(first image) “Succubus” by Adrian Bourne, copyright © 2000 (published) — Poster for the band Abney Park — Cover for the horror & psychological fiction anthology Hours of Darkness, edited by Lorelei Shannon, and Marti Mckenna, 2001 — Cover for Dreams of Decadence-Vampire Poetry & Fiction, Winter 2001. Since her creation “Succubus” has been witnessed at various PNW conventions over the years, such as OryCon, Radcon, & Norwescon.

Original acrylic painting on illustration board 11”x17”— 18"x20" framed. The original is available for purchase in the Art Shop now.

Giclée prints will be available soon.

(second image) "Cloud Harvest" by Adrian Bourne, copyright ©2001 — Digital resizing of original acrylic painting on illustration board 10"x16" (Original painted 1994). “Cloud Harvest” started life as an horizontal concept illustration for a steam-punk-style game proposal. When I resold it to Talebones, I was able to crop the sides and extend the top and bottom in Photoshop seamlessly.

The original “Cloud Harvest” was purchased at OryCon 34 (2013)

I painted several interior illustrations in 2000 and 2001 for an anthology of short stories by Bedlam Press.  The illustrations are named after the stories they represent. All paintings are acrylic on illustration board 6.5"x10". Here's the first

In Tick Tock… the main character is being haunted by his imaginings of the crocodile from Peter Pan — placed in his mind by his cruel caregiver — from the short Story Pavlov . Original for SALE in my Shop.

Sadly, this publication never saw the light of day.

These two pieces are part of a big series of portraits I developed and sold at conventions for about two years. The idea was suggested to me when my friend, Judith Herman, pointed out hundreds of these antique looking frames for cheap at Artist and Craftsman Supply in Seattle. I ended up making about a hundred portraits — Victorians, mummies, aliens, nuns, historical pirates etc — many ideas coming from Judith herself. Each portrait was original, quick to make and they often went to voice auction when they sold at conventions. The following images are Photoshop composites of the original paintings, scans of the frames, and an original Cthulhu Wallpaper I created. (Download Wallpaper for Free just for visiting.)

Tami Burywick ©2000 and Happily Hereafter ©2000. Both are commissions. The first for a good friend/co-worker from Humongous Entertainment. The second is for my good friends, Alan and Melody.

Fyre Drake ©1984 Adrian Bourne - Serigraph on paper 14.5”x17.75”. This print is the first in a series of elemental dragons I started in 1982. Fyre Drake emerged as an 8.5"x11' black and white ink drawing I made in the 12th grade. Don, my boss at Wilcox Graphics, taught me a simple but elegant paper registration system that worked flawlessly — this first dragon has 14 different color impressions, all in perfect register.

Invader-geddon ©2013 Adobe Illustrator. I made this really fun used-game-box cover illustration for Game Gurus in Seattle, Washington. This is one of my favorite kinds of project -- Some parameters and a few guidelines, but otherwise total creative freedom.

©2013 This is the pencil sketch on velum that I scanned and then inked in Photoshop then converted in Illustrator to Bezier in about 10 sections.

Along with a selected gallery of some of those converted sections.

Vector Art uses Bezier Curves to reduce file size, and allow for practically infinite scaling with no loss of sharpness. It also makes it easy to create color variations in design. It's the real go-to tool for logos as well as for illustrations and clip art.

I have started multiple book projects over the years. Some are figments of an idea, some are projects I started with other creative friends, and one or two have been my passion for years and years. I am coming to terms with my ADHD in order to complete some of them. Here are three:

(first image) Journey through the Upsidaisium Ore Mountains ©2014 Acrylic on canvas board 14"x18". I started this piece in 1984 as a lightly airbrushed nebula with some roughed-in asteroid barges moving from right to left.  Inspiration struck me in December 2013 — I rotated the under-painting one quarter turn clockwise, and the Upsidaisium Ore Mountains were born — depicting a steam-punk "airship" visiting the source of it's propulsion. As I painted, I imagined this picture as part of a much bigger adventure story.

(second image) Journey through the Upsidaisium Ore Mountains — Algae Farm/Fuel Depot ©2014 W.I.P. Photoshop 16.5“x12.5”. This illustration started out as a thumbnail on the back of a business card I had intended to hand out as a sample at a convention. After completing several I realized I’d rather make them into art than give them away. While developing this piece, I was inspired to add the Upsidaisium Ore Air Ship to the mix. Now it’s part of the story. Stay tuned for more developments.

Rodney and his family have overwhelmingly supported my family, as well as my art career. Please enjoy these pieces from his collection.

“Swift Spiral” ©2022 Acrylic on primed smooth plywood 24”x36”. This started as a commission for a rubber welcome mat that spiraled into something much greater. It’s now destined to hang in the sun room in Rodney’s house.

I have/had prints for sale, and I am currently working on a sculpture of the Klingon Valkyrie pinup character. This sculpture is a self-assigned master project — started under the direction and tutelage of Rebeccah Shummacher Sweeney — an amazing teacher and friend who taught a constructive anatomy approach to sculpting. She also taught me how to make simple but effective armatures and a million other inventive and helpful techniques.

The sculpture uses Apoxie Sculpt over wire, aluminum and Styrofoam.

I dedicate this section to my lifelong friend’s, The McKennas. Three generations of powerful women commanding the craft of writing, and willing to toss a ducat or two my way for my creative efforts.

Rosie the Riveter after Norman Rockwell ©2013 Alkyd Oils on VW Minivan 22"x48". This seems a pretty faithful representation of the classic Life Magazine cover but for some modern additions, like the feminist buttons on Rosie's overalls.

The Rosie Van was sold and is now living in France. I’ve been in contact with the new owners. They have fully refurbished her and added a companion mural on the other side.

Viva la Rosie!

"Backwards Circus" ©2013 (Photoshop) I created these three vintage circus folk for one of Ignite Studio's client's-- Backwards Distillery -- for their line of spirits. I achieved the desired Victorian Etching look with a Wacom tablet in Photoshop.

Gallery of some of the 30 sketches that led me to the final ringmaster design.