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10-09-2008, 05:08 AM
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Don Maitz
Chances are you don't know him by name, but there's a possibility that you may have had a sip or 2 out of his most famous artwork. Don Maitz is considered one of the top 100 best living sci-fi/ fantasy artists, and is best known for creating the Capt. Morgan Rum pirate illustration for that delicious alcoholic beverage(no, I'm not getting paid to endorse that product:D). I met Don in the early 90s at a group celebrity artshow fundraiser(George Bush Sr. had an entry) that I had a piece in. He came up and told me I had one of the best pieces in the show. I thought he was just another drunk guest until I found out who he was. I have run into him, off and on, over the years, and usually bore him with the details of that evening. He is now considered a strong fixture in the Sarasota illustrator/cartoonist community.
His work will remind you of N. C. Wyeth's bold colorful illustration style, with a hint of Florida touristy print work thrown in. Check his site out at http://www.paravia.com/DonMaitz/Version3/index.html Last edited by Festered; 10-09-2008 at 02:07 PM. 
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I remember Don Maitz when I first saw his work back in the late seventies. Did a lot of DAW covers. You can't judge a book by its cover but you can certainly buy it, and I bought a lot of books just for the Maitz artwork. Same with Michael Whelan and Paul Alexander. But Maitz was special. Thanks for bring him up.
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From a subject standpoint, I'm not that gaga about depictions of dolphins and pirates, but from a technical point of view, he is awesome, and his roots go deeply into the history of illustration. Still, there are a few pieces on the site that work, all around.
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