GOLDEN WITCHBREED (1984)
Acrylic - 22" x 30"
When the publisher balked at my fee for this Mary Gentle cover, I uncharacteristically chatted them up by telling them that I would do one of my "best pieces of work to date" and "the book would sell great" as a result.
They went for it. 1/6
Ten authors I've read at least five books by?
Terry Pratchett
Mary Gentle
JRR Tolkien
Spike Milligan
Phil Rickman
Christopher Fowler
Agatha Christie
Celina Grace
Jodi Taylor
Colin Dexter
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GOLDEN WITCHBREED (1984)
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 22" x 30"
When I was contacted for this assignment, the publishers balked at my fee. Uncharacteristically, I chatted them up a bit by telling them that I would do one of my "best pieces of work to date" and that "the book would sell great" as a result. They went for it. 1/6
Amazing artwork at https://tonysart.artstation.com/
Distinct vibes of Mary Gentle's Grunts!, see e.g.
https://tonysart.artstation.com/projects/rAyOO6
https://tonysart.artstation.com/projects/YK8m3X
https://tonysart.artstation.com/projects/nY5rNE
Full disclosure: I've never even heard of this person before.
Michael Whelan
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Wayward Sun (yak shaver extraordinaire)