Commissioned work for a fan…
Upon receiving an awesome email regarding my artwork for a Topps Star Wars Galaxy 5 base card I did last year, a proposition was also included to produce some art to adorn the walls of his home. Initially it was a request to create a card illustration to compliment and go alongside the official card, but I decided that instead of painting a card (of which the size is rather limiting) I would surprise him with a larger painting and a smaller print of the art mounted on card to go in his Star Wars trading card collection. The first commission was to be of Count Dooku and his fall to the dark side. This in contrast to the original art for Lucasfilm that I created fit in perfectly in the continuing story of a Jedi who once was good, and padawan to Master Yoda himself…
After the artwork arrived on his doorstep I soon received another email of gratitude and along with it another commission. This time it was based on the Force Unleashed, which I did some work for Wizards Of The Coast and Lucasfilm for the Star Wars Roleplaying Game Sourcebook. The artwork was to include Darth Vader and his apprentice along with the Emperor…
Needless to say there are more paintings in the pipeline… Details will be revealed soon!
It is wonderful to be able to create original art for the fans – With email and the World Wide Web we live in such a small place now, absolutely anything is possible!
