Theros Beyond Death Prerelease

I am happy to announce that I will be at the Theros Beyond Death prerelease at Gamescape on Friday, January 17th, at the 8:00 pm. You can expect my arrival before the event, and I will be on hand for several hours signing cards. I will have a few original drawings with me, as well as playmats, artist proofs, and prints. If all goes to plan, I will also have a very limited run of the two Theros Beyond Death cards that have been spoiled, Stinging Lionfish and Shimmerwing Chimera.

See you on Friday, January 17th at 8:00pm! 

My first Magic the Gathering set was the original Theros that was released in 2013, so it is wonderful to be back to both Theros and Gamescape. I hope to see you there are all the excitement and fun that is a Magic the Gathering prerelease!

That's all for another exciting week on the blog, see you back here on Monday! Until then...

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com

Lord Mashugana (Shug) Nute, Sovereign of the Nine Couches, Emancipator of the Pork Chickens, and Eater of Tacos

In late 2013 we lost our elder statesman at the age of 20. Before I ever knew him, he had been a friend to my wife for many years. I was lucky enough to know him the majority of his long life that encluded adventure, travel, and the quest for tasty, tasty food. He possessed the keenest of intelligence and an almost human spirit and the capacity for deep empathy.

For the winter solstice I presented my wife this image of Shug. It was a piece I have been wanting to create for six years, but I was not ready or able to make it until now. Achsa confirmed that if it had arrived any sooner then now it most likely would have never been hung in the house. The pain of his loss was still to present. It was challenging to work on this without her knowing, but I was able to keep it a surprise. Please, note that his medals are all foods that he was able to best in the quest to eat all the things. Here is my portrait of Shug.

Lord Mashugana (Shug) Nute, Sovereign of the Nine Couches, Emancipator of the Pork Chickens, and Eater of Tacos

9 x 12 - Pencil, acrylic paint and ink on paper

NFS

 © 2019 Christopher Burdett

As I said, I have wanted to create this image for six years. While the presentation was not new six years ago, I found it funny that this year many services and companies seem to have popped up to sell photo manipulated portraits of people's animals on the bodies of humans, usually in military or Victorian attire.  I guess I was a little ahead of things, but I didn't get around to it until it had become mainstream. At least mine is an original drawing. Here it is framed.

I wanted a proper frame that fit the look and feel for the piece and I think I found it.

Please know that this is a unique piece, and I am not open to these types of commission,s nor will I draw anyone else's pet. This is a service I retain for my wife and the memory of those unique animals that share their lives with us.

That is all for another exciting Wednesday on the blog, see you back here tomorrow or Friday. Until then...

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com

Shimmerwing Chimera - Magic: the Gathering - Theros Beyond Death

I am pleased to share with you the second of my cards that will be part of the newest Magic the Gathering set, Theros Beyond Death. The Shimmerwing Chimera was my favorite of the cards I did for Theros. I had wanted to design and paint a Chimera since the first time working on Theros, those many moons ago. It was great working with Dawn Murin on these, and I happy to finally be able to share them with you. As with the Stinging Lionfish, the Shimmerwing Chimera has received a lot of attention since it was spoiled.

Shimmerwing Chimera

Magic the Gathering - Theros Beyond Death

14 x 10.2 - Digital

PRINTS available at OMA!

Art Director - Dawn Murin
 © 2020 Wizards of the Coast

As I mentioned when I shared my Egg Token from Commander 2019, my schedule is currently too full to allow me to do the entire prep work for these. This means I only had time for the pencil drawing and not the tonal study. I had to work that out as I painted, which has resulted in some frustration with the paintings. Here is the drawing for the Shimmerwing Chimera.

Shimmerwing Chimera

Magic the Gathering - Theros Beyond Death

14 x 11 - Digital

Original - SOLD
 © 2020 Wizards of the Coast

Shimmerwing Chimera in handy dandy card form.

I will be posting more cards as they are spoiled, and in time I will share with you the process and steps that went into making these.

That is all for another exciting day on the blog, see you back here tomorrow! Until then...

