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Sobrbiker

Lifer
Jan 7, 2023
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I love the fine intricacies of the cranial innards. Interesting that you had the actual brain taking its departure from the head in one whole piece, as opposed to suffering the same disintegrative fate as the skull, blood vessels etc. You're always full of surprises, Jeff!

I wonder who Mike would call on to take care of that mess...

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They creates the bodies, they don’t dispose of the bodies…
For that you would need the cavalry-Winston Wolf
 

dunnyboy

Lifer
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So glad this thread was revived! I've loved seeing your incredible work and reading your interesting commentary on it, and on many other topics. You are not only talented but generous for sharing with us.
 
Dec 3, 2021
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I’m not quite sure how this happened, but I’ve somehow amassed 5,000 posts in my brief tenure here at the forum (hopefully some of you got some good chuckles out of some of my posts). I thought I’d share some of the covers I did for The New Republic early in my career. The first three were done in magic marker and coloured pencil in 1986, the year after I graduated from art school. A fun thing about the Ferdinand Marcos cover was that it got used as an illustration in New York Magazine in an article about The New Republic shortly after the issue hit the stands.

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The following ones were done in acrylic paint because I had the notion that art directors would take paintings more seriously than coloured pencil drawings. I was quite tickled when someone on the local ABC News on Channel 7 in New York held up my Kurt Waldheim cover on camera.

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It’s subtle, but the cloud above Pat Buchanan’s head suggests a bicornes worn by Napoleon Bonaparte.

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I did a few more covers for them into the ’90s (not shown).

Fast forward to 2024. Here's the cover for the current issue of Weird Tales No. 368 and our first joint venture with Blackstone, a cosmic horror novel by Jonathan Maberry, NecroTek. Both covers were done digitally. I illustrated and designed both covers (and interiors).

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Lifer
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I’m not quite sure how this happened, but I’ve somehow amassed 5,000 posts in my brief tenure here at the forum (hopefully some of you got some good chuckles out of some of my posts). I thought I’d share some of the covers I did for The New Republic early in my career. The first three were done in magic marker and coloured pencil in 1986, the year after I graduated from art school. A fun thing about the Ferdinand Marcos cover was that it got used as an illustration in New York Magazine in an article about The New Republic shortly after the issue hit the stands.

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The following ones were done in acrylic paint because I had the notion that art directors would take paintings more seriously than coloured pencil drawings. I was quite tickled when someone on the local ABC News on Channel 7 in New York held up my Kurt Waldheim cover on camera.

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It’s subtle, but the cloud above Pat Buchanan’s head suggests a bicornes worn by Napoleon Bonaparte.

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I did a few more covers for them into the ’90s (not shown).

Fast forward to 2024. Here's the cover for the current issue of Weird Tales No. 368 and our first joint venture with Blackstone, a cosmic horror novel by Jonathan Maberry, NecroTek. Both covers were done digitally. I illustrated and designed both covers (and interiors).

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You're not the only great artist on this site. I recently did a family portrait. puffy

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Dec 3, 2021
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For any of you that might be in the NYC area this coming Friday, September 13th, I’m giving a talk at the Salmagundi Club that afternoon:


I’m not sure how many seats are left (RSVP required). This talk was originally supposed to happen in June, but the room got double booked and had to be rescheduled.

I’m presenting a slideshow of crime and mystery book covers I’ve worked on and will be talking about the unique experience of creating artwork for authors whose work I collect.
 

OzPiper

Lifer
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For any of you that might be in the NYC area this coming Friday, September 13th, I’m giving a talk at the Salmagundi Club that afternoon:

I’m presenting a slideshow of crime and mystery book covers I’ve worked on and will be talking about the unique experience of creating artwork for authors whose work I collect.
All my Very Best Wishes for your talk 🤜🤛
 
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JOHN72

Lifer
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For any of you that might be in the NYC area this coming Friday, September 13th, I’m giving a talk at the Salmagundi Club that afternoon:


I’m not sure how many seats are left (RSVP required). This talk was originally supposed to happen in June, but the room got double booked and had to be rescheduled.

I’m presenting a slideshow of crime and mystery book covers I’ve worked on and will be talking about the unique experience of creating artwork for authors whose work I collect.
I would have loved to be there. Great job, my friend Jeff. Congratulations.
 

makhorkasmoker

Part of the Furniture Now
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For any of you that might be in the NYC area this coming Friday, September 13th, I’m giving a talk at the Salmagundi Club that afternoon:


I’m not sure how many seats are left (RSVP required). This talk was originally supposed to happen in June, but the room got double booked and had to be rescheduled.

I’m presenting a slideshow of crime and mystery book covers I’ve worked on and will be talking about the unique experience of creating artwork for authors whose work I collect.
Wishing I could be there to hear what you say about those Lawrence Block covers
 
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Sobrbiker

Lifer
Jan 7, 2023
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Casa Grande, AZ
For any of you that might be in the NYC area this coming Friday, September 13th, I’m giving a talk at the Salmagundi Club that afternoon:


I’m not sure how many seats are left (RSVP required). This talk was originally supposed to happen in June, but the room got double booked and had to be rescheduled.

I’m presenting a slideshow of crime and mystery book covers I’ve worked on and will be talking about the unique experience of creating artwork for authors whose work I collect.
Very cool, wish I was in the neighborhood (and it’s very rare that you’ll catch me wishing to be in NYC😆)!