Art of Steve Goad

A story was done on Lori and I in our hometown paper yesterday,...

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:47:49 -0500

A story was done on Lori and I in our hometown paper yesterday, it ‘s about some of our accomplishments and hurdles we faced. I say we because even though the article states I went through a hard time it’s easy to forget it’s even harder for the one by your side while you’re going through it. My wife is my biggest supporter, she’s the first to tell people about my work, the first to hit “like” on my Facebook page and the first to talk to the Newspapers about me saying “I have a good story for your paper.” I don’t care that I made the paper, I care about how wonderful my wife is and how supportive she is. I don’t care who you are, if you don’t have a solid support system then you’re on borrowed time before you fall. Appreciate the ones who appreciate you, honor them as they do you.

As the write up says I had to undergo Chemotherapy and surgeries for over a year, it was so taxing on me I could not work or even paint. My brain was so taxed it was next to impossible to mix colors, it was the strangest thing! What would normally take me a few days to complete would take me 3 weeks to get half way through it while on Chemo, it was so bad I had to completely walk away from it. What the paper doesn’t say is during this entire time my wife took on the responsibilities of well….EVERYTHING. Our income got cut in half and she worked Mon-Saturday to cover our bills, every Saturday she worked for free so she could take off and go with me for every visit, every Chemo session and surgery. There were times when we only had 20 dollars in our account to last the week, try that sometime when that doesn’t even cover half your gas tank.

During Chemo I got phlebitis in my right arm and let me tell you, there isn’t such a thing as relief when you have that because it’s in your veins. Lori would wake up every time I was in pain to try and make me comfortable, sometimes this would be 3 AM and she’d have to turn around get up in a few hours to head to work. Towards the end of chemo and the main surgery I could not walk or get out of bed, Lori had to do everything for me. It was a very humiliating experience at times and yet Lori wouldn’t blink an eye, she would just help. When I could get around she had to help me from room to room, try doing that with someone over twice your body weight. She’s my hero.

This post isn’t to say oh poor me, look what I went through it’s to honor my wife in the amazing love and support she’s given me. I am the man that I am today because of her, she deserves more than I can give her.

I’ll close with this, you’re never alone in this world. If you stop and actually listen to the ones who support and believe in you, it might surprise you on what you can accomplish. It doesn’t matter what comes at you or what you have to go through, keep pushing forward and keep your thoughts on the ones cheering you on, not the ones trying to trip you.

Recent fantasy/personal work. Prints are...

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:58:10 -0600

Recent fantasy/personal work.

Prints are available:
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-guardians-steve-goad.html

Some recent dragon art I’ve been working on. Two of them...

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:39:04 -0600

Some recent dragon art I’ve been working on. Two of them are Vietnamese style, have to support my roots. :)

Sorry for the watermarks, I get tired of people stealing my stuff and selling it on ebay.

Yet another Tomb Raider contest entry I created. I didn’t...

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:18:44 -0600

Yet another Tomb Raider contest entry I created. I didn’t place on the last piece I did but I’m hoping to change that with this one.

Some of my work that will featured on TNT’s drama series...

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:14:42 -0600

Some of my work that will featured on TNT’s drama series “Perception”
Season 2, Episode 2 called “Alienation”
The set will be a fake comic con, if I could just be an extra posing as a fake comic artist, signing fake autographs to fake fans and then it would be perfect. :)

This was an entry to the official Tomb Raider contest....

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 23:06:55 -0600

Finished Tomb Raider contest entry

This was an entry to the official Tomb Raider contest. Originally done in grey scale with Oils on canvas, then I added color with Paint Tool Sai and Art Rage Pro.

I’m telling you, fellas — you’re gonna want...

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 09:10:28 -0600

I’m telling you, fellas — you’re gonna want that cowbell on the track!

Just some personal work I did in ArtRage Pro Portfolio | Blog |...

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 09:06:08 -0600

Just some personal work I did in ArtRage Pro

officialtombraiderblog: Fanart: Tomb Raider Painting (Work in...

Fri, 18 May 2012 14:44:19 -0500

officialtombraiderblog:

Fanart: Tomb Raider Painting (Work in Progress) by SteveGoad

I spy Jenn Croft! Can’t wait to see this finished. I love how massive it is!

I started working on an oil painting for the Tomb Raider...

Thu, 17 May 2012 17:35:28 -0500

I started working on an oil painting for the Tomb Raider competition, I’ve been keeping progress notes in my journal and blog since I’ve started. I plan on doing so until completion. You can learn more details here:

Blog: http://stevegoadart.com/?p=815&preview=true

Journal: http://stevegoad.deviantart.com/journal/Tomb-Raider-Painting-WIP-301808678

Grays

Mon, 07 May 2012 11:28:21 -0500

Grays:

by *seangordonmurphy

Last week when I said that I wouldn’t be doing con sketches of copyrighted characters, I had no idea that the news would get the coverage that it did. But seeing as how I helped poke the hornet’s nest—and having taken the time to read the opinions of readers and other artists—I feel like it would be helpful if I responded to help clarify what’s been happening.

