Sunday, March 31, 2013

HAPPY EASTER



...and for those who have lots of time on their hands this evening...




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Wednesday, March 20, 2013

HAPPY FIRST DAY OF SPRING!


The birds are singing, the bees are buzzing and the fairies are hopping for joy.

Actually it's pouring rain outside, but at least it's not snowing.

I've been here and there. I've drawn a lot of pictures. I've written a bit, too. I'm not good at this self-promotion thing. Look, you want to know about me? just visit these websites. Okay?
www.mdjacksonart.weebly.com
http://mdjackson.deviantart.com
http://community.imaginefx.com/fxpose/mdjacksons%5Fportfolio

Sunday, March 17, 2013

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!


In honor of St. Patrick's Day I present this lovely leprechaun who seems to have misplaced her pants.
I've been here and there. I've drawn a lot of pictures. I've written a bit, too. I'm not good at this self-promotion thing. Look, you want to know about me? just visit these websites. Okay?
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Saturday, March 16, 2013

DOCTOR WHO: SEASON 7


It's coming soon and I can't wait!

I've been here and there. I've drawn a lot of pictures. I've written a bit, too. I'm not good at this self-promotion thing. Look, you want to know about me? just visit these websites. Okay?
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http://mdjackson.deviantart.com
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Friday, March 15, 2013

WHO DOESN'T LOVE A BAD GIRL?












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http://mdjackson.deviantart.com
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

WEIRD WORLDS!


So here is one of my latest covers! It is the cover art for Joel Jenkins' upcoming short story collection THE WEIRD WORLDS OF JOEL JENKINS coming soon from Pulpwork Press.

It's a wraparound cover, which is something I haven't done in a while, and, as you can see, it had a lot of characters to depict. Go visit Joel's site and check out his work. He also has a rundown of who all the characters are.

I've been here and there. I've drawn a lot of pictures. I've written a bit, too. I'm not good at this self-promotion thing. Look, you want to know about me? just visit these websites. Okay?
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Saturday, March 9, 2013

DOES THAT GORILLA HAVE A SHANK?


Oh, this will not end well!


I've been here and there. I've drawn a lot of pictures. I've written a bit, too. I'm not good at this self-promotion thing. Look, you want to know about me? just visit these websites. Okay?
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SATURDAY IMAGE EXPLOSION

Semi-Randomly chosen images from my image morgue.












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DESCRIBES ME TO A TEE...


How true this is: 
Unhappy perhaps is man, but happy the artist torn by desire!
I am consumed by a desire to paint the woman who appeared to me so rarely and who so quickly fled, like a beautiful regretted thing the voyager leaves behind as he is carried away into the night. How long it is now, since she disappeared!
She is beautiful and more than beautiful; she is surprising. Darkness in her abounds, and all that she inspires is nocturnal and profound. Her eyes are two caverns where mystery dimly glistens, and like a lightning flash, her glance illuminates: it is an explosion in the dark.
I have compared her to a black sun, if one can imagine a black star pouring out light and happiness. But she makes one think rather of the moon, which has surely marked her with its portentous influence; not the white moon of idylls which resembles a frigid bride, but the sinister and intoxicating moon that hangs deep in a stormy night, hurtled by the driven clouds; not the discreet and peaceful moon that visits pure men while they sleep, but the moon torn from the sky, the conquered and indignant moon that the Thessalian Witches cruelly compel to dance on the frightened grass!
That little forehead is inhabited by a tenacious will and a desire for prey. Yet, in the lower part of this disturbing countenance, with sensitive nostrils quivering for the unknown and impossible, bursts, with inexpressible loveliness, a wide mouth, red and white and alluring, that makes one dream of the miracle of a superb flower blooming on volcanic soil.
There are women who inspire you with the desire to conquer them and to take your pleasure of them; but this one fills you only with the desire to die slowly beneath her gaze.
Charles Baudelaire, The Desire to Paint (Paris Spleen: 1869)


HT to Trixie.

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Friday, March 8, 2013

SPICY PULPS!








Because I like my adventures to be extra spicy!

