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Yay Eric! It seems it's been quite a good year for you!

Thanks Annie! I'm hoping to do a year in review because it was such a bumpy ride this year.

I love!!!
Best wishes of merry xmas and happy new year^_^

I checked out your etsy page yesterday and saw all those sold comics, that's aweseome!!! I wish I had one, I have a strong feeling they'll be worth a small fortune someday in the not-too-distant future!

I checked out your etsy page yesterday and saw all those sold comics, that's aweseome!!! I wish I had one, I have a strong feeling they'll be worth a small fortune someday in the not-too-distant future!

I checked out your etsy page yesterday and saw all those sold comics, that's aweseome!!! I wish I had one, I have a strong feeling they'll be worth a small fortune someday in the not-too-distant future!

Great work my friend, congrats!! ..looks like a little Woopy Goldberg! Hope all is well and that you and the fam have a great Christmas!

Glad to see things are going well for you. I think next year will be better. Your art is wonderful and leaves an impression. Your art will be collectible and not because you're trying to figure out what we might want to see but because you're love for it shows. I hope this next year brings you and your family much joy.

Thanks Mirella! Merry Christmas!

Thanks Ambera! I'll see you over the Holidays!

Thanks Rawls!Merry Christmas!

Thanks for thew encouragement Vickie! I should print that and put it up in my studio for when I get down about stuff. A very merry Christmas to you and your family.

wow eric, this illustration is fabulous .... greatwork man
bye

wow beautiful in colours! and congratulations for the comics, I hope I can get it here in argentina...

and I tagged you, sorry! come to my blog to see the rules.

Merry Chrismas and hanuka!

Yes! It looks great, man. How many pieces are you entering? I'm trying to bang out another one to submit... we shall see how projects go. :)

Good luck getting Green Skies into Spectrum, Eric!

Merry Christmas!

WHOAH! I was just going to post a comment on the underpainting and already here's the finished piece!
I love her expression! I am seriously impressed. And I think that study of emotional colouring you did for the comic has paid off big time. And I love the chunky painting that comes together completely smoothly when you step back.
And the robot.

Thank you so much Viviane! Julie and i were re-reading the Sleep Walkers last night, so much fun! I loved doing this painting, I felt like I was totally lost in this alien world.

Beautiful!

Thanks again for showing off your process Eric. Thanks even more for answering all my questions.

One more for you - how long did this piece take?

Just WoW!! This is wonderful.
I love the color.
Yes, creepy black water, you don't want to fall in there.
Can I ask, where they are going in this vessel? Braving these waters?
Amy

Thanks Brian!
This piece took about one week including all the sketches.

Thanks Amy! I hate to impose my own story on this but I assumed they were escaping from that place in the background.

i'm not sure what to say but WOW! great great painting. her expression and hair and coloring are just superb. wow.

Thank you so much Christine! This is such a departure for me I was afraid people wouldn't like this painting so I'm very encouraged by yours and others responses.

hello my friend and thank you for your comment!!! this piece is stellar, sci fi is always a fun subject to capture but it's the girl that got my attention. You painted her face get well, beautiful l work!!

Thanks Albert! As you well know, a picture like this needs a strong character.

This is a great pieces, I really get a nice sense of movement and emotion from the characters. Good details - thanks for the zoom-in pics!

Thanks Peter!

Excellent Eric!
It's so good to see the process... I am very bad at doing things properly like this - colour roughs and sketches and all that! I admire you :)
And I love the girl's face...

Thanks Rima! She had to look scared but strong and confident too.

An incredibly dynamic composition. What a journey it takes the eye on!
I think it's a superb painting, I can't wait to see it in print..

This is Fabulous Eric.. I'm blown away!!! The colors and composition are gorgeous, including the faces and expressions. The hair and skin on the girl is fantastic

I also noticed how you brought the buildings in the background away from the girls head... it really makes her stand out and I like the way the light peeks through her hair

Wow!!!

This is FANTASTIC, Eric!!

Thanks Ambera!

Thanks Anthony!

Thanks Phyllis!

Beautiful work. The colors are really striking.

I think it turned out terrifically (although I may have to quibble about 'green' skies... Turquoise maybe. Which contrast beautifully with the purple-ly foreground.) I also love all the strong diagonals. Very nice design and expressive characters. Good, good piece.

Hi Eric,
Did I miss something? baby on the way??

There are 3 things I particularily like in this painting:

1- The contrast of black shades. Very well defined and set.

2- The combination of pink and green in the sky. Nice choice.

3- The direction of the girl's eyes, it captivates the whole attention in the painting. I take this detail as a master stroke.

Wonderful work, Eric!

Love the idea of green skies. So cool and different. Love the way you've portrayed this little girl. Love everything about her. Awesome!

Paz

Thanks Eric!

Thanks Tara! I actually had problems with the title, which is strange for me usually they just happen but this one was elusive. Initially it had Venus in the title, which made less sense so I changed it. Green Skies has a nicely weird sound that appeals to me.

Hi Annie! Yep! My wife is having a baby in late October. We don't know the gender so that will be a big surprise. And next year we're moving to Toronto so she can go to school.

Thank you so much Koldo! I hope moving is going well.

Thanks Paz!

Love the WIP on this piece. So instructive to those of us who are learning. Your style is distinctive and unique. Thank you for sharing.

Congratulations on the baby and good for you and your wife for waiting to know the gender. Life needs more surprises.

Thanks Kim! for the kind comments and the congrats.

Eric,
Sorry to have not been in touch since the Con. Things have been insane here at home. I will try to send you a big email soon.

I hope all is well brother,
Joe

Your finished painting turned out great. I love seeing the process. I really like the expression on the girls face. Nice job.

Thanks Joe!

Thanks Manelle!

Master Eric!
WOW! Beautiful piece...
Somehow your work always bring back to me some old memories...good ones!
Congratulations! Really AWESOME!

Thanks Marco! That's a really great thing to hear, I felt like a kid doing this in a way!

This is amazing!! I love the atmosphere and girl's lovely face :)

Thanks Mariam!

Every time I visit your Blog I'm dumbstruck by the beauty of your images...

Eric, are you moving to Toronto? It should be one of my summer stops in my route to Worldcon next year!!! :-)

the water in this piece is what struck me first. It's so choppy and cold and real. It was done with natural strokes which became something extremely real feeling!

I actually had Rick Berry senior year at The Art Institute of Boston for a sci-fi oil class. It was really different, and very fun.

Oh my!!!!! Wow double wow!! This is stunning Eric! You should be very proud.. just lovely my friend!! :o)

Thank you so much, Maurizio. Yes next year we will be in Toronto so my wife can ngo to school there. I'd be really delighted if we could meet up.

Thanks Julia! That's so cool! I wish i could have a class like that.I've been a big Rick Berry fan for years.

Thanks Alicia!

stunning ....!!! i there's really a very dynamic emotional feel to ur work ..n it's really nice ...the colors totally talk that ....beautiful....
:)

Thanks Abhishek!

This turned out really awesome!! Those green clouds and the character's expression are my favorite parts.

I really like your Robot Museum pages 1, 2 & 3 as well. The coloring is superb!!

Thank you so much, Angela! Love that new icon! Looks like you're zipping around in a convertible leaving nice comments.