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com

Stinging Lionfish - Magic: the Gathering - Theros Beyond Death

I am pleased to share with you the first of my cards that will be part of the newest Magic the Gathering set, Theros Beyond Death. I was thrilled to return to the world of Theros for many reasons, the foremost being that my first Magic cards appeared in the original release of Theros. It was great working with Dawn Murin on these, and I happy to finally be able to share them with you. First up in the Stinging Lionfish. It instantly received a lot of attention the moment it was spoiled.

Stinging Lionfish

Magic the Gathering - Theros Beyond Death

14 x 10.2 - Digital 

PRINTS available at OMA!

Art Director - Dawn Murin
 © 2020 Wizards of the Coast

As I mentioned when I shared my Egg Token from Commander 2019, my schedule is currently too full to allow me to do the entire prep work for these. This means I only had time for the pencil drawing and not the tonal study. I had to work that out as I painted, which has resulted in some frustration with the paintings. Here is the drawing  Stinging Lionfish.

Stinging Lionfish - Drawing

Magic the Gathering - Theros Beyond Death

14 x 11 - Digital

Original - SOLD
 © 2020 Wizards of the Coast

Stinging Lionfish in handy dandy card form.

I will be posting more cards as they are spoiled, and in time I will share with you the process and steps that went into making these.

That is all for another exciting day on the blog, see you back here tomorrow! Until then...

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com

Top Nine Instagram Images for 2019

One last post for 2019. Here are my top nine images that I shared this year as per the interactions on Instagram. It is always interesting to see what filters to the top each year. Or possibly the image was just posted at the right time to get a lot of eyes on it. And, by the way, if you did not already know, I have an Instagram page you can follow! Here are the top nine.

My top nine images on IG for 2019!

That is all for another exciting year on the blog, see you back here in 2020! Until then...

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com

Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus - Abyssal Chickens and Sibriex's Return!

I recently received my contributor copies of Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus. It is a great looking book and looks to be a fun adventure. As previously posted here on the blog, I produced the Abyssal Chicken illustration for this adventure. It was a really well-received piece and resulted in me making a limited run of Abyssal Chicken prints that I have just a couple left. It turns out that the chicken was not the only piece of mine in the book. The dream monster Sibriex makes an appearance as well. Here are some photos of everything I am talking about. 

Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus is available in regular and collectors versions

Abyssal Chicken in all its glory - (don't forget about the Abyssal Chicken prints!)

Sibriex returns!

Here are full images of the two monsters from the book in all their gory glory. This was a really fun book to work on, and while I would have liked to have done more for the book, I was a little too busy in the Grand Bazaar at the time. 

Abyssal Chicken

Abyssal Chicken prints

Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus

11 x 14 - Digital

Art Director - Kate Irwin

© 2019 Wizards of the Coast LLC

Sibriex

Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

11 x 14 - Digital

Art Director - Kate Irwin

© 2018 Wizards of the Coast LLC

That's all for another exciting Tuesday on the blog, see you back here next time! Until then...

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com

Pensacon 2020 Guest Announcement

Things have been a little crazy for over a month now, and just as the winter holidays loom on the horizon, I think things are finally easing up. I have not had the time or the energy to post here in far too long, and there is a bit I have missed sharing. I hope to do a little catch up before the holidays when I will be offline until the new year.

Last week it was announced that I will be returning as a guest artist to Pensacon 2020! Pensacon is one of our most favorite events of the year, and it is exciting that it is right around the corner.

I will see you at Pensacon February 28 - March 1, 2020!

Pensacon 2020 is going to be exciting for a couple of reasons. First, it is a super fun convention, and there is a fantastic line up of guests coming. Second, it will be the first convention to feature The Grand Bazaar of Ethra VanDalia setup. Yes, Illuxcon in October saw the debut of the art and the Grand Bazaar stylings, but it is not a comic or gaming convention and more of an art explosion. Pensacon will be the first mainstream event that will feature Grand Bazaar art, stylings, and for the first time, PRINTS!

There is a lot to share with you about Pensacon 2020 and next yeat in general, it is going to be an exciting year, to say the least. More on all this very soon!

That is all for another exciting Monday on the blog, see you back here next time! Until then...

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com