Category: Sc-fi and Fantasy
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Mark A. Garlick
No, It’s not fireworks, at least not of the terrestrial variety. (For the benefit of those in other parts of the world, I’ll point out that today, July 4th, is Independence Day here in the U.S., a holiday usually associated with fireworks displays.) The fireworks shown here are celestial, in an interpretation of a supernova,…
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Stephan Martiniere (update)
Since I wrote about Stephan Martiniere a couple of years ago, he has updated his site, and his career, with numerous additions. Martiniere is a concept artist, art director and science fiction artist with a fertile imagine, superb skills as an artist and long, impressive resumé. In addition to his many stunning book covers and…
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Gnomon Workshop: Live!, June 2008
The Gnomon Workshop, which is the online extension of the Gnomon School of Visual Effects in Hollywood, is hosting Gnomon Workshop: Live!, a live weekend workshop at the school on June 14th and 15th, 2008. These in person workshops, meant to bring together interested participants and leading professionals in the fields of concept art, production…
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Thomas Thiemeyer
I had the pleasure Friday of attending a reading at the Barnes & Noble bookstore on Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia by fantasy author Gregory Frost. Frost did an excellent reading, with just the right degree of theatricality, from his new book Shadowbridge. The book is based on a fascinating concept involving stories within stories, and…
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Robert McCall
In some ways Robert McCall is an inheritor of the mantle of pioneering space artist Chesley Bonestell, continuing to document the space program and visually forecast its future, as well as the future of mankind as we step off our little blue island into the vast sea of space. McCall first gained notice for his…
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Alan Pollack
After studying as several colleges, including the School of Visual Arts and the New York Academy of Figurative Art, fantasy artist Alan Pollack decided to focus on illustrations for role playing game companies. He worked for a while for TSR, the company responsible for Dungeons and Dragons, and has since gone freelance, adding companies like…