Pleased to learn that two of my paintings are semi-finalists in the 18th International ARC Salon Competition, with the winners to be announced on Jan 5, 2026. "Evening Shore" is a semi-finalist in the Landscape category, while "Friend or Foe" is a semi-finalist in the Imaginative Realism category.

And the finale in this project that lasted an eternity... Here is the wrap-around cover art for a new edition of End of Eternity by Isaac Asimov, coming soon from Phantasia Press.

Here's the 3rd interior oil painting I created for a new edition of End of Eternity, titled "Embracing Eternity".

The second of four paintings I created for an edition of End of Eternity (Phantasia Press): "Changing Eternity".

Here's the first oil painting from my journey through eternity for Phantasia Press: "Stepping into Eternity".

Switching gears from wizards and scallywags... I recently completed 4 oil paintings for an edition of The End of Eternity by Isaac Asimov (Phantasia Press). I started with smaller acrylic color studies that served as a guide for the final art. Close-ups of each painting to follow next week!

A new painting to share... "Secret Tunnels of Marok" is a 24” x 18” oil on panel work. The art is based on a game and intended for a book cover: www.paravia.com/DonMaitz/art...

My oil painting, Picaroon, has just been juried into the 42nd Schaefer International Marine Art Exhibition at The Mariner Gallery in Newport, RI. It will open on September 18 and run through October 10.

Here's a new painting for my Pirates Ashore collection... I started painting "Shore Leave" at Venice Beach as a plein air effort with the idea of using the scene as a background / foreground setting for some pirates to be added later: www.paravia.com/DonMaitz/art...

Three of my preliminary sketches are available for auction through Heritage Auctions until July 9 -- two acrylic sketches and a watercolour in excellent condition: comics.ha.com/c/search/res...

@jannywurts.bsky.social and I both have works on display in the Enchanted Brush exhibit at the Findlay's Mazza Museum in Findlay, OH. You can see "Arthur in Battle" and "Arthur Knights Lancelot" in the exhibit through August 29th.

Jeff Brown and I recently chatted about fantastic and imaginative art with Jake at Nerd Level Rising.

My oil painting, Blackbeard's Flotilla, has been juried into the online 2025 Art of the Sea Exhibition sponsored by the National Maritime Historical Society and the American Society of Marine Artists. It will be exhibited and on sale between 6/1 - 7/1: seahistory.org/art-of-the-s...

Attention indy book community, cover designers, anyone art oriented interested in creating maximum impact on a book cover, while making the image 'tell the story' you want to present. A MUST VIEW VIDEO on Philip Chase's channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqhS...

I recently joined @philipchase90.bsky.social to talk about creating book cover artwork that effectively conveys the essence of a story -- no AI, no interchangeable stock images, just human creativity and years of study.

Recently got back from the International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts. Here's a photo of a panel I was part of.

My work, "Evening Shores", is juried into a local exhibition at the American Society of Marine Artists (ASMA) show, taking place March 7-21 at Palm Avenue Fine Art ,in Sarasota, FL: palmavenuefineart.com

Happy Valentines Day

My oil painting, Friend or Foe, was a part of the American Society of Marine Artists' first online exhibition in 2024. Less than 100 works were picked from 450 submissions. This artwork can be purchased as a giclée print from my Studio Shop: shop.paravia.com/don-maitz/im...

On my easel today: oil painting. 🐸 #art #wip #artsky #oilpainting #hoptoit

I've had the privilege to work with artist @donmaitz.bsky.social on many projects at @grimoakpress.bsky.social. My favorite is his work on my own fantasy novel, The Dark Thorn. He painted the below spread as well as illustrated 15 black and white interiors. The book will release this year.

THE CROSSING (1997) Oil on Canvas - 30" X 60" The uncertainty of and inescapable attraction to the concept of life after death. 1/2

"A bad king revels in his importance. A good one hates his office. He spends himself into infirmity quashing deadly little plots to make power the tool of the greedy." -Arithon s'Ffalenn.

I recently completed artwork for @shawnspeakman.com's Dark Thorn (Grim Oak Press). This unused cover art features the hero surrounded by magic weapons connected to empowered standing stones. Weapons grant power to knights who are portal keepers of legendary Celtic lands. 🧵1/5

The Wizard, an oil painting I began 50 yrs ago in Ken Davies' class at the Paier School of Art. His realistic painting techniques let me accurately render the impossible - levitating oneself, a book, a glass of wine, extinguishing a candle with a glance - all believable through the magic of a brush.

In 1992, I was commissioned to create paintings for my fourth Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum national advertising campaign. Since I retained all other reproduction rights, I have decided to release these as prints in our Studio Shop: shop.paravia.com/don-maitz/se...

Wrapping up artwork for a special edition of Dragon Waiting by John M. Ford, to be released in 2025 by Centipede Press. This is my most recent collaboration with small press publishers. See others (including the Riftwar Saga and Stephen King novels) on my website: www.paravia.com/DonMaitz/art...

Here is my annual twisted card that I send out to friends and family. Wishing you all the best this holiday season!