THE MANY-COLORED LAND (1982)
Acrylic
I loved Julian May’s “Pliocene Exile” series, but I never felt like I did the books justice. I remember struggling to come up with dramatic concepts for this, but Del Rey didn’t go for them. 1/3
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THANK YOU so much for this. I enjoy all your posts about your work and the process but especially the Pliocene Exile covers
I evangelize Julian May constantly and I'm stunned how few people know of her and her incredible Pliocene Exile Saga.
Your covers are a huge memory of the first time I read the books, especially The Nonborn King.
THE NONBORN KING (1983)
Mixed media on Watercolor Board - 28” x 18”
Once or twice a year, for a change of pace, I work in watercolors as I did here.
A number of paintings I’ve done—including SNOWFALL and SWORDS AND ICE MAGIC—began with an overall wash of color and maybe some background elements painted in acrylic. After that layer had dried and set, I’d paint over that with gouache—which allows for excellent detail rendering. 1/4
THE NONBORN KING (1983)
Mixed Media on Watercolor Board - 28” x 18”
Once or twice a year, for a change of pace, I work in watercolors as I did in this painting. 1/4
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THE ADVERSARY (1984)
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 28" x 18"
One of the rare instances when I placed real people into a cover illustration. 1/3
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THE NONBORN KING (1983)
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 28" x 18"
Once or twice a year, for a change of pace, I work in watercolors as I did in this painting. 1/4
#sciencefiction #scifi #scifiart #sff #julianmay #plioceneexile
THE ADVERSARY (1985)
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 30" x 20"
Cover illustration for THE ADVERSARY by Julian May
https://www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/adversary/
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