I've been here and there. I've drawn a lot of pictures. I've written a bit, too. I'm not good at this self-promotion thing. Look, you want to know about me? just visit these websites. Okay?
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http://mdjackson.deviantart.com
http://community.imaginefx.com/fxpose/mdjacksons%5Fportfolio

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

KATIE O'HAGAN: DIRTY LAUNDY


The latest issue of The Artist Magazine has an article about Katie O' Hagan, a portrait painter originally from Scotland and currently living in Beacon, New York . I have become quite taken with O'Hagan's work, particularly with the above piece. It's called DIRTY LAUNDRY and O'Hagan describes it like this:

“It’s basically about what it feels like to go through a personal crisis in a small community where many people know—or think they know—your business and the feelings of paranoia that can result.”

As someone who has grown up and spent much of his adult life in small towns I can tell you that she has captured that feeling perfectly. Though the subject of the painting is a woman (and I suspect that such a situation would be much worse for women then for men) the feeling she evokes with the image is universal.

I would like to do portrait painting -- I mean real, traditional, actual paint, brushes and canvas and not digital, portraits -- and what I would like to try to produce are images like this; dark, moody and evocative. I could only hope to be near as good as O'Hagan.



Here's another one which I really like and it says in a single image what I once tried to tell a friend -- that art (or in my friend's case, writing) would save your life. She asked if I was sure and I told her that I was and here is an image that supports that thought. Art will save your life when all else seems to have failed you.

Anyway, I am now a bit Katie O'Hagan fan and I wanted to share. You can check out her website here.

I've been here and there. I've drawn a lot of pictures. I've written a bit, too. I'm not good at this self-promotion thing. Look, you want to know about me? just visit these websites. Okay?
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Monday, March 4, 2013

THE RELUCTANT PALADIN


Here is something I did recently. A header for a blog buddy, Paladin. He's not really as badass as I've made him look here, but he does love guns and his motorcycle. He has this newly installed as his header over at his blog, The Reluctant Paladin.

Check it out here

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Sunday, March 3, 2013

VIKINGS


I just watched the first episode on the History Channel. I think this is my new favorite show.

I've been here and there. I've drawn a lot of pictures. I've written a bit, too. I'm not good at this self-promotion thing. Look, you want to know about me? just visit these websites. Okay?
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Saturday, March 2, 2013

DUEL!

Mild mannered artist M. D. Jackson
Mean spirited but manly author Jack Mackenzie

I was invited to write a guest post at my friend, author Joshua Reynold's blog, HUNTING MOSTERS. Reynolds is the author of NEFRATA: THE BLOOD OF NAGASH and the upcoming GOTTREK & FELIX: THE ROAD OF SKULLS from Black Library.

So I decided to interview Jack Mackenzie, author of THE MASK OF ETERNITY and the upcoming DEBT'S PLEDGE from Rage Machine Books.

Jack was his usual charming self (the bastard). The interview went well despite Jack threatening to Kick my ass and being generally rude.

You can read the complete interview here.

(Wow! That's a lot of links for such a little blog post!)

I've been here and there. I've drawn a lot of pictures. I've written a bit, too. I'm not good at this self-promotion thing. Look, you want to know about me? just visit these websites. Okay?
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Friday, March 1, 2013

BONUS COVER!


Just finished this very evening! GIRL ON MARS!

$100 gets you this beautiful cover for a print or e-book.

Leave a comment or e-mail me at mikenfran3 (at) hotmail (dot) com.

And, as usual, I can alter to suit your needs and I'm open to negotiation. I'm a friendly guy. Really!

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COVER SALE FINAL DAY!


Here is the final cover for sale. As with the first one it was painted for an ebook but never used, so now I'm offering it up.

$75 bucks gets you the high resolution file and exclusive rights to use it as the cover for your e-book, paperback hardcover, what-have-you. Do you have a book that this cover will fit? If needed I can make adjustments to suit (for a fee).

Or maybe you want to write a novel that will fit the cover? Go ahead. Then you can buy the cover.

If you are interested you can email me at:

mikenfran3 (at) hotmail (dot) com

Or just leave a comment and a way for me to get in touch with you.

And don't forget that I am always open to negotiate when it comes to price or fixing to suit.

And here are all the covers again, just to remind you what is available:








I've been here and there. I've drawn a lot of pictures. I've written a bit, too. I'm not good at this self-promotion thing. Look, you want to know about me? just visit these websites. Okay?
www.mdjacksonart.weebly.com
http://mdjackson.deviantart.com
http://community.imaginefx.com/fxpose/mdjacksons%5Fportfolio
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