Appearances! And finished piece "Whatcha Reading"

Whatcha Reading?

Size: 11x14

Medium: Watercolors

Detail closeup views & Prints available -here-

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Some upcoming appearances in the west coast!

 
PANTHEACON - The 19th Annual PantheaCon will be held Feb. 15 – 18, 2013 (President’s Day Weekend) at the Doubletree Hotel in San Jose, CA. Shadowscapes will have a booth in the main mezzanine exhibitor area.

FAERIECON WEST - FEBRUARY 22ND-24TH, 2013 at the RENAISSANCE SEATTLE HOTEL - 515 Madison Street, Seattle, WA 98104. Shadowscapes will have a booth in the main exhibitor area.

If you will be attending either event, and would like to make any special requests for books, prints, or originals that you would like me to bring, please do not feel shy about emailing or leaving me a note, to request the pieces beforehand, as I don't bring my entire stock to shows!

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So, back to this recently finished painting. Some scans of the journey:

Initial brainstorming in my sketchbook.

Finalized sketch, ready for painting.

Painting.

 

Unity & Dream

Spent the weekend at PantheaCon. It was a local show, only 40 minute drive away, so I was able to test the waters with leaving Claire alone with Dana for a few days while I stayed in San Jose. I did have to rush home one night, but overall we managed to survive.

Got to hang out with my dear friends Sandra & Goldie, the Wolf Sisters. Strangely, they were the ones that had to recommend PantheaCon to me, coming all the way from Colorado, and here I was with the show practically in my backyard.

On one side of my booth, I had Botanical Preservation Corps, with a fascinating collection of herbs and plants from the Andes, books regarding the edible and herbal applications, and some very yummy raw chocolate. And on the other side was The Sacred Well, my actual neighbor in Oakland as well it appears. We casually discussed the possibility of doing signings there for the Shadowscapes Tarot, when it is released.

And speaking of which it was very gratifying to see all the excitement for the impending release of the deck! At this point, I am as eager as everyone else to see it actually in print. I just sent back to the editor corrections on the book's proofs, and so the wheels of production are spinning, and it looks to be on track for the May release.

A couple more new inks I did during the lulls at the show:

Private commission piece: "Unity"

11x14 inches

Private commission piece, for a tattoo: "Dream"

6x8 inches

Also, more pendants have been listed on etsy again! Renewed my stock in preperation for PantheaCon.

PantheaCon

I'll be poking my head up out of the Foxhole in a couple of weekends for PantheaCon. It will be over President's Day Weekend, February 12-15. San Jose, CA.

Drop me a note if you plan to attend, and would like me to bring along any particular items. I always hate to disappoint someone when they show up asking for a specific print that I didn't bring. It's impossible to bring my whole collection because there's a LOT!

While I'm on the subject of conventions, here's the (much truncated) list for this year. Many of the shows I've been a regular at for the past decade will be skipped this year, but I'll be back to my normal convention schedule next year.

Feb. 12-15 PantheaCon, San Jose,CA
July 22-25 Comic-Con, San Diego,CA
Sept 3-6 Dragoncon, Atlanta,GA

Meanwhile, a couple of scribble sketches for your viewing pleasure, for projects currently in the works:

wedding invitation commission

ink drawing commission, sleeping-beauty-ish type of theme