PASSAGE: VERGE (1989) by Michael Whelan Acrylic on Canvas - 48” X 36” A painting with many meanings, but the most obvious one deals with the question of the woman taking a last look back before she decides to step off the cliff and go through the...
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PASSAGE: VERGE (1989) by Michael Whelan
Acrylic on Canvas - 48” X 36”

A painting with many meanings, but the most obvious one deals with the question of the woman taking a last look back before she decides to step off the cliff and go through the arch to an afterlife - or does she turn around and stay?

Michael doesn’t like to say, since he also considered it as a portrayal of him “stepping off the brink” from his safe career as an illustrator into the unsure world of fine art.

Judging by her quietly assured pose, it seems that whatever she chooses will be the right decision. Michael didn’t feel so calm about his!

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Source: michaelwhelan.com

PASSAGE: VERGE (1989) by Michael Whelan I had the pleasure of meeting Brandon Sanderson last weekend at a signing for his new book Firefight. It’s crazy that it took this long to meet him. I bought his debut novel the week it was released in...
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PASSAGE: VERGE (1989) by Michael Whelan

I had the pleasure of meeting Brandon Sanderson last weekend at a signing for his new book Firefight. It’s crazy that it took this long to meet him. I bought his debut novel the week it was released in hardcover, and I spent several years handing his books to any reader looking for a recommendation—and many who weren’t!

Not only is Brandon a talented writer with a lot of interesting things to say about the craft, he’s also an extremely nice guy. I’m glad I had a chance to chat with him.

I knew Brandon had previously written about how Michael’s cover for Dragonsbane by Barbara Hambly sparked his interest as a reader. What I didn’t know is that Elantris, Brandon’s first published novel, was inspired by a Whelan fine art painting as well…PASSAGE: VERGE.

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PASSAGE: VERGE (1989) by Michael Whelan Acrylic on Canvas - 48” X 36” A painting with many meanings, but the most obvious one deals with the question of the woman taking a last look back before she decides to step off the cliff and go through the...
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PASSAGE: VERGE (1989) by Michael Whelan

Acrylic on Canvas - 48” X 36”

A painting with many meanings, but the most obvious one deals with the question of the woman taking a last look back before she decides to step off the cliff and go through the arch to an afterlife - or does she turn around and stay?

Michael doesn’t like to say, since he also considered it as a portrayal of him “stepping off the brink” from his safe career as an illustrator into the unsure world of fine art.

Judging by her quietly assured pose, it seems that whatever she chooses will be the right decision. Michael didn’t feel so calm about his!

(via theartofmichaelwhelan)

Source: michaelwhelan.com

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