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hen Star Wars debuted in 1977, it

revolutionized the visual landscape
of mainstream American filmmaking,
transporting fans to new galaxies and introduc
ing them to countless noweclassic characters,
umes, aliens,planets,andstarshi

— SUL Ro LA RY awl
From the beginning, the Star Wars aesthetic
was influenced by famed comic-book arti V I S I O N S
illustrators, s,such asChesley
Bonestell, John Berkey, Frank Frazetta, and
others. J Georg Lucas drew upon the
work of N.C, Wyeth and Norman Rockwell
for his own visual inspiration, he has now
invited more than 100 of the best and up-
coming artiststo create new work inspired by
their favorite characters, themes, landscapes,
