THE WHITE DRAGON (1978) by Michael Whelan, cover for the book by Anne McCaffrey.
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DRAGONFLIGHT (1978) by Michael Whelan, cover for the book by Anne McCaffrey.
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IN THE CARGO HOLD by Michael Whelan, a preliminary concept for All the Weyrs of Pern by Anne McCaffrey.
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WEYRWORLD by Michael Whelan, cover for All the Weyrs of Pern by Anne McCaffrey.
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RENEGADES OF PERN (1988) by Michael Whelan for the book by Anne McCaffrey. Finished painting plus preliminary concepts.
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 20" X 30"
Michael was in a frenzied state trying to finish up his jobs before the impending birth of his son, when he had a dream about this cover. The trees came to him exactly as you see here and he worked the rest of the cover design around them. Luckily Anne McCaffrey liked them too and she bought the original.
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WEYRWORLD (1990) by Michael Whelan. Cover and preliminary concept for All the Weyrs of Pern by Anne McCaffrey.
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 27" x 36"
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GOLDEN DRAGON (figure study, color study, and final painting) by Michael Whelan, the cover illustration for The Girl Who Heard Dragons by Anne McCaffrey
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DRAGONSDAWN by Michael Whelan, cover for the book by Anne McCaffrey
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Slight kerfuffle on the Pern subreddit regarding the detail of the rider and dragon in DRAGON ABOARD. Here’s a detail I posted there as well.
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A preliminary drawing by Michael Whelan for THE WHITE DRAGON by Anne McCaffrey. This is a gem that Michael recently found in his studio files.
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