Starting from crude AD&D character sketches in 1980, Calkins has advanced to exhibit at a whole lot of SF/F convention, and a dozen awards for his work. He uses humor and the Greco-Roman tradition of beauty, often with a touch of erotica. He pioneered the use of people of various ethnicities as the basis for much of his fantasy work, "because not all elves and mermaids are from europe." Calkins live in Southeastern New England with relative harmony with nature, with his daughter, Deanna, and Baldrick, his Ball Python.

Credits

Telepaths don't need Safewords - Cover Art
Forged Bonds - Cover Art, interior illustrations
HolQeD Vol. 13 #4 - Cover Art (Klingon Language Institute News Letter)
The Guilty Client, Deadly Ink Publishing, May 2009 release

Awards

Arisia Art Show
Most Humorous: 1995
Popular Choice Amateur: 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008
Staff Choice Amateur: 1996, 1997

Astronomicon Art Show
Best Amateur 2002

JerseyDevilCon Art Show
Honorable Mention 2002
Best Amateur Artist 2003