Magic Art
TWO DECADES AGO, I was attending GenCon, the big hobby-game convention around which the whole industry orbited. I had to miss this year’s convention, sadly, and I badly miss the inspiration of being...
View ArticlePainting Frost and Fire
SOMETIMES WRITING ABOUT a project in only one dimension is an exercise in frustration. Right now I am working on a painting which, as I try to assemble my thoughts here, the pieces of what I want to...
View ArticleBound for Emerald City
I’m writing this about 4 hours before I need to hop out of bed and catch a plane, so this is going to be brief (and unillustrated). I want to log a couple of those hours with a bit of shuteye. THANK...
View ArticleSeeing Things: Pictures Have Stories
I WROTE SEVERAL false starts for this blog over the last (eek!?) two months, but never had time to finish and post them. The futher behind I fell, the more I wanted to say to catch up. Eventually I...
View ArticlePictures Have Stories: Hymn to Tourach
HYMN TO TOURACH was not a title that made an impression on me initially. At the close of a long convention — Origins, I believe — I was saying goodbye to Sandra Everingham who was then Magic’s art...
View ArticleDriven to Distraction
ILLUXCON WAS EVERYTHING I hoped for. I came away inspired in heart and mind, with a renewed determination to be and do the creative work I love. In the process, the show delivered many unanticipated...
View ArticleMinor Updates
STOPPING IN TO let you know I updated a couple of pages in the website. You can now find updated information about card signings. I remain happy to sign cards but I am making some new requests for how...
View ArticlePictures Have Stories: Get the Picture?
SOME COMMISSIONS ARE special. Earlier this year, a nice spring morning brought me an exceptional email. The writer, Brian, introduced himself as a longtime fan of my work, someone who played Tunnels...
View ArticleGrand Prix Las Vegas 2017
HEY THERE! Long time, with no updates getting written here? Sheesh*. But it’s high darn time I say something about Grand Prix Las Vegas, since I’ll be there in just a few days. GRAND PRIX! The last few...
View ArticleGen Con 50, MetaArcade, and Flying Buffalo
AS RECENTLY AS seven weeks ago, I expected not to attend this year’s Gen Con until, on June 23rd, David Reid of MetaArcade asked me to reconsider. These are the folks bringing Tunnels & Trolls...
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