What's your favourite picture and book?

"HAPPY EASTER!"

As the Pink Moon wanes
Rhiannon rides-on.

Enjoy the passing of Easter, as summer beckons . . . .

"HAPPY EASTER!"

Rhiannon’s Day is coming . . . .

Beltane approaches;
(May Eve. April 30th)
and the veil between us and the Otherworld will become thin
and Rhiannon’s newborn son will be found by Teyrnon . . . .

"HAPPY EASTER!"

:)

"HAPPY EASTER!"

:)

"HAPPY EASTER!"

:)

"THE VIEW FROM THE STUDIO"
 
http://pajmag.info

The Spring morning sunrises are evolving . . . . .

Soon it'll be even lighter in the mornings.

:)

"5 YEARS AGO TODAY"
 
(post of Facebook from a fan).

:)

"LEGENDARY ART MAGAZINE"
  How Not To Paint And Draw (like anybody else)

Spring Equinox Edition 2022

"THE WHEEL OF THE YEAR"
     The Spring Spectrum

With fantastic contributor articles, concepts & texts.
A must read!

:)

http://www.peterandrewjones-legendary-art-magazine.net

"LEGENDARY ART MAGAZINE"
  How Not To Paint And Draw (like anybody else)

Spring Equinox Edition 2022

"THE WHEEL OF THE YEAR"
     The Spring Spectrum

With fantastic contributor articles, concepts & texts.
A must read!

:)

http://www.peterandrewjones-legendary-art-magazine.net

"THE VIEW FROM THE STUDIO"
 
http://pajmag.info

Interesting sky . . . . .
because it is not a sunset
because the sun was in the opposite side of town.

So . . . . . what is the yellow?

UFO?

:)

"LEGENDARY ART MAGAZINE"
  How Not To Paint And Draw (like anybody else)

Spring Equinox Edition 2022

"THE WHEEL OF THE YEAR"
     The Spring Spectrum

With fantastic contributor articles, concepts & texts.
A must read!

:)

http://www.peterandrewjones-legendary-art-magazine.net

"LEGENDARY ART MAGAZINE"
  How Not To Paint And Draw (like anybody else)

Spring Equinox Edition 2022

"THE WHEEL OF THE YEAR"
     The Spring Spectrum

With fantastic contributor articles, concepts & texts.
A must read!

:)

http://www.peterandrewjones-legendary-art-magazine.net

"0 BLOG DO ESTUDIO"
 
Blog article  3rd of 3 >
by Pedro Panhoca, our Brazilian game development partner >

Peter Andrew Jones was responsible for the creation of the game's cover art. This work, due to its great quality, was also used as cover art for the magazine "Ciencia ficción", selection 28 (already reviewed here in the blog) and in the book "Buy Jupiter", by Isaac Asimov. The Earth is in peculiar colors, which makes it more interesting with a futuristic character. It is protected by heavily armed spaceships, probable fighters of the Laser Zone, prepared for what may materialize from the cosmic circles in front of them. This combination of spectacular cover art and simple, foolproof gameplay makes Lazer Zone a good combination of art and gameplay.

"0 BLOG DO ESTUDIO"
 
Blog article  2nd of 3 >
by Pedro Panhoca, our Brazilian game development partner >

Laser Zone was a game created by Jeff Minter and developed by Salamander Software in 1983 for the Amiga, Commodore VIC-20, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum and Dragon 32 consoles.

Its plot is as follows: The Empire of Irata and the Kingdom of Zzyzax have allied and together they attack the outposts of Earth. To defend itself, the laser zones, stations where there are two computer-controlled plasma beams, have been erected. However, during a maintenance, the control computer breaks down and it is necessary to take control manually to defend this attack, a task performed by the player(s).

"0 BLOG DO ESTUDIO"
 
Blog article  1st of 3 >
by Pedro Panhoca, our Brazilian game development partner >

Laser Zone was a game created by Jeff Minter and developed by Salamander Software in 1983 for the Amiga, Commodore VIC-20, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum and Dragon 32 consoles.

Its plot is as follows: The Empire of Irata and the Kingdom of Zzyzax have allied and together they attack the outposts of Earth. To defend itself, the laser zones, stations where there are two computer-controlled plasma beams, have been erected. However, during a maintenance, the control computer breaks down and it is necessary to take control manually to defend this attack, a task performed by the player(s).

"THE VIEW FROM THE STUDIO"
 
http://pajmag.info

chiiiiiily spring!

