Dad would always come visit our house, see some of the paintings he did for us over the years, and would put his nose about an inch from it and say, “y’know, Jobe, I wish I would have made those blues a little deeper,” or “you know I’d love to just splash a little more shadows on that tree,” or “that really needs a fresh coat of varnish on it.” Just a couple weeks ago, he said he needed “just one more hour on a few pieces” in order to “really finish them.” We all knew that just wasn’t true, though. And in true artist fashion, he was also never satisfied with his final work. My Dad was an incredible artist, as everyone knows.

The video game world lost a true legend and talent this past weekend, as Street Fighter 2 and Streets of Rage 2 cover artist and painter Mike McGinty has passed away - leaving many gamers who have grown up seeing his work mourning and remembering the contributions he made to the industry.īreaking the news in a post at Caring Bridge, Mike’s son Jobey wrote a lengthy and heartfelt tribute to his dad - expressing how much of a dedicated artist he was in both finishing his work and setting an example to his son and to other aspiring talents as well.

Street fighter 6 cover art