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By 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...]
By 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...]
By 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...]
By 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...]
By 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...]
By 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...]
By 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...]
By John Picacio, on June 10th, 2009
Everyone loves free stuff, so here you go. This week, the good folks at Tor.com celebrate the five Hugo Award nominees for Best Professional Artist by giving away free wallpapers featuring their work. Mine just went live today. It’s my artwork for George Alec Effinger’s A THOUSAND DEATHS, and it’s available in several formats for your [Read it all...]
By John Picacio, on June 8th, 2009
Here’s my new illustration for Stephen King’s ‘SALEM’S LOT. It’ll be featured in the forthcoming massive art book KNOWING DARKNESS: ARTISTS INSPIRED BY STEPHEN KING. Book details, plus brief thoughts about my approach to this piece, can be found at my blog.
'SALEM'S LOT by John Picacio
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JOHN PICACIO is a World Fantasy Award-winning and Hugo
Award-nominated illustrator of science fiction, fantasy, and horror literature.
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SANFORD ALLEN is a musician and author with more than
two dozen horror and dark fantasy stories published.
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PAUL VAUGHN AKA The Mac Guy is a graphic artist,
web designer, writer, consultant and all around techno-geek.
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