:)

"THE VIEW FROM THE STUDIO"
 
http://pajmag.info

It's not an April Fools joke -
Spring really IS on the way!

:)

"THE VIEW FROM THE STUDIO"
 
http://pajmag.info

Spring IS approaching.

:)
 

"IN THE PRINT ROOM"

SOLAR WIND - VOLUME 2

Finishing creating this book for a collector.

http://www.peterandrewjones.net/books/book_solarwind-2.htm

"IN THE PRINT ROOM"

SIMULACRA

Finishing creating some books for a collector.

Rhiannon, Goddess of The Birth Moon.
The Faeries of Druid's Island.
The White Witch of Bala Lake.

Next ones soon!

http://www.peterandrewjones.net/books/book_myths-faeries.htm

"0 BLOG DO ESTUDIO"
 
Blog article  3rd of 3 >
by Pedro Panhoca, our Brazilian game development partner >

Ian Watson also ventured into erotic literature releasing "Orgasmachine", "Saving For a Sunny Day" and "The Beloved of My Beloved", in collaboration with the Italian surrealist Roberto Quaglia, one of which won the British Science Fiction Association Award for best fiction short story of 2009. In 2010 he moved to Gijón, in the north of Spain, to live with his new wife, the translator Cristina Macía. In Spain he also continues to publish, "50 recetas con nombre" being his first book in the language of the new country, and with his wife they found the publishing house Palabaristas Press. In January 2013, they get married.

Peter Andrew Jones' artwork was chosen for one of the many books by the prolific Ian Watson: "Deathhunter" (1981). This text is about a peaceful society of the future where its inhabitants can choose when to die. Here PAJ brings a character in the foreground inviting the reader into something they do not yet know (and may be surprised to learn). The pacifism of these people is implicit in the bucolic-futuristic setting around the character, a recurring environment in other works by the artist. The combination of colours illustrates well the idea that, there, death is not black, gloomy, suffered and sad, but an end to a cycle, decided in a voluntary way for those who got tired of life. The moment for all of us here on Earth will come naturally, and until then we still wish to see much more of what the artist is capable of creating.

"0 BLOG DO ESTUDIO"
 
Blog article  2nd of 3 >
by Pedro Panhoca, our Brazilian game development partner >

For two years, from 1990 to 1991, Ian Watson worked full-time with Stanley Kubrick on developing stories for the posthumous film "A.I. - Artificial Intelligence", completed by Steven Spielberg. Released in 2001, this film coincides with the publication of "The Lexicographer's Love Song", Watson´s first book of poetry, and the year his wife, Judy, passed away. The following year, one of his poems, "True Love", won the Rhysling Award of the Science Fiction Poetry Association and his book of poems "The Great Escape" was one of the 8 best science fiction and fantasy publications, elected by The Washington Post.

In the 2000s Watson was a guest at literary fairs in several countries such as Spain, Germany, Italy, Poland, Romania, and Hungary. He organized several science fiction conventions under the name "Newcon" through his foundation called Northampton Science Fiction Writers Group and created NewCon Press with his colleague and author Ian Whates.

"0 BLOG DO ESTUDIO"
 
Blog article  1st of 3 >
by Pedro Panhoca, our Brazilian game development partner >

Ian Watson was born in England on 20th April 1943. He worked as accounts clerk for Runciman's, a Newcastle shipping company.

He graduated in English Literature in 1963 from Balliol College, Oxford, where two years later he completed his research degree in 19th-century English and French Literature. As a lecturer he has worked at universities in Tanzania and Tokyo, and in Birmingham, England.

Watson became a full-time writer from 1976, when he published his first novel, "The Embedding" (1973), winner of the John W. Campbell Memorial Award and the Prix Apollo. His subsequent book, "The Jonah Kit" (1975) won the British Science Fiction Association Award and the Orbit Award. After these award-winning books, he published many others on science fiction, fantasy, and horror, as well as dozens of short stories in anthologies, some winning Hugo and Nebula Awards.

"BLOG UPDATE COMING"
 
= = = = = = >

- - - - - - - - -

"THE VIEW FROM THE STUDIO"
 
http://pajmag.info

Spring is on the way!

:)

"0 BLOG DO ESTUDIO"
 
Blog article 4th of 4 >
by Pedro Panhoca, our Brazilian game development partner >

The tribute and dedication of fans in the digital world is always a good thing to see, because better than being remembered is being remembered for what we did well.

