Dec 17, 2025 · Michael Whelan is one of the world’s premier painters of imaginative realism. For more than 40 years he has created book and album covers for authors and musicians like …

Michael Whelan (born June 29, 1950) [1] is an American artist of imaginative realism. For more than 30 years, he worked as an illustrator, specializing in science fiction and fantasy cover art. [2]

Aug 2, 2025 · As a giant in the field of illustration with a staggering slate of awards to his name, Whelan’s own history suggests that there is no one way for life to create an artist, just as there …

Michael Whelan is an internationally collected artist, known for his science fiction and fantasy subjects. We offer a large selection of his lithographs.

Fine artist of Imaginative Realism. Illustrator of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Winner of 15 Hugo Awards. Inducted into the SF Hall of Fame in 2009. Click to read The Art of Michael Whelan, a …

In this story written by 3 top female fantasy authors—Melanie Rawn, Jennifer Roberson, and Kate Elliott—the court painter is a mad artist, so I thought it would be fun to use myself as the model.

Such skill and versatility did not go unnoticed, as Whelan in the late 1970s was recruited by other publishers, began receiving nominations for awards, and published his first compilation of …