First off, I think that what happened regarding this issue highlighted the BEST of our industry. I’m thrilled with the results, although I don’t find Marvel’s statement reassuring (more on that later). When we learned that Marvel was pursuing the $17,000 from Friedrich, we came to

Things you should never ask an Artist to do

Sat, 05 May 2012 12:56:24 -0500

Things you should never ask an Artist to do:

by *stevegoad

I write this to not spark a debate or judgement, only to share my personal opinion and experience in hopes of benefiting you and offering insight to people thinking about hiring an artist.

Things you should never ask an Artist to do:
1. Free Work.
Do I really have to explain this one? :) You wouldn’t walk into any other business offering a service and ask for free clothes or a burger right? No, you pay for them without question and they take a lot less creativity, time to make and cost a lot less. Why ask people to work for free on something you couldn’t make yourself? If you believe in your vision, then I suggest find funding for it to

Cover Art: Place to Ponder by Steve Goad

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 01:30:02 -0500

Cover Art: Place to Ponder by Steve Goad:

Made the cover to Clarkesworld Magazine, yay! :)

I love your art! I think it's all amazing! I was wondering what's your favorite media is for your art and which media do you think helps you capture the full feeling that you're conveying?

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 22:01:00 -0500

Thank you, I really appreciate that. Which one is my favorite? Hmm that’s a tough question to answer because each one has their pros and cons. I love the natural textures traditional mediums have and yet I like the zero restrictions with digital. If I had to choose though I would go with digital, I wouldn’t be able to sit next to my wife on the couch and paint or head downtown and paint at a coffee shop with real paint. I guess I could do that with traditional mediums but what a pain! Lori wouldn’t be able to stand the smells from Oils and paint thinners and if I painted downtown I’d have to obtain a license. :)

There are too many pros in working with digital, they really do out weigh the pros with traditional mediums. I know some die hard fans of traditional mediums don’t recognize hand painted artwork done with a tablet but that’s irrelevant, it’s here, it’s the future. My advice to the naysayers, adapt and accept it or get out of the way. :)
I believe all mediums are beneficial though, the things I’ve learned in traditional have helped me with digital and vice versa. Thanks again, I appreciate you taking the time to comment.

Using real paint as a color palette for digital

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:45:06 -0500

Using real paint as a color palette for digital:

by *stevegoad

So starting out with traditional mediums I have always struggled with the color palette on most of the digital paint programs we use today. I think they’re great as far “picking” colors but in reference to working with real paint vs digital there isn’t a real structure on selecting and mixing. For instance you wouldn’t use solid black for traditional paintings or mix white in with your paint to lighten a color, you would use other colors to mix to get better results. I wont get into color mixing, you can find a wealth of information on this on the net.
The point I’m trying to make is color picking has always been kind of a pain for me, eve

Some mini paintings I created of still life. I used acrylic and...

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 14:27:55 -0500

Some mini paintings I created of still life. I used acrylic and oils with sizes ranging from 6”x6” to 12”x18”. These were originally going to be an ongoing series of small paintings for a “Daily Painting” blog but I realized I had too much stuff going on to be consistent. I think the idea is to just spend an hour or two a day making mini paintings but personally It’s difficult for me to just call a sketch painting done, I’d rather focus on quality.

A few oil paintings of wildlife I have created and made...

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:09:00 -0500

A few oil paintings of wildlife I have created and made available as prints. The elephant,golden eagle and grackle in stream aren’t available yet. Details of prints can be found at steve-goad.fineartamerica.com

Thanks for sharing all, I appreciate it.

Your art is amazing. Keep up the good work! :) I love your Mass Effect art. Are you going to post a colored version of "Noveria" ?

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:43:46 -0500

Hi Kelly :) I appreciate the compliments and support, it means a lot. You do wonderful work as well! Yeah I keep meaning to get back to it but other things have been coming up. I’ll definitely try and finish it up soon though.

Woman in red series, I will continue to add to this theme on a...

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:25:20 -0500

Woman in red series, I will continue to add to this theme on a regular basis. If you like what you see here, prints are available via the “Prints” link below.

Something I noticed recently was there isn’t a whole lot...

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:46:02 -0500

Something I noticed recently was there isn’t a whole lot of Vietnamese dragon art out there (online anyway) and being Vietnamese I wanted to contribute. The features on this dragon are based on a lot of the statues you see throughout Vietnam.

Print Available!