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John Picacio, on April 19th, 2010
Cover illustration by John Picacio for Mark Chadbourn's AGE OF MISRULE: BOOK 1 — WORLD'S END (Pyr). Art directed by Lou Anders.
SPECTRUM 17: THE BEST IN CONTEMPORARY FANTASTIC ART last month announced its list of artists selected for inclusion in the forthcoming annual. SPECTRUM is a much-anticipated, juried volume compiling the finest works from [Read it all...]
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John Picacio, on April 15th, 2010
IT'S A MONSTER: Behold the traycased edition of Centipede Press' KNOWING DARKNESS: ARTISTS INSPIRED BY STEPHEN KING.
Have you seen the traycased edition of Centipede Press’ KNOWING DARKNESS: ARTISTS INSPIRED BY STEPHEN KING? This past December, I geeked about the finished hardcover trade edition of this gorgeously-produced book that includes King-inspired art by Michael Whelan, [Read it all...]
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John Picacio, on March 23rd, 2010
Michael Moorcock's ELRIC: THE SLEEPING SORCERESS (Ballantine/Del Rey). Cover illustration by John Picacio.
Tor.com has been celebrating the work of author Michael Moorcock with “The Legacy of A Living Legend”, a series of exclusive blogposts by various writers and artists discussing Moorcock’s work and his impact on the sf/f field, as well as fiction excerpts [Read it all...]
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Mission Control, on February 2nd, 2010
San Antonio art star Jason Limon debuted a dynamite new batch of original artwork and prints yesterday. Guest artist Nathan Limon is also featured in this month’s offerings. The work is selling lightning-fast, as many of the pieces sold within the first hour of online sales. Limon says, “I started doing this in January, and [Read it all...]
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John Picacio, on January 12th, 2010
Cover illustration by John Picacio for Lauren Beukes' ZOO CITY.
Here’s my recently-completed cover illustration for Lauren Beukes‘ forthcoming novel ZOO CITY. Lauren is the author of one of 2009’s breakout hits, MOXYLAND. She describes ZOO CITY as an urban fantasy — “a muti noir set in a re-imagined Johannesburg. It’s the story of a [Read it all...]
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John Picacio, on January 4th, 2010
At the beginning of every New Year, I take one last look at my past year’s published work. It’s a time to take stock of my shortcomings, learn from mistakes, and hopefully do better in the coming months. Here’s a one-stop glance at my published art for 2009. Enjoy, and here’s to a better 2010 [Read it all...]
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John Picacio, on November 6th, 2009
COLONY. Acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24". ©2009 Jason Limon. Used w/ permission of the artist.
JASON LIMON is a painter and one of San Antonio’s best-kept secrets. Personally, I think he’s so secret that even his own town doesn’t know about his paintings. On the international art circuit, it’s a different story though. He’s [Read it all...]
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John Picacio, on July 28th, 2009
The Sept. '09 issue of ASIMOV'S SCIENCE FICTION, available now. Cover art by John Picacio.
And Yours Truly handled the cover art honors for this one. As you can see, this issue’s loaded, featuring brand-new stories by Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Lisa Goldstein, Mike Resnick & Lezli Robyn, Brenda Cooper, Steve Rasnic Tem, and more, plus [Read it all...]
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John Picacio, on June 18th, 2009
Cover Illustration for FAST FORWARD 2 (Pyr) by John Picacio.
The list of finalists is here and Yours Truly is nominated for four 2009 Chesley Awards! Very stoked about the news. The Chesley Awards are the peer awards given annually within the worldwide science fiction and fantasy artist community. The winners will be announced at [Read it all...]
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John Picacio, on June 18th, 2009
China's FANTASY ART Magazine (May 2009) / Cover Art by John Picacio.
Who says you can’t be from San Antonio and be international at the same time? Check this out — I’m the cover boy for the May 2009 issue of China’s FANTASY ART Magazine, the country’s leading pro publication spotlighting fantasy art and design. [Read it all...]