Don Maitz
@donmaitz.bsky.social
Artist of sea rovers, myths, science fiction, Captain Morgan and the fantastic.
https://paravia.com/DonMaitz/
https://paravia.com/DonMaitz/
Both of my paintings have progressed from Semifinalist to the Finals! Winners will be announced in January 2026.
Pleased to learn that two of my paintings are semi-finalists in the 18th International ARC Salon Competition, with the winners to be announced on Jan 5, 2026.
"Evening Shore" is a semi-finalist in the Landscape category, while "Friend or Foe" is a semi-finalist in the Imaginative Realism category.
"Evening Shore" is a semi-finalist in the Landscape category, while "Friend or Foe" is a semi-finalist in the Imaginative Realism category.
November 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Both of my paintings have progressed from Semifinalist to the Finals! Winners will be announced in January 2026.
Pleased to learn that two of my paintings are semi-finalists in the 18th International ARC Salon Competition, with the winners to be announced on Jan 5, 2026.
"Evening Shore" is a semi-finalist in the Landscape category, while "Friend or Foe" is a semi-finalist in the Imaginative Realism category.
"Evening Shore" is a semi-finalist in the Landscape category, while "Friend or Foe" is a semi-finalist in the Imaginative Realism category.
September 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Pleased to learn that two of my paintings are semi-finalists in the 18th International ARC Salon Competition, with the winners to be announced on Jan 5, 2026.
"Evening Shore" is a semi-finalist in the Landscape category, while "Friend or Foe" is a semi-finalist in the Imaginative Realism category.
"Evening Shore" is a semi-finalist in the Landscape category, while "Friend or Foe" is a semi-finalist in the Imaginative Realism category.
And the finale in this project that lasted an eternity... Here is the wrap-around cover art for a new edition of End of Eternity by Isaac Asimov, coming soon from Phantasia Press.
September 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
And the finale in this project that lasted an eternity... Here is the wrap-around cover art for a new edition of End of Eternity by Isaac Asimov, coming soon from Phantasia Press.
Here's the 3rd interior oil painting I created for a new edition of End of Eternity, titled "Embracing Eternity".
September 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Here's the 3rd interior oil painting I created for a new edition of End of Eternity, titled "Embracing Eternity".
The second of four paintings I created for an edition of End of Eternity (Phantasia Press): "Changing Eternity".
September 17, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The second of four paintings I created for an edition of End of Eternity (Phantasia Press): "Changing Eternity".
Here's the first oil painting from my journey through eternity for Phantasia Press: "Stepping into Eternity".
September 15, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Here's the first oil painting from my journey through eternity for Phantasia Press: "Stepping into Eternity".
Switching gears from wizards and scallywags... I recently completed 4 oil paintings for an edition of The End of Eternity by Isaac Asimov (Phantasia Press). I started with smaller acrylic color studies that served as a guide for the final art. Close-ups of each painting to follow next week!
September 12, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Switching gears from wizards and scallywags... I recently completed 4 oil paintings for an edition of The End of Eternity by Isaac Asimov (Phantasia Press). I started with smaller acrylic color studies that served as a guide for the final art. Close-ups of each painting to follow next week!
A new painting to share... "Secret Tunnels of Marok" is a 24” x 18” oil on panel work. The art is based on a game and intended for a book cover: www.paravia.com/DonMaitz/art...
August 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
A new painting to share... "Secret Tunnels of Marok" is a 24” x 18” oil on panel work. The art is based on a game and intended for a book cover: www.paravia.com/DonMaitz/art...
My oil painting, Picaroon, has just been juried into the 42nd Schaefer International Marine Art Exhibition at The Mariner Gallery in Newport, RI. It will open on September 18 and run through October 10.
August 18, 2025 at 10:38 AM
My oil painting, Picaroon, has just been juried into the 42nd Schaefer International Marine Art Exhibition at The Mariner Gallery in Newport, RI. It will open on September 18 and run through October 10.
Here's a new painting for my Pirates Ashore collection... I started painting "Shore Leave" at Venice Beach as a plein air effort with the idea of using the scene as a background / foreground setting for some pirates to be added later: www.paravia.com/DonMaitz/art...
August 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Here's a new painting for my Pirates Ashore collection... I started painting "Shore Leave" at Venice Beach as a plein air effort with the idea of using the scene as a background / foreground setting for some pirates to be added later: www.paravia.com/DonMaitz/art...
Three of my preliminary sketches are available for auction through Heritage Auctions until July 9 -- two acrylic sketches and a watercolour in excellent condition: comics.ha.com/c/search/res...
July 5, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Three of my preliminary sketches are available for auction through Heritage Auctions until July 9 -- two acrylic sketches and a watercolour in excellent condition: comics.ha.com/c/search/res...
@jannywurts.bsky.social and I both have works on display in the Enchanted Brush exhibit at the Findlay's Mazza Museum in Findlay, OH. You can see "Arthur in Battle" and "Arthur Knights Lancelot" in the exhibit through August 29th.
Legendary and Fantastical tales at Mazza
Museum presents 11th Enchanted Brush exhibit
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June 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
@jannywurts.bsky.social and I both have works on display in the Enchanted Brush exhibit at the Findlay's Mazza Museum in Findlay, OH. You can see "Arthur in Battle" and "Arthur Knights Lancelot" in the exhibit through August 29th.
Jeff Brown and I recently chatted about fantastic and imaginative art with Jake at Nerd Level Rising.