"0 BLOG DO ESTUDIO"
 
Blog article 3rd of 4 >
by Pedro Panhoca, our Brazilian game development partner >

Tvorchestvof, served to show the public ,and artists, the potential reach of PAJ's artworks, which being used in a (i)legal way crossed the entire planet, to the point that hardly anyone connected to literature, games and cinema, especially those focused on fantasy, science fiction and horror, would not be able to tell who the artist of all those covers is.

"0 BLOG DO ESTUDIO"
 
Blog article 2nd of 4 >
by Pedro Panhoca, our Brazilian game development partner >

Much like the other Peter Andrew Jones fan blogs, Tvorchestvof devoted a page to the artist's classic artworks, selecting a collection of some of them ranging from fantasy to science fiction, i.e. covering the PAJ mainstream.

Apparently, this blog has migrated to "Pinterest" (https://www.pinterest.at/pin/567664728028727386/).

"0 BLOG DO ESTUDIO"
 
Blog article  1st of 4 >
by Pedro Panhoca, our Brazilian game development partner >

A Russian blog "Tvorchestvof" was active until 2021, and unfortunately is no longer. It showed classic PAJ works such as this one,

"LEGENDARY ART MAGAZINE"
 
Winter Solstice Edition 2021/22

"THE RECONSTRUCTED PALETTE"
How Not To Paint And Draw (like anybody else)

http://www.peterandrewjones-legendary-art-magazine.net

"LEGENDARY ART MAGAZINE"
 
Winter Solstice Edition 2021/22

"THE RECONSTRUCTED PALETTE"
How Not To Paint And Draw (like anybody else)

http://www.peterandrewjones-legendary-art-magazine.net

"LEGENDARY ART MAGAZINE"
 
Winter Solstice Edition 2021/22

"THE RECONSTRUCTED PALETTE"
How Not To Paint And Draw (like anybody else)

http://www.peterandrewjones-legendary-art-magazine.net

"LEGENDARY ART MAGAZINE"
 
Winter Solstice Edition 2021/22

"THE RECONSTRUCTED PALETTE"
How Not To Paint And Draw (like anybody else)

http://www.peterandrewjones-legendary-art-magazine.net

"0 BLOG DO ESTUDIO"
 
Blog article 3rd of 3 >
by Pedro Panhoca, our Brazilian game development partner >

Harrison was married twice, with his children coming from his second relationship. He advocated the use of the Esperanto language. Harrison died in his flat in Brighton, England.

In "The Man from P.I.G." and "The Man from R.O.B.O.T.", both released in 1974, they function as interconnected novels. In the first, a Porcine Interstellar Guard agent carries out missions with the help of various pigs. In the second, Henry Venn, an agent of the "Robot-Omega Three Obtrusion Battalion", poses as an interplanetary robot salesman while searching for a missing Galactic Census worker on a planet populated by paranoid colonists. They were originally published in nine novelettes in "Analog" between July 1967 and July 1969.

Peter Andrew Jones created the cover art for this parodic double novel. In it, the protagonist, in the foreground, appears to be studying the best moment to strike back at the laser beam attack executed by the ship. Besides the beautiful landscape in the third plan (one of the artist's characteristic traits), what stands out is the combination of purple and blue colours, belonging to the hero's costume, the alien vegetation, and the floor. The highlight, however, goes to the assistant pigs who surround the victim of the shots, which are not perfectly camouflaged in the rocks only due to their white fangs and lightning-red eyes, suggesting that these allies are ready to strike back as soon as the hero orders. Many internal references, a show of colour palettes amid a war situation make this artwork, since its cover, attract the reader who seeks an adventure far from the cliché.

"0 BLOG DO ESTUDIO"
 
Blog article  2nd of 3 >
by Pedro Panhoca, our Brazilian game development partner >

Before becoming an editor and writer, Harrison began as a science fiction illustrator, having worked on comics with Wally Wood. for various publishers. Then the genres worked on involved westerns and horror. Harrison used noms de plum such as Wade Kaempfert, Philip St. John, Felix Boyd, and Hank Dempsey.

His first published short story was "Rock Diver" published in the February 1951 issue of “Worlds Beyond”, edited by Damon Knight. While in New York, he attended the "Hydra Club", an organization of science fiction writers in the city, which included such names as Alfred Bester, Anthony Boucher, Avram Davidson, Isaac Asimov, James Blish, Judith Merril and Theodore Sturgeon.

