UltraChrome Ink, which I hear is an industry standard. Does anyone have any other suggestions for quality printing?

Here are some images I'm thinking of offering up:

"Welcome to the Beginning of the End"


"Tiffany Wearing a Feathered Hat"


"Rest (Reclining Nude)"

Are there any particular paintings that you would like a print of? Help me choose. Anyone that sells prints and has some helpful advice on how to go about it, please chime in. If these prints turn out to be a successful business venture maybe it will justify all my tax write offs. ;)



Also, I'll be hanging out at the New York Comic Con this weekend. My friend Steve Belledin has an artists table in the Artists Alley so I'm sure I'll be hanging around there for extended periods of time. Stop by and say hello to the both of us.