Don Maitz
@DonMaitz
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Artist of sea rovers, myths, science fiction, Captain Morgan and the fantastic.
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26 years ago today, 23 oil paintings by me and
@JannyWurts
were stolen en route to a convention. They're still out there somewhere, so please keep your eyes peeled! We hope fresh attention from a new generation of art lovers will lead to sightings or tips:
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@JannyWurts
and I have contributed book covers and interior art to several of the novels in
@refeist
's Riftwar universe, most recently in limited editions published by
@GrimOakPress
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I'm pleased to announce that the Don Maitz Official Website has received a vigorous spring cleaning and makeover, with over 200 new works of art, mobile-friendly navigation, and numerous interviews and articles about my work and process:
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Blackbeard's Delight was juried into the ARC 15th Salon Competition as a Semi-Finalist in the Imaginative Realism category. This is the ninth consecutive year that art by Don Maitz has been included.
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I recently finished the interior artwork for the
@GrimOakPress
limited edition of A Darkness at Sethanon by
@refeist
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The Studio Shop has over 100 of my works as high-quality giclée prints. For a limited time, purchase ANY print from my "Sea Rover Art" collection and get a free deck of Pirate Carrds (while supplies last, prints might arrive after Christmas):
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After 50 years of word crunching, the final book is drafted!
Morning After: Song of the Mysteries draft finish/Wars of Light and Shadows finale was completed.
This is my office studio in the moment. If not for Don, the fridge would be empty, there'd be no TP left, the cats would be eating hurricane stash tuna. Just the champagne!
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A little news on the cover art I've been working on for
@GrimOakPress
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An End of Year Letter: What I’ve been up to and what comes next.
@PatrickRothfuss
@DonMaitz
@GrimOakPress
#secretproject
#hollywood
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"Could Be Duma Key" is a recent "plein air" work painted on location at a local beach. I went as far as I could in the time available then snapped a few reference photos to complete the scene in my studio:
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“The Reaper” Accepted as a Finalist in the 14 Annual Art Renewal Center Salon Competition
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I sat down with the Under the Radar SFF podcast to talk about being a cover artist.
Podcast Interview with Artist Don Maitz is now live! Fans of Gene Wolfe will want to hear this and anyone looking to learn more about being a cover artist. One of the best in the field and I hope you enjoy it!
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I recently completed a watercolor remarque inside of a book collector's personal copy of Gene Wolfe's Citadel of the Autarch:
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Illustration Magazine interview
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Captain Morgan pose to the rescue! The pose I painted on the rum product inspires a hip displacement procedure
http://t.co/9zwTjRnDeK
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Two graphite drawings I created for a special edition of Raymond E. Feist's Faerie Tale will be part of "Enchanted: A History of Fantasy Illustration" at the Hunter Museum in Chattanooga, TN (5/8/22 - 9/5/22).
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If the turbulent Twitter tumult is too much, you can always find me at or my "Don Maitz, Artist" Facebook page.
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Excitement in the house!
One tiny little scene; then two others for wrap up denouement. Braking for the finishing lines, then: we party.
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@lea_rosen
I met Leah at the Ringling College of Art when I had this painting in mind. I asked her to pose at my studio in a rented a costume from the Asolo Theater Warehouse. Digital reproductions can be had by donating to an earth friendly site-
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Demonstration for the American Society of Marine Artists Retreat
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Here is the art from my annual sick, silly, twisted Holiday Card. You can purchase a signed print in my Studio Shop and receive a free copy of the folded greeting card itself:
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My newest painting this year is a commission based on the George R.R. Martin short story, "Dark Dark Were the Tunnels":
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Book cover for Gods of Dawn
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Don Maitz
#Pirates
Playing Card decks with over 56 watercolor images available at:
http://t.co/yf1F6VtqxQ
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Bud Plant Best Seller list
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I created this watercolor remarque in a hardcover copy of Stephen King's Duma Key, which takes place on a fictional island near Sarasota:
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A-Maitz-ing Original Art for Sale
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Pirates# Look for reproductions of my pirate art as part of SHIPWRECK ! Pirates and Treasure at Boston's Museum of Science, opened 9/23/12
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More Examples from The Sea Rover Sketchbook
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Pleased to announce that Blackbeard's Flotilla has been has been accepted for the 2021 American Society of Marine Artists (ASMA) North Regional Exhibition. See it at Krasl Art Center in St. Joseph, MI (10/9/21 - 11/28/21):
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