News & Updates from Grendel's Den Design Studio

Just finished up a new piece entitled CONSTRUCT.

I've just added a long list of various projects to GrendelsDen.net, including work for Information Society, Platform one, Dave Ghoul, and Shadowland Lancaster. To see all of the new stuff just browse through GrendelsDen.net.

I also just received my guest schedule for Philcon, Philadelphia's annual science fiction, fantasy, and horror conference. You can check it our below.

Fri 7:00 PM in Plaza V (Five) (1 hour)
THE SCIENCE OF ZOMBIES (19)
[Panelists: Ty Drago (mod), D.E. Christman, Jonathan Maberry, Michael D. Pederson, James Prego]
Are there any scientifically plausible theories for reanimation

Fri 8:00 PM in Plaza II (Two) (1 hour)
ZOMBIE JAMBOREE (100)
[Panelists: Tony Finan (mod), Michael Swanwick, D.E. Christman, James Chambers, Jonathan Maberry]
Jane Austen spinning in her grave. The current fascination of all things zombie

Sat 12:00 PM in Plaza V (Five) (1 hour)
STEAMPUNK ART: WHO'S DOING IT AND WHY WE LIKE IT. (121)
[Panelists: Kyle Cassidy (mod), D.E. Christman, Thomas Nackid]
A discussion of steampunk artists

Sat 1:00 PM in Plaza IV (Four) (1 hour)
YOUR INTERNET PRESENCE AND YOU (132)
[Panelists: Rob Balder (mod), Ray Ridenour, Dusti Lewars, Walter Hunt, D.E. Christman]
Maybe you're an author who wants to use their website for promotional purposes. Maybe you've started a blog. Or you could be an IT professional with on online resume. What should you know, and be concerned about, regarding your presence on the Internet

Sat 2:00 PM in Plaza III (Three) (1 hour)
THE BUSINESS OF ART: MARKETING & PROMOTION (115)
[Panelists: D.E. Christman (mod), James Harknell, Heidi Hooper, Alan Beck, Sally Wiener Grotta]
Online marketing and promotion. Ways to create a professional web presence

Sun 11:00 AM in Plaza V (Five) (1 hour)
DRAWN TO THE DARK: THE APPEAL OF HORROR ART (113)
[Panelists: D.E. Christman (mod), Mark E. Rogers, Kyle Cassidy, Thomas Nackid, Hartstein Onezumi]
What draws artists to do horror art? What draws fans to love these images of gore and creepiness.

I'll be participating in a two person show, with the opening reception this Friday. Details are below.

Friday November 6th, 2009


Strange Creations - A Steampunk Art Show
Talleyville Gallery
3625 Silverside Road
Wilmington, DE
See site for details

Since I've had a lot of work over the past few months I haven't really had the time to make any proper updates to GrendelsDen.net. But you can expect to see all of that new material soon; artwork, promotional materials, music packaging designs, websites... yeah, there's a lot to add. In the meantime though, to keep your morbid interests, here's another look into a piece of artwork in progress. Enjoy!

Ben Smith from Fangoria.com's blog has a great article on Grendel's Den Design Studio, which you can read here.

I personally wanted to thank Ben for the feature. I greatly appreciate it.

The author that I was creating a portrait for is one of my all time favorites - Gary A. Braunbeck. The piece is finally completed and you can check it out in the GDDS Gallery.

There's also some new promotional material designs in the GDDS Print Section.

I rarely show one of my art pieces before they're finished, but I am so damned happy with the progress of this one thus far that I have to show it off. This is an author's portrait, sans author right now since I don't want to let the cat out of the bag as to who it's for. I will give you a hint though - They're an award-winning author. Ha! Like that really narrows it down, right.