Michael is a science fiction and fantasy illustrator mainly specializing in humorous pieces. His work is primarily digital, though he also works in watercolors now and then.
His digital illustrations have graced the covers and interiors of many books and magazines, and he’s placed in the CGSociety Challenges a few times (Excellence Award in ‘The Uplift Challenge,’ 4th Place in ‘The Journey Begins’ and Honorable Mention in ‘Master and Servant.’) He was also a Top 20 Award recipient (14th place) for the 2008 Dominance War III international game character design competition, and also a Chesley Award winner for his cover for Peter S. Beagle’s ‘The Rhinoceros Who Quoted Nietzsche,’ which won the Chesley for Best Paperback Book Cover of the Year in 1997, the first digital piece to ever win a Chesley. (The Chesley is given out by the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists at the World Science Fiction Convention each year.) His work has also been featured in ‘Spectrum,’ ‘Expose,’ ‘ImagineFX’ magazine (Britain), It’s Art Magazine (France) and Fantasy Art Magazine (China)
Check out his fantasy/steampunk portfolio here.
