THE HUNTER OF THE DEAD is officially available at amazon.com (US) and a listing for it is in place at [link] - they're waiting for the copies to arrive apparently.
It's damn good book and if you're into Hades and Persephone and Greek mythology this book is for YOU! There is also a Vampire in it - the villain of the piece.
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I've posted some incredibly inexpensive small and I mean small sunset sketches and studies for sale on Etsy.com:
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The most expensive pieces are ONLY 24.95.

They would make nice little accent pieces, small bits of art for small spaces, and very nice little presents. AND THE PRICES ARE REALLY, REALLY REASONABLE.

And also, in 6 to 8 weeks THE HUNTER OF THE DEAD ... AND THE KISS OF PERSEPHONE goes into global distribution and will become available via such sites as amazon.com.

At roughly 3AM this morning, I completed the rough draft manuscript of my next fantasy novel: THE HUNTER OF THE DEAD (...And The Kiss Of Persephone). I begin revising it tonight and hope to have it ready for publication on Lulu.com by the end of August. It's been awhile since I pulled an all-nighter.

It is about the painful relationship between Hades and Persephone and the fateful consequences that arise when a malignant entity named Upir Likhyi(literally 'foul vampire'escapes from the Underworld.

UPDATE: AVAILABLE NOW: THE 'EARLY BIRD' EDITIONS IN SOFT BACK, HARD COVER AND ELECTRONIC FORMAT OF THE HUNTER OF THE DEAD ... And The Kiss of Persephone. It is a mature re-visitation of myth about Hades and Persephone and includes such figures as Anubis and Osiris and Hel, among many others.
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It will have global distribution by October and then become available anywhere, including amazon.com.

I hadn't intended to use previous artwork for it but the work I made just plain sucked too much.

For at least a month, but closer to two, I've been kind of stymied in my painting endeavors. It isn't full painter's block, but I haven't been happy with most of the projects I've started. I'm bored with them and when I become bored with them, they get painted over FAST and I start OVER YET AGAIN. The Athena painting, which probably will not survive for very long, is just an exercise in the end. I do not love it, but do think of it as a learning experience. I'm hoping to shake myself out this state by doing similar subjects but with colors applied in a more 'sychedelic' manner. I'm bored with my work. It probably has something to do with the fact I am simultaneously finishing up a rough draft for another novel, which I hope to have published via Lulu in September. I don't have the concentration I need for painting and the work suffers for it. I am restless, but that's not a bad thing.
July: Just posted an Artemis painting and have four small skyscapes to do, then I'm going to start experimenting in color with some of my favorite figures just to see how psychedelic I can make them and just for the challenge of it. In the meantime, I'm close to finishing the roughdraft of THE HUNTER OF THE DEAD - about Hades and Persephone.

Three of my paintings of Olympian gods/goddesses were used in the upcoming issue of Pentacle magazine which is coming out soon in the UK and which will also be available in the US.
If you have any questions about distribution, contact Jon at editor@pentaclemagazine.org.


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I received my contributor's copy of Pentacle magazine today. It looks good.

And here is another interesting little development: Lulubooks has been making hardcover editions of some of my works - that I published only on their site - available on Amazon.com. A sign of faith perhaps? I sure hope so. I have no big corporate publicity machine behind me - just whatever tools I can afford on Lulu.com - and I can't afford much - and old-fashioned word of mouth.

IT WILL HAVE BEEN 10 YEARS AS OF THIS SPRING/SUMMER SINCE I TOOK UP PAINTING MYTHOLOGICAL SUBJECTS, as a change of pace from landscapes. 10 YEARS OF LEARNING MY CRAFT.

My little fairy tale - of sorts - A Good Villain is finally actually physically available in paperback via amazon.com. It's a lovely little story with some humor and a chaste little romance at its heart, quite old-fashioned actually.

I've posted three of my original artworks on Etsy.com: The Abduction of Persephone, Hades and Persephone in the Underworld, and Eve - Tree of Life. And at incredibly reasonable prices too for original oil paintings. Check out Etsy if you're crafty.
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PS. I've added a recent and very small landscape sketch to my Etsy.com inventory, very reasonably priced for original art - taking into account labor and materials.

I've also made a large calendar available via Lulu.com. Check it out. [link]

PS. (Christmas Day) I just checked my account at Lulu.com and surprise of surprises: someone bought electronic copies of my 2 part amazonian epic: Flanion - The Fateful Day and Flanion- The Inevitable. Wow! I SURE HOPE THEY LIKE IT!!!!!