Surrealism Revisited
Surrealism strays into all other areas of art from modern culture to food to sex to death.
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Wonder Woman: Relevant or Ridiculous?
Greek Goddess… Miss America… Xena… which role does she play in order to make others happy. Isn’t that the dilemma of a woman today?
Earl Norem: 1924 – 2015
Earl Norem was a gigantic talent and regularly and consistently produced work of the highest caliber
Interview: Graphic Designer Pedro Marques
An interview with editor and graphic designer Pedro Marques, and a note from Lavie Tidhar.
Asni’s Art Blog: Cosmic Peacock
Did you know there is a whole religion involving the worship of a cosmic peacock? You’d never know where poultry keeping could lead you!
The Creative Thrive #002: Creativity – Why Do We Do These Things, Anyway?
Some view the creative life as an ALL-IN situation, and I don’t know why.
Asni’s Art Blog: Chickens in Armour
Turns out there is a veritable sub-culture of Chickens in Armour.
Review: KROMA by James Dee
Kroma is an independent online graphic novel written by James Dee with art by John Chester, Sebastien Sanches and James Dee. It tells the story of the kingdom of Kroma, whose people have been divided based on colours
Searching for a Destination Convention
You missed it – but you can still read about ConQuesT 46 & Spectrum Fantastic Art Live 4
Illustrating Barsoom
Barsoom. Sooner or later, every artist has to try their hand illustrating Burrough’s tales
Asni’s Art Blog: Space Rabbit
I’ve been a bit stuck for a topic, so I punched “space rabbit” into DeviantArt’s search field. This is the result: Enjoy!
Glen Orbik – 1963-2015
The world of illustration lost a real treasure this past week when artist Glen Orbik lost his long battle with cancer on May 11th.
Fantasy and Science Fiction Art on the Web
Unlike in the olden days when we had to walk barefoot in the snow, uphill, both ways, to find fantasy art, today there are hundreds, if not thousands of online resources to slake your need.
Meme Me Up, Scotty
I recently got to thinking about all the little posts that people put on Facebook and what others reply. Now, I have quite a few geeky friends, mostly from going to various cons over the […]
Asni’s Art Blog: Legends of New Zealand
New Zealand is an island of birds. So it is not surprising that birds feature in many Maori legends.
The Artful Collector: On the Topic of “Puppies” from a Former “Loser”
Does Puppygate Affect the Best Artist Hugos? Observations by a Hugo Loser.
Review: Steampunk Soldiers – Uniforms & Weapons from the Age of Steam
Steampunk Soldiers – Uniforms & Weapons from the Age of Steam by Philip Smith and Joseph A. McCullough brings much more to the audience than just pictures of Victorian era military garb.
Art Goes Hollywood: SF and Fantasy Concept Art
It seems that all good fantasy artists head for Hollywood
Asni’s Art Blog: Feng Huang
The Feng Huang is often referred to as the “Chinese Phoenix”, but similarities between the two mythological birds are superficial: rather than death and resurrection, Feng Huang symbolises balance between yin and yang.
Designs on Genre: Interview with Shawn King
An interview with illustrator and graphic artist Shawn King
The Artist as Criminal: The Frank Cho Spider-Gwen Controversy
Mr. Jackson on the latest internet blowup. And freedom of expression.
About Author
M. D. Jackson has been drawing since he could first hold a pencil. He has been writing for so long that he has, in fact, developed an alternate personality named Jack to handle the fiction.
His work has appeared in numerous magazines and on the front covers of many books as well as in the pages of Amazing Stories Magazine. You can also see a lot of it at his gallery.
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