Behind the Cover: John Jude Palencar
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reviews_and_ramblingsJohn Jude Palencar is a rarity among modern artists, mixing meticulous technique reminiscent of the old masters with a soaring, darkly surreal imagination. There are touches of Bosch and Da Vinci in his visual allegories of netherworld landscapes and doomed characters. Origins is a sumptuous tribute to his work.
Amazon: Origins: The Art of John Jude Palencar
Adulthood Rites
A Ghost in the Hills
Become Human
Insomnia Sleeper
Postgraduate Medicine Heart
The Black Tattoo
The Bright and the Dark
Wild Swans
Artist and illustrator, John Jude Palencar is known throughout the world for his distinctive, ethereal style and unique conceptualization. For more than 20 years he has received honors for his contributions to the field of illustration including Gold and Silver Medals from the Society of Illustrators, two Gold Book Awards from Spectrum, and Best Hardcover and two best Paperback Awards from the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists for three consecutiv years. Besides being an active artist and illustrator, he has served on the juries of several international art competitions.
His work has appeared on hundreds of book covers in over thirty countries. Renowned authors, H.P. Lovecraft, Ursula LeGuin, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Octavia Butler, Stephen King, Charles deLint and Christopher Paolini are but a few. TIME Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, National Geographic Managazine and Television, and the Philadelphia Opera have employed his artistic talents for their publications and productions. Most recently, his cover paintings for Eragon and Eldest, by Christopher Paolini, has appeared on the New York Times Childrens Best Seller List for the past year. An influence on the young prolific author, Christopher Paolini named Eragon's birthplace "Palancar Valley", after John Jude (see chapter three - Eragon).
The fantastical art of John Jude Palencar lends an otherworldly, dreamlike tone in the Mystic Visions 2010 Wall Calendar. Known for his cover illustrations of the Eragon books, Palencar's mystical and often bizarre world compels the viewer to take a second, even third look to comprehend its complexities. Melding mystery and fine art, Mystic Visions is sure to fascinate.
Amazon: Mystic Visions 2010 Wall Calendar
He has been a featured artist in IDEA Magazine in Japan and enjoys an on-going artist-in-residence program in Country Kerry, Ireland. There, his paintings were included in a special exhibit entitled, "Images of Ireland", held at the National Museum in Dublin. He also donated his work to raise money for the Cill Rialaig Project at the 6th Annual Ambassador's Golf Classic held in Waterville, County Kerry, Ireland.
His work was featured in an exhibition entitled, "As Seen From Ohio: Nine Illustrators", at the Centro Cultural Recoleta in Argentina as well as The Spectrum Retrospective Exhibition held at The Society of Illustrators Museum of American Illustration in New York City. John Jude also has partecipated in dozens of group exhibitions at colleges and universities throughout the country.
His paintings are in numerous corporate and private collections in the United States and abroad.
http://www.johnjudepalencar.com/
Amazon: Origins: The Art of John Jude Palencar
Adulthood Rites
A Ghost in the Hills
Become Human
Insomnia Sleeper
Postgraduate Medicine Heart
The Black Tattoo
The Bright and the Dark
Wild Swans
Artist and illustrator, John Jude Palencar is known throughout the world for his distinctive, ethereal style and unique conceptualization. For more than 20 years he has received honors for his contributions to the field of illustration including Gold and Silver Medals from the Society of Illustrators, two Gold Book Awards from Spectrum, and Best Hardcover and two best Paperback Awards from the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists for three consecutiv years. Besides being an active artist and illustrator, he has served on the juries of several international art competitions.
His work has appeared on hundreds of book covers in over thirty countries. Renowned authors, H.P. Lovecraft, Ursula LeGuin, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Octavia Butler, Stephen King, Charles deLint and Christopher Paolini are but a few. TIME Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, National Geographic Managazine and Television, and the Philadelphia Opera have employed his artistic talents for their publications and productions. Most recently, his cover paintings for Eragon and Eldest, by Christopher Paolini, has appeared on the New York Times Childrens Best Seller List for the past year. An influence on the young prolific author, Christopher Paolini named Eragon's birthplace "Palancar Valley", after John Jude (see chapter three - Eragon).
The fantastical art of John Jude Palencar lends an otherworldly, dreamlike tone in the Mystic Visions 2010 Wall Calendar. Known for his cover illustrations of the Eragon books, Palencar's mystical and often bizarre world compels the viewer to take a second, even third look to comprehend its complexities. Melding mystery and fine art, Mystic Visions is sure to fascinate.
Amazon: Mystic Visions 2010 Wall Calendar
He has been a featured artist in IDEA Magazine in Japan and enjoys an on-going artist-in-residence program in Country Kerry, Ireland. There, his paintings were included in a special exhibit entitled, "Images of Ireland", held at the National Museum in Dublin. He also donated his work to raise money for the Cill Rialaig Project at the 6th Annual Ambassador's Golf Classic held in Waterville, County Kerry, Ireland.
His work was featured in an exhibition entitled, "As Seen From Ohio: Nine Illustrators", at the Centro Cultural Recoleta in Argentina as well as The Spectrum Retrospective Exhibition held at The Society of Illustrators Museum of American Illustration in New York City. John Jude also has partecipated in dozens of group exhibitions at colleges and universities throughout the country.
His paintings are in numerous corporate and private collections in the United States and abroad.
http://www.johnjudepalencar.com/
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John Jude Palencar
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