theartofmichaelwhelan: “ THE DARK TOWER: ALGUL SIENTO (2003) by Michael Whelan Acrylic on Panel - 28” x 18” From his first reading of the manuscript, Michael was drawn to this scene in THE DARK TOWER VII and he knew he had to paint it. Stephen King’s...
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THE DARK TOWER: ALGUL SIENTO (2003) by Michael Whelan

Acrylic on Panel - 28” x 18”

From his first reading of the manuscript, Michael was drawn to this scene in THE DARK TOWER VII and he knew he had to paint it. Stephen King’s description of the quiet bond between Roland and Jake was particularly compelling, as it stood in stark contrast to the violence and mayhem that occur in other parts of the story.

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theartofmichaelwhelan: “ FORTITUDE (1997) by Michael Whelan Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 9” x 12” I got to thinking of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ character John Carter of Mars….whenever it looked like the odds were hopeless and he had no options, his...
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FORTITUDE (1997) by Michael Whelan

Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 9” x 12”

I got to thinking of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ character John Carter of Mars….whenever it looked like the odds were hopeless and he had no options, his response was a defiant, “I still live!” As in all of the works in this series there are ammonite fossils, though this time they represent an island in turbulent seas. I know there is some symbolic significance as to why he is holding an uprooted tree, but I’ll be damned if I can remember what it is…

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In 1994, Michael Whelan produced a series of three digital prints through Mithril Publishing called PASSAGE TO SANCTUARY. The artwork was created entirely on the computer. After printing, the all digital source files were destroyed.

The run was limited to 555 of each print, but Mithril went out of business before the prints were fully distributed. These prints occasionally reach the secondary art market, but they are even scarcer than the advertised print run would indicate as many were never distributed.

Interestingly, Michael later produced an alternate version of LANDING, but as a traditional painting (acrylic on panel).

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theartofmichaelwhelan: “ THE GUNSLINGER FOLLOWED (2005) by Michael Whelan Oil on Canvas - 25” x 40” The Man in Black fled across the desert and the Gunslinger followed. The second half of the first line in the first book. The 2 characters couldn’t be...
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THE GUNSLINGER FOLLOWED (2005) by Michael Whelan

Oil on Canvas - 25” x 40”

The Man in Black fled across the desert and the Gunslinger followed. The second half of the first line in the first book. The 2 characters couldn’t be in the same painting because it’s not until they are out of the desert that they come within sight of each other, so he split the sentence into 2 paintings. Michael has said that this is the closest to what he thinks Roland looks like - dogged, grim, with an indomitable sense of mission.

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