Here you'll find a few current projects that I am working on or have just completed...
Random piece... "Cipher" 2007 berol prisma color pencil on pastel board 8x10" made for a contest where I had to make a character with a super ability, she can read, write and understand all languages and magic symbols. Her back bag holds three rune sticks for certain summoning circles.
Working Art for Author Brady Allen for his "Way Out There" projects =)
My "Dragon Embryo" piece is in "The Drink Tank issue 216" Mr. Garcia's The Drink Tank link is in my links section.
Renard's Menagerie Completed the cover for issue 5 of Renard's Menagerie. Also a little interior work. A Journal of Anthropomorphic Fiction. You'll find their site in my links section.
Baen's Universe Baen books online magazine. One full page and one spot illustration for the story "End of the Line" by Holly Messinger
Shirt designs for "Called Out" a reality mixed marshal arts fighting show. More info as I complete this project. On hold as they fight out a few legal issues.
I have two author's of pitching their childrens book ideas to me. Once contracts are worked out I will post the info.
I am starting concept work and oils on ancient Minoan and alternate history/alternate prehistory ideas on the Atlantians. I plan to pitch it as an art/sci-fi/specfic coffee table book. Once I am far enough in I will start hitting up the publishers.
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Awards and Honors CopperCon 27 Artist's choice award awarded by guest of honor Sean Martin for my piece "Tether Slave" Original in the collection of Pondside Gallery Canada
Con-X-treme ARTIST GUEST OF HONOR 2008 Aug29-Sept1 Labor day weekend Won the create a super hero or heroine with my "new bee girl"
Illustrators of the Future Finalist for the third quarter of 2009
Illustrators of the Future Semi-Finalist for the first quarter of 2008
Illustrators of the Future Semi-Finalist for the fourth quarter of 2008
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CURRENT PAINTING or ILLUSTRATION I have several paintings going at the same time. (isn't this always the case?!?) Starting my Minoan/Atlantean theme paintings.
WORKING ON MY Gaming ART and Cover ART Portfolios........
Working on my Illustrators of the Future submissions (3 images) Wish me good Luck =)
**************************************************************** Me nowadays, I am a stereotypical sag (there is an OK link to sag stereotypes in my links section, though it does not say much if anything about being artistic) I have seen fun ones elsewhere. I am pretty open, kind, and a great person to hang out with. I believe in honor and that there is more to us and the world around us. I am an alive person magnet, attracting "awake" people.... they are the fun ones to hang out with. Though that's not hard at conventions seeing most people at conventions are "Awake" people, or at least on the edge of awake =)
I love aggressive skating though I haven't really been back on my skates since I had foot surgery and had my 2nd daughter. I really should start getting back on them before the snow and rain start up and leave me with more excuses not to. =) My man Shaun snowboards.... I plan to go up with him and try my lot at it. I figure if I can do ramps I should be able to snowboard. (Mark Ferrari is going to teach me to ski next season too)
I love antiques mostly from 1700 France, the 1920's and stuff from the neolithic periods (They are finally starting to understand that people of that time were greater than they had always tried to teach us, please look up the oldest know city of Syria-Hamoukar, I have a few links. (and look up the Rig Veda) They keep digging and pushing back the dates). There had been a time when people portrayed the people of the neolithic period as basically ape men. Do ape men build cities that can support 25,000+ people? Just because we do not have much info doesn't mean we should assume. Metals and woods decay and brake down as do the written stories fade when words change and take on new meanings... and the old ways are forgotten. I guess that's where us artists step in. To fill in the blanks of memories and stories of things in the past or events of the future yet to be told.
Back to my other chatter, I also love red sparkly things, swords, horses, and coffee so most of these make good bribery tools. =)
Shaun is my super cool, fun and full of jokes hubby. He is my photographer and tech man. So if I need a reference picture he gets me the landscape and model shots. =)
If he is dressed preppy then you wouldn't think he read much but he probably reads more fantasy and science fiction than most of us..... He just wanted me to note that he doesn't dress preppy anymore..... Oops my bad. =) He is also a great father to our two wonderful daughters of which both are already showing their artistic ability, similar if not better than I had at their ages. Age 8 and 4, and the youngest is a Sag like me....
Contact me at JoeysART@gmail.com I am also on Facebook just type in Joey Jordan and Illustrator and you should pull me up, Or I think if you add in coffee it finds me. Strange... very strange =)
Random piece... "Cipher" 2007 berol prisma color pencil on pastel board 8x10" made for a contest where I had to make a character with a super ability, she can read, write and understand all languages and magic symbols. Her back bag holds three rune sticks for certain summoning circles.
