Tuesday
May222012

Third Interior for Suburban Jungle

The cave dwellers.

Wednesday
May092012

All Done

This is for a novel to be published very soon!

Tuesday
May082012

Half-Done

Though some would say 'half-baked'. I'm sure. I am moving from underpainting to overpainting on this cover project. More texture work on the hair and background, though I hesitate to add anything to the face. I did make the teeth less sharp, which, in my opinion, makes them more horrific.

Wednesday
May022012

New Cover Project

This concept sketch just approved by the publisher is for a new novel by a writer I have always enjoyed illustrating. I will be starting work on the painting immediately. My daughter (bless her!) posed for this, and no, her teeth, complexion and general hygene are actually perfect!

You can follow along with the creation of this cover painting HERE.

Tuesday
Apr172012

Suburban Jungle Endpapers

I saw that Steve Clark put this up on Google+, so I guess it is safe to do it here too. Here is the endpaper image for the third book in Brett McBean's Jungle trilogy, pencil on really nice Strathmore bristol stock: