The State of the State of, well...Jeff...

Mar 25, 2008 18:27



It's the end of March already, where has time gone?  I guess I have been busy! 
With what, you ask? Why art, of course.

March has seen the release of "The Lord of the Rings Masterpieces II" card set from Topps, and that series has more of their popular hand-drawn sketch cards.  I did 84 cards (75 for the set with and an additional nine that will be returned to me). Look for them on eBay--but watch out, they have been going at a steep price!

With the release of that set, I have created a sketch card art gallery on my website to show off the sets that I have drawn for (and remembered to scan). The LOTR set is there and the Star Wars Revenge of the Sith cards I did a few years ago. More will be added soon. You can see the gallery below:

www.jeffcarlisle.com/image/tid/46

New Art can be found in the Dragon magazine gallery. Dungeon will be updated soon, as will the Mutants and Masterminds gallery. The "Whacked!" Gallery will be finished in the Concept Art section, and a brand new Photo Album will be christened soon--so don’t forget to laugh at the onset of my Male Pattern Baldness and thrill to the ruggedness of my freshly shaved head!
Those photos may come in handy if you are searching for me at the New York Comic Con next month.  First person to find me and tell me that they visit this website gets a free prize. The first person who finds me and calls me Mr. Clean gets a free PUNCH IN THE MOUTH!! Sound like fun, huh?
Ah, the life of a freelance Artist.

Three heroes of mine passed away recently, John Alvin, Dave Stevens and Arthur C. Clarke...and I am still processing it.  I wrote a little tribute to John that was posted on his website and one to Dave that was my last Blog. Arthur C. Clarke was a mighty influential man to me, not only for his Rama series and Childhood’s End and of course 2001: A Space Odyssey (and sequels)--but his humanity and sense of our fragility and smallness.  Two great stories that I read in high school were "Nine Billion Names of God" and "The Star" both which dealt with theology and science and made me think often about the relationship of both to each other.  I recently rediscovered "The Star" over New Years as I watched the DVD of the eighties revival of The Twilight Zone and discovered that The Star was made into a segment of the Christmas 1985 episode.

You can read the whole story here:

http://lucis.net/stuff/clarke/star_clarke.html

I hope all my friends are well--I am sorry I have been too busy to properly keep up with everyone.  My hope is to be more active in this little page and my website as well.  May the rest of the year be prosperous for everyone.

Talk to you soon!
Jeff

www.jeffcarlisle.com

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