http://www.tolo.biz Behind the Water Heater Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:26:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Pete and Ania do a sci-fi and fantasy art blog, with podcasts. I sat down with them at Chattacon a month or so ago. Check it out at their site: Episode 11 is the one you want. http://www.tolo.biz/2010/03/09/check-out-my-podcast-with-wip/ Cover for The Ragged Man, by Tom Lloyd, from Pyr Books: [caption id="attachment_384" align="alignleft" width="926" caption="Oh, Hell!"][/caption] And a couple details: http://www.tolo.biz/2010/02/04/new-art-3/ Cover for the new edition of Sheepfarmer's Daughter, by Elizabeth Mo0n, from Baen Books: [caption id="attachment_368" align="alignleft" width="576" caption="Paks ©Todd Lockwood"][/caption] http://www.tolo.biz/2010/02/04/new-art-2/ Last week the talented artist Daarken dropped me a line and invited me to participate in a project that he is putting together. The cause is selfless and honorable, so I wanted to pass the information along to everyone. He wrote: "My name is Daarken and I am a concept artist and ... http://www.tolo.biz/2009/11/24/the-beautiful-grim/ If you are a working artist, author, or musician, you owe it to yourself to sign this petition to the President and Vice President. The letter you will be adding your name to: We, the undersigned, are just a few of the more than 11 million artists living, working, and creating across ... http://www.tolo.biz/2009/11/08/speak-out-for-the-rights-of-artists-authors-and-musicians/ Chattacon 35 Chattacon will be held January 22-24, 2010 at the historic Chattanooga Choo-Choo Hotel. Call 800-TRACK29 for reservations. ________________________ Comic Con International July 22nd to July 25th, at the San Diego Convention Center | 111 West Harbor Drive | San Diego, CA 9210I understand that I will probably be moved from the spot I ... http://www.tolo.biz/2009/11/02/shows-this-year/ Scott Fischer is a bud of mine, and he has an amazing opportunity here: GM is going to choose five kid's books to put in boxes of GM cereals, like Cheerios and Kix. they're conducting an election of sorts, and the top five winners will get national exposure for their ... http://www.tolo.biz/2009/10/27/jump/ And ain't it about @#$%! time!? Click on the picture to go see: http://www.tolo.biz/2009/10/21/new-art-up-on-my-website/ FROM THE ILLUSTRATORS' PARTNERSHIP Orphan Works and the Google Book Settlement / Part III 10.2.09 Compelling Arguments On September 10, 2009, Marybeth Peters, Register of the US Copyright Office, testified before Congress in opposition to the Google Book Search Settlement. Her arguments on behalf of creators rights are compelling and we support them. However, ... http://www.tolo.biz/2009/10/02/google-wants-part-iii/ FROM THE ILLUSTRATORS' PARTNERSHIP Orphan Works and the Google Book Settlement / Part II 9.29.09 A Reversal of Copyright Law Last Friday we summarized the basic details of the Google Book Search Settlement. Like the visual arts "databases" we opposed last year, this agreement would allow both Google and a yet-to-be-created Book Rights Registry ... http://www.tolo.biz/2009/09/29/google-steals-part-ii/