Geof Isherwood (born December 4, 1960)
Career
Much of Isherwood's early work was done for
Marvel Comics, including such titles as
Silver Surfer,
Conan the Barbarian,
Daredevil, and
Doctor Strange. Since then, he has been involved in movies as a storyboard artist and a concepts/production illustrator, working with the likes of
Bryan Singer,
Richard Donner and
Darren Aronofsky.
He has also painted and designed covers for Canadian publishers, including
Ann Diamond Dead White Males (2000) and
Sand for Snow (2003) by Robert Edison Sandiford. In 2011, Isherwood illustrated and prepared the cover for the American novel
Antiquitas Lost, by author Robert Louis Smith. A selection of his paintings based on the Greek gods were featured in Issue 59 of the publication
Matrix. In 1997, he created
LINCOLN-16 (Skarwood Productions), a science fiction saga whose first two issues he wrote, drew, painted, and produced. Geof continues to work in the comic book field on a number of independent projects.
Personal life
In June 1988, Isherwood married poet
Sonja Skarstedt.
["Bullpen Bulletins". Marvel comics cover-dated early October 1988.] Sonja died in 2009 from cancer. In 2010, Geof met Amanda Muise of Pubnico, Nova Scotia. They were married September 30, 2011.
Teaching
Geof taught advanced comic book, figure drawing and concept art classes and workshops at Syn Studio Concept Art School from 2010 to 2013 an industry focused art school based in
Montreal,
Quebec.
In 2015, Geof began teaching part-time at Algonquin College in Ottawa, Ontario, in the School Of Media And Design.
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