…I will NOT be in the Dragon*Con Art Show this year. As much as I am disappointed, and have to eat my earlier words that “I would not miss this show for the world”, I will indeed have to miss out this year. Much to my chagrin, I turned in my application during the second jury round, but well before the final deadline, and was promptly placed on a waiting list. No spaces became available, and thus, I am screwed. It is a lesson learned the hard way for me, and I will be submitting the very same day the application process opens up next year.

I will still be attending Dragon*Con this year, since I live in Atlanta, and its a hell of a lot of fun! One may be able to locate me distracting my fellow artists at their tables, or waiting in line for Charlaine Harris to sign the entirety of my Sookie Stackhouse book collection.  Good times.

There’s probably a few of you out there who have bought my work in the past at Dragon*Con and may (hopefully) be looking to make another purchase from me. Though my lack of presence in the Art Show may prove inconvenient, I always have prints and originals available through my website. If there’s anything you may be interested in that’s not listed as “SOLD” in the image description, please email me if you would like to obtain it!

So GenCon Indy was an absolute BLAST! So much so, that I have prepaid my for my table in next year’s show!

Wow, there’s so much to tell about my convention experience. I will try to keep it short, though.

First of all, I had some very unique and talented artists, who also happen to be really awesome people, as neighbors in the show. Teresa Mather, Micheal and Paul Bielaczyc, Brent Woodside, Sarah Frary, and Lydia and Catherine Burris.

I talked to several art directors over the course of the weekend, from White Wolf, Fantasy Flight Games, Tor Books, and Third Eye Games. Hopefully this will result in more work for me, and ultimately, more visual goodness for you, my readers

I won the ‘Best Black and White’ Award for Liberation! I was struck stupid at the award ceremony when they called my name. I haven’t won an art show award since grade school; I certainly did not expect it now. Needless to say, I am honored. Judges, if you should be reading this, thank you again!

I attended a watercolor workshop with Artist Guest of Honor, Omar Rayyan, which was amazing. I am a fan for life. Also, I have a lot to learn about watercolor.

Scored an invite to a White Wolf - sponsored party Saturday evening. It defied my expectations of an “industry event”, but in a good way. I think the air conditioning in the club actually broke over the course of the party, and after too many uncomfortable brushes with sweaty behinds, it was time to go. Tons of fun, though!

I was interviewed for the Ninja Mountain Podcast! I have to admit, I was not a fan of podcasts at all until I started listening to Ninja Mountain. Its full of art/industry - related information, wonderful artists, and general hilarity, and its something all artists of all experience levels can learn volumes from. HIGHLY recommended If you’re interested in hearing my interview, including all my nervous laughter, it comes on about an hour and a half into the podcast.

That’s pretty much it for my convention highlights. It made me very sad to pack up and go home after such a great weekend, but there was work and overdue library books awaiting my return.

On a side note, repeat visitors may notice some changes to my galleries. I did some pruning and reorganizing around the site - I felt that some categories were redundant, and there were some pieces that just didn’t belong on the site.

And I do apologize for the tardiness of this post

I will be at Metrocon in my hometown, Tampa, Florida, June 19th - 21st. My booth will be #A8 in the Artist Alley. As always, I will have prints, originals and other merch available. Come by and say Hi!