Science Fiction and Fantasy

Science fiction and fantasy have long held a fascination for me. Even when I was in grade school, I enjoyed drawing pictures of people in futuristic or magical situations. When I was in second grade, I created a whole future world of people living under the sea. Although it's probably no great loss to the world of art that those drawings have since been lost, my interest in drawing and painting beyond the fields we know has not been.

Landscape has often been a great fascination for me, particularly after I discovered the English landscape artist J.M.W. Turner. Take a look at some of the magical places I have drawn.

However, landscapes aren't the only things I do. I also enjoy drawing the people that inhabit those strange and wonderful worlds. Because of my lifelong fascination with the sea, merfolk have often been a favorite subject of my work. I have also occasionally indulged the old fannish pleasure of running with someone else's idea, transforming mundane human faces into those of Klingons.

Then there are the pictures that just don't quite seem to fit anywhere else. Odd little creatures, magical doodles and the occasional illustration are hard to classify, but they can still be enjoyed. Among them are the plaques that I have painted with science fiction and fantasy images.

I am a writer as well as an artist, and I often enjoy drawing pictures of characters and scenes from my stories. Although there is little chance of actually being able to have my illustrations published with my stories (the industry norm is to have another artist illustrate the work), I find it helps clarify my own thoughts about my stories to be able to see them, even if only in my sketchbook.

Lacey Beauregard, the dragon lady of The Workhouse War One of my current works in progress is The Workhouse War, a novel of a young woman who slips through a worldgate into a world where magic really works. When such historic personages as Horatio Nelson and John Ruskin start showing up, she realizes that Elysium is much more than the typical magical world.

Take a look at some of my other drawings dealing with Elysium.

Another of my worlds is Ixilon, which seems like a typical fantasy world until you look a little deeper.

If you are interested in using these images on your webpage or in a publication, or would like to obtain the originals, please contact me.

I am currently accepting commissions for artwork. If your interested in having me do something, please contact me with information on what you want.

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This page last updated March 20, 2000