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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A preliminary concept by Michael Whelan for The Demon of Scattery by Poul Anderson and Mildred Downey Braxton.
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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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PERIWINKLE (1988) by Michael Whelan with concepts and studies for the cover of The Changeling Sea by Patricia McKillip
Acrylics on canvas - 34” x 21”
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OATHBRINGER (2017) by Michael Whelan, final cover illustration plus concepts and sketches for the book by Brandon Sanderson.
Now available as a print in two sizes!
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A preliminary concept by Michael Whelan for Tangled Up In Blue by Joan Vinge.
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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”
(via theartofmichaelwhelan)
Source: michaelwhelan.com
A preliminary concept by Michael Whelan for The Demon of Scattery by Poul Anderson and Mildred Downey Braxton.
(via theartofmichaelwhelan)
Source: michaelwhelan.com
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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Source: michaelwhelan.com
SONGS OF DISTANT EARTH (1986) by Michael Whelan. Cover for the book by Arthur C. Clarke.
Acrylics - 20” x 31”
Final painting and a preliminary concept.
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