Creating Fantasy Art | With Don Maitz and Jeff Brown
YouTube video by Nerd Level Rising
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June 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Jeff Brown and I recently chatted about fantastic and imaginative art with Jake at Nerd Level Rising.
My oil painting, Blackbeard's Flotilla, has been juried into the online 2025 Art of the Sea Exhibition sponsored by the National Maritime Historical Society and the American Society of Marine Artists. It will be exhibited and on sale between 6/1 - 7/1: seahistory.org/art-of-the-s...
April 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM
My oil painting, Blackbeard's Flotilla, has been juried into the online 2025 Art of the Sea Exhibition sponsored by the National Maritime Historical Society and the American Society of Marine Artists. It will be exhibited and on sale between 6/1 - 7/1: seahistory.org/art-of-the-s...
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Attention indy book community, cover designers, anyone art oriented interested in creating maximum impact on a book cover, while making the image 'tell the story' you want to present. A MUST VIEW VIDEO on Philip Chase's channel:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqhS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqhS...
Crafting Book Covers that Tell the Story: A Conversation with Artist Don Maitz
YouTube video by Philip Chase
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April 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Attention indy book community, cover designers, anyone art oriented interested in creating maximum impact on a book cover, while making the image 'tell the story' you want to present. A MUST VIEW VIDEO on Philip Chase's channel:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqhS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqhS...
I recently joined @philipchase90.bsky.social to talk about creating book cover artwork that effectively conveys the essence of a story -- no AI, no interchangeable stock images, just human creativity and years of study.
Hugo Award-winning artist Don Maitz shares his wisdom and experience on crafting book covers that convey the essence of a story, something only a human artist can do! 🔗 to vid in reply.
April 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I recently joined @philipchase90.bsky.social to talk about creating book cover artwork that effectively conveys the essence of a story -- no AI, no interchangeable stock images, just human creativity and years of study.
Recently got back from the International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts. Here's a photo of a panel I was part of.
Panel on mythic fiction and art with artists Don Maitz and Charles Vess, and writers Ellen Klages and Isabel Yap at #icfa @donmaitz.bsky.social @isabelyaps.bsky.social
March 31, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Recently got back from the International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts. Here's a photo of a panel I was part of.
My work, "Evening Shores", is juried into a local exhibition at the American Society of Marine Artists (ASMA) show, taking place March 7-21 at Palm Avenue Fine Art ,in Sarasota, FL: palmavenuefineart.com
February 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
My work, "Evening Shores", is juried into a local exhibition at the American Society of Marine Artists (ASMA) show, taking place March 7-21 at Palm Avenue Fine Art ,in Sarasota, FL: palmavenuefineart.com
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Happy Valentines Day
February 14, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Happy Valentines Day
My oil painting, Friend or Foe, was a part of the American Society of Marine Artists' first online exhibition in 2024. Less than 100 works were picked from 450 submissions. This artwork can be purchased as a giclée print from my Studio Shop: shop.paravia.com/don-maitz/im...
February 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM
My oil painting, Friend or Foe, was a part of the American Society of Marine Artists' first online exhibition in 2024. Less than 100 works were picked from 450 submissions. This artwork can be purchased as a giclée print from my Studio Shop: shop.paravia.com/don-maitz/im...
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February 11, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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I've had the privilege to work with artist @donmaitz.bsky.social on many projects at @grimoakpress.bsky.social. My favorite is his work on my own fantasy novel, The Dark Thorn. He painted the below spread as well as illustrated 15 black and white interiors.
The book will release this year.
The book will release this year.
I recently completed artwork for @shawnspeakman.com's Dark Thorn (Grim Oak Press). This unused cover art features the hero surrounded by magic weapons connected to empowered standing stones. Weapons grant power to knights who are portal keepers of legendary Celtic lands. 🧵1/5
February 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I've had the privilege to work with artist @donmaitz.bsky.social on many projects at @grimoakpress.bsky.social. My favorite is his work on my own fantasy novel, The Dark Thorn. He painted the below spread as well as illustrated 15 black and white interiors.
The book will release this year.
The book will release this year.
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THE CROSSING (1997)
Oil on Canvas - 30" X 60"
The uncertainty of and inescapable attraction to the concept of life after death. 1/2
Oil on Canvas - 30" X 60"
The uncertainty of and inescapable attraction to the concept of life after death. 1/2
February 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
THE CROSSING (1997)
Oil on Canvas - 30" X 60"
The uncertainty of and inescapable attraction to the concept of life after death. 1/2
Oil on Canvas - 30" X 60"
The uncertainty of and inescapable attraction to the concept of life after death. 1/2
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"A bad king revels in his importance. A good one hates his office. He spends himself into infirmity quashing deadly little plots to make power the tool of the greedy."
-Arithon s'Ffalenn.
-Arithon s'Ffalenn.
February 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
"A bad king revels in his importance. A good one hates his office. He spends himself into infirmity quashing deadly little plots to make power the tool of the greedy."
-Arithon s'Ffalenn.
-Arithon s'Ffalenn.
I recently completed artwork for @shawnspeakman.com's Dark Thorn (Grim Oak Press). This unused cover art features the hero surrounded by magic weapons connected to empowered standing stones. Weapons grant power to knights who are portal keepers of legendary Celtic lands. 🧵1/5
February 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I recently completed artwork for @shawnspeakman.com's Dark Thorn (Grim Oak Press). This unused cover art features the hero surrounded by magic weapons connected to empowered standing stones. Weapons grant power to knights who are portal keepers of legendary Celtic lands. 🧵1/5