HailesArt

05/01/2024

Another great year presenting as Writers and Illustrators of the Future judge in Hollywood, CA! The folks at Author Services, Inc. & Galaxy Press have outdone themselves once again. Congrats to all the winners, judges, and contest administrators for the 40 Year Celebration! What a week & what a night!

12/02/2023

Next timelapse video is up: "Higher Ground." Enjoy!

Presented by Brian C HailesEnjoy this timelapse drawing of "Higher Ground" a selection from the upcoming fantasy art book entitled Maidens & Monsters.

08/29/2022

Signal in the Snow, 15 x 20 in., Prismacolor on Illustration Board, full process vid now on DIWM & YT

https://youtu.be/hJpjvkZAUQg

I was always a fan of the heroic masculine figures of the 1980s and 90s. Larger than life characters such as Conan the Barbarian, He-man and Tarzan of the Ap...

08/25/2022

Signal in the Snow, 15 x 20 in., Prismacolor on Illustration Board

08/09/2022

Painting "The Rider" process video now up on YT & DIWM

https://youtu.be/MuSEZK_PObU

We've drawn the rider on her dragon . . . Now, let's paint her. This is the painting process from start to finish on a purely fantasy illustration like you m...

08/05/2022

"The Rider," 15 x 22 in., Acrylic on Illustration Board

08/01/2022

"The Rider" underdrawing process video, 15 x 22 in., Sepia Prismacolor Pencil on Illustration Board

https://youtu.be/OEcTrhUPBc0

I've always been meaning to do a proper dragon rider piece, and now is the time. This is the preliminary drawing which will be painted in part 2. If you love...

07/29/2022

"The Rider" underdrawing, 15 x 22 in., Sepia Prismacolor Pencil on Illustration Board

06/22/2022

"Selkie of the Sea," 15 x 20 in., Acrylic on Board

06/04/2022

"Dragon Trail," process video now on YT & DIWM, 15 x 20 in., Acrylic on Board

https://youtu.be/W_bfm6o4nto

This piece inspired by the amazing concept art of Daenerys Targaryen by Justin Sweet, though we take quite a few detours and make it our own. This is the pai...

06/03/2022

In case you didn't have enough about Top Gun in your feed . . .

06/01/2022

"Dragon Trail," 15 x 20 in., Acrylic on Board