John jude palencar biography of michael
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-By John Jude Palencar
Here’s a bit of a news… the site of the first Jedi Temple that appears at the end of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, known as Ahch-To, is actually a real place, and I walked there more than fifteen years ago.
It brought a tear to my eye when inom recognized the location at the end of the movie. They added a few smaller special effects islands in the background, but it still looks exactly as they pictured it.
When inom was an artist in residence in Ireland inom took a boat trip out to the Skelligs – particualrly Skellig Michael. When inom first saw the island looming as the prow of the boat raised and lowered in the ocean swell… all inom can säga it was a spiritual experience. Sean Fenin the boat Captain we hired said we might not make it out there once we cleared the Bolushead peninsula… the Atlantic Ocean’s full force fryst vatten felt as you round Bolushead. He was a cool guy let me crawl all over the boat and photograph (the boat was more like the fishing trawler in
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John Jude Palencar Gallery
Palencar states:
“As a youngster I was fascinated with scary and unknown things. I always wanted to create things that couldn’t be photographed, and drawing was a kind of therapy for dealing with my fear of the unknown.”
His work focuses on fantasy, science fiction, and horror, and he himself has existed between the worlds of commercial illustration and fine art for many years.
John Jude Palencar has created cover art for some of the biggest authors in book publishing – J R.R. Tolkien, Stephen King, George R.R. Martin, Ursula LeGuin, Christopher Paolini, Connie Willis, Octavia Butler, H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Alla
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John Jude Palencar is an American fantasy, science fiction, and horror artist. Over 100 book covers have been adorned by his art, including all four covers of the Inheritance Cycle series by Christopher Paolini. He graduated from the Columbus College of Art and Design in 1980.
Work
Palencar has exhibited in numerous group shows in galleries, colleges and universities throughout the United States. Demand for his work extends into Europe and the Pacific rim through sales of his original paintings, second-rights usages and commissions.
He was a featured artist for IDEA Magazine in Japan. Many private and corporate collections throughout the United States and Europe include his paintings.
Palencar has created covers for several novels by Stephen King, who also holds Palencar's work in his private collection.
When Knopf published Eragon in 2003, they called on Palencar to illustrate the cover. He also illustrated the covers for Eldest, Brisingr and Inheritance. Paolini said