Harrison became much better known for his written works and used parody as a resource. During the 1950s and 1960s, he was the lead writer of the comic strip "Flash Gordon". In the novel, his most important work was "Make Room! Make Room!", from 1966. Harrison was a liberal-minded writer and although he was not such an award-winning writer, he earned a nomination from the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America named him their 26th SFWA Grand Master in 2008. In Russia, he won the 2008 Golden Roscon award for lifetime achievement in science fiction.

"0 BLOG DO ESTUDIO"
 
Blog article  1st of 3 >
by Pedro Panhoca, our Brazilian game development partner >

Born Henry Maxwell Dempsey on 12 March 1925 and died on 15 August 2012, Harry Max Harrison (or simply Harry Harrison) was a US science fiction author, best known above all for his "The Stainless Steel Rat" saga. His life was spent partly in Ireland and partly in the United Kingdom, as well as other countries such as Denmark, Italy and Mexico. His father, Henry Leo Dempsey, was a printer of Irish descent and changed his name to Harrison shortly after Harrison's birth. His mother, Ria H. Kirjassoff, was a Russian Jew. His brother, Max David Kirjassof, had been an American consul in Japan, where he lived with his wife Alice, until they both died during the great Kantō earthquake of 1923.

After graduating from Forest Hills High School in 1943, Harrison was drafted into the US Army Air Forces during World War II as a shooting technician and as a gunnery instructor, later becoming a sharpshooter, military policeman and an expert in prototype bomb sights and computer-aided gun turrets. In 1946 he enrolled at Hunter College in New York and later ran a studio selling illustrations for comic books and science fiction magazines.

Alongside Brian Aldiss, he was co-president of the Birmingham Science Fiction Group. Harrison also helped found the Irish Science Fiction Association and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel.

"METATALTA"
 
Main ship and crashed ship.

Full shot.

Check out David Kinney's book >

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/metatalta-paj/metatalta-featuring-a-cover-by-peter-andrew-jones

Final shot.

"METATALTA"
 
Main ship and crashed ship.

Mid-distance shot.

Check out David Kinney's book >

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/metatalta-paj/metatalta-featuring-a-cover-by-peter-andrew-jones

Final shot tomorrow.

"METATALTA"
 
Main ship and crashed ship.

A close-up (ish).
 
At this stage, concentrating on downdraft from main ship.

Check out David Kinney's book >

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/metatalta-paj/metatalta-featuring-a-cover-by-peter-andrew-jones

More shots coming.

"METATALTA"
 
A close-up.

At this stage, concentrating on guns, boosters, and warning graphics.

Check out David Kinney's book >

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/metatalta-paj/metatalta-featuring-a-cover-by-peter-andrew-jones

More shots coming.

"METATALTA"
 
A close-up.

2 objectives >

a). Ensure squadron markings sync with text.
b). Use a entirely painterly approach (not airbrush)
     to resemble my earliest mid-1970s techniques.

Check out David Kinney's book >

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/metatalta-paj/metatalta-featuring-a-cover-by-peter-andrew-jones

More shots coming.

"METATALTA"
 
A closer zoom-in, and . . . .
one of the fun aspects of creating David's book cover was working very  closely with him to ensure specific elements of design of the ship, synced closely with descriptions and events in the story-line.

Somewhat of a contrast of procedure with working with publishers back in the day when, often, I wasn't even given a book or manuscript to read!
 
Check out David Kinney's book >

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/metatalta-paj/metatalta-featuring-a-cover-by-peter-andrew-jones

More shots coming.

"METATALTA"
 
The chance to paint spaceships!

Check out David Kinney's book >

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/metatalta-paj/metatalta-featuring-a-cover-by-peter-andrew-jones

Here's a long-shot of the cover art.

More shots coming.

"METATALTA"
 
Being self-published for 22 years now, I've  tended not to accept many commissions during that time, but when I read through David's book I thought, "great". So much energy and commitment in his efforts I felt I had to create the original art for the cover.

And the chance to paint spaceships!

He's written this story with so much passion and he is a joy to work with, totally focused on creating a story with such energy, which made the whole experience great fun.

Have a look at his Kickstarter page for more info >

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/metatalta-paj/metatalta-featuring-a-cover-by-peter-andrew-jones

I'll post some more shots over coming days.

Here's a back cover detail/close-up for now.