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05/03/2012

Colleen — Thu, 03 May 2012 05:00:00 +0000

An oil portrait commission for a major comic art collector businessman and his beautiful wife. My portrait commissions are usually rendered in pastel. I stopped doing paintings by hand almost entirely years ago when I began doing digital work. I have done no oils in some eight years. I used Genesis Oils for this piece, [...]

GONE TO AMERIKAY Book Launch to benefit COMIC BOOK LEGAL DEFENSE FUND

Colleen — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 16:06:38 +0000

Come one come all to the official book launch party for Gone to Amerikay, the new Vertigo original graphic novel by Derek McCulloch and Colleen Doran. Both creators will be on hand to sign copies of their book. Copies will be on sale at the party courtesy of Midtown Comics. This will be a benefit [...]

WIN a copy of the new graphic novel GONE TO AMERIKAY

Colleen — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:28:20 +0000

My new graphic novel, written by Derek McCulloch, premieres on March 28. But you can win a copy of the book by signing up at GOODREADS! Ten copies will be given away to US residents! Take a chance and get a minty fresh hardcover! Derek McCulloch will appear at a pre-release signing at The Escapist [...]

J Michael Straczynski’s THE BOOK OF LOST SOULS on sale now!

Colleen — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:47:18 +0000

One of my very favorite projects EVER was The Book of Lost Souls, a series I drew for J Michael Straczynski at Marvel Comics’ Icon Line. I have rarely enjoyed any assignment so much, and count it among my best work. Jonathan, in despair over lost love and thwarted ambitions, commits suicide. He awakens in [...]

Thank you.

Colleen — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:43:08 +0000

Many people come to my website after seeing the show Stalked: Someone’s Watching. Thank you so much to the Producers of Stalked for all their hard work, and thank you to all the people who have sent their words of support. For obvious reasons, I can’t answer all your notes, but I sincerely appreciate every [...]

Mangaman, Gone to Amerikay, and other projects

Colleen — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:43:48 +0000

Thanks for dropping by. Some of our blog functions went haywire, and I’m just now getting around to updating the galleries. Hope you have fun looking through the pretty pictures! I’ll add more soon. I’m working very hard on several new projects, most of which I can’t talk about just now. But my new book [...]

01/29/2012

Colleen — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Private portrait commission. Pastel.

01/27/2012

Colleen — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0000

These original sketches from an official Star Wars trading cards set are shown near actual size. I always loved classic miniatures, those portraits painted on tiny slivers of ivory, slipped into lockets and given as gifts in the days before photography. These mini paintings on card for collectible trading card companies remind me of that [...]

01/09/2012

Colleen — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0000

A selection of my portrait sketches for official Lord of the Rings trading cards. Boromir is my favorite character, and it was nice to draw Sean Bean with a big smile on his face!

Greetings from Down Under

Colleen — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 19:24:00 +0000

I’ve been traveling for two months, and hugely expensive internet costs keep me from blogging. Hop over to the A Distant Soil website for the webcomic and regular adventure updates. Some quick notes: My new graphic novel with writer Barry Lyga, Mangaman, is a hit and getting great reviews from prestigious sources. Getting a starred [...]