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@MichaelWhelan One of the things I love about these descriptions of your cover art is that you've clearly read and enjoyed the works in question, and picked up on all the textual details.There are some pieces of cover art where the artist has clearly only read the blurb for the book, or skimmed the text lightly, and missed important things.

@kunev @MichaelWhelan Wow, I didn’t know there was a real person behind the character. I’m looking forward to learning more about her.

PERIWINKLE (1988) Acrylic on canvas - 34" x 21"Patricia A. McKillip is a terrific writer, very inspiring. 1/4#fantasy #illustration #patriciamckillip #delreybooks

THE GOLDEN KEY (1995)Oil on Gessoboard - 36” x 24”In this story written by 3 top female fantasy authors—Melanie Rawn, Jennifer Roberson, and Kate Elliott—the court painter is a mad artist. 1/3#fantasy #illustration #melanierawn #kateelliott #jenniferroberson #dawbooks

Cover illustration for FOUNDATION AND EMPIRE by Isaac Asimov (Del Rey) 3/3https://www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/mule/

ALIENS (1979)Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 23” x 14” The concept here is that the aliens and the lone human-—who is an alien to the others—are posing for a group photograph, with the photographer being out of view to the right. ¼#sciencefiction #scifi #scifiart #illustration #anthology #gardnerdozois #jackdann

WINTERSTAR (2025)Acrylic - 12 ½” x 16”As the long night of solstice draws near, Winter calls on the wonder of starlight and frost to illuminate a path to the new year. 1/3https://www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/winterstar/#holiday #fantasy

Cover art for A PRINCESS OF MARS by Edgar Rice Burroughs (Del Rey) 4/4https://www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/princess-of-mars/

PEGASUS IN FLIGHT (1990)Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 29” x 20”This was a rare instance, especially with Anne’s books, when Del Rey dictated what they wanted on the cover. I didn’t get to read the manuscript. Instead I worked with a brief overview. 1/3#sciencefiction #scifi #scifiart #sff #illustration #annemccaffrey #delreybooks

A signed open edition giclée of GISKARD is available in our shop. Mix and match prints of Isaac Asimov cover art to receive up to 20% off.https://www.michaelwhelan.com/shop/foundation-sets/GISKARD IS also now available as a large gaming mousepad.https://www.michaelwhelan.com/shop/giskard-gaming-accessories/5/5

THE DREAMING LANDS (2002)Oil on Canvas - 20” X 30” This painting is one of several works derived from my experiences at MSKCC in 2000. 1/4#fineart #imaginativerealism #personalvisions #mskcc

ARMENIA (1990)Oil on Canvas - 22” x 35”Ar-me-ni-a, city in the sky, a Who song, not the country. This painting is part of a series dealing with what Barbara Tuchman describes as the disillusionments of twentieth-century man. 1/5#personalvisions #imaginativerealism #fineart #barbaratuchman #thewho

In this week’s newsletter, we delve into legendary territory.The year was 1977…with STORMBRINGER, I completed work on the Elric Saga and received my first World Fantasy Award nomination.https://theartofmichaelwhelan.substack.com/p/1977-year-in-review

For this Whelan Wednesday, we have a large charcoal study for ARRIVAL from Passage to Sanctuary.This original will be available in our shop Nov 5 at 11am ET. A preview is now available for our paid supporters on Substack:https://theartofmichaelwhelan.substack.com/p/passage-to-sanctuary-original-art

Cover illustration for THE SNOW QUEEN by Joan Vinge (Warner / Questar) 4/4https://www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/snow-queen/

ALL SOULS EVE (2024)Acrylic on Canvas - 9 ½” x 7”With leaves starting to fall and temperatures cooling, the color patterns on this scrap of canvas shifted me right into the Halloween spirit. 1/2#horror #leftoversandpalettegremlins

Women often get a chuckle from thinking that it must be men, but I won’t admit to anything! 2/3

ÉMIGRÉ (2006)Acrylic on Panel - 12” x 12”A study done at the time I painted END OF NATURE VII, later finished to become a new small painting in its own right. If only she indulged in a little self-examination, she would know that she carries the means to a new beginning on her own shoulders.https://www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/emigre/#personalvisions #imaginativerealism #fineart #endofnature

DESTROYING ANGEL (1982)Acrylic on Canvas - 34” x 24”All of the concepts I submitted for the 1982 Year’s Best Horror Stories cover were strong. If I had tried to guess which one would be chosen, the concept that became this painting would have been my last guess. 1/5#horror #horrorart #illustration #yearsbesthorrorstories#dawbooks

HOPE (1997)Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 13” x 10”Ammonites have always been meant as a personal form of “memento mori” symbols in my art. They are cautionary reminders of our impermanence. 1/3#personalvisions #imaginativerealism #fineart #virtues