And here we go! Check out my new military SF novella, TIME SKIFF, up at Smashwords and Amazon for $1.99. I really had fun doing the cover art for this ebook. The type of illustration I do is similar to Cliff Nielsen's art, however, I don't use models--although I do use references. I call 'em my "Frankensteins:" completely collaged together people--hair, jaw structure, eyes nose, mouth, ears, makeup, outfit, you name it. The blending is the key. And they do look like real people (technically they ARE, in my novella, that is). I actually do more painting in these multi-media-collage pieces than straight acrylics! And if you like the cover art, the story is even better! This one was an Honorable Mention in WotF ^_^:

BOOK DESCRIPTION: When Aethereal Trackers infiltrate a battle group in the 17 Corporate Galaxies' Interstellar Armada, two generals—framed for war crimes by enemy agents—jump ship and hide out in the planetary rings of Da'ath Major, while they come to terms with what's "really" in their past.
By Writers and Illustrators of the Future author/illustrator award winner, M. O. Muriel. Story, cover art, and internal illustrations by M. O. Muriel.
If you're a fan of Chronicles of Riddick PITCH BLACK, the tone, characters, and their dynamics in TIME SKIFF are similar. I actually wrote this novella a month before I saw PITCH BLACK on TV for the first time, and when I did I was like--WTF!--I can totally see Vin Diesel doing a voice over for my character, Nexer! Great minds think alike, lol. I thought it was so serendipitous, in fact that, in honor of the characters' similarities, heh, I snitched the pulsing vein in Vin Diesel's brow off a movie still from PITCH BLACK, and added it to Nexer's forehead in the cover art (yes, that is Vin Diesel's brow vein, lol!!!).
Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Time-Skiff-ebook/dp/B009Z6BK7M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1351820496&sr=8-1&keywords=time+skiffSmashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/250203