SF PAINTING DEMO AT NIPPON 2007

Michael invites fellow artists Bob Eggleton & Naoyuki Kato to join him in painting live for fans. The guys paint up a storm and produce 9 paintings which they donate to the convention. The collaborative works raise over $30,000 in the art auction.

NIPPON 2007, The Opening Ceremonies for the World Science Fiction Convention, Yokohama, Japan

Michael Whelan is the American Artist Guest of Honor for the first World Science Fiction Convention in Asia and he delivers a speech mostly in Japanese at the standing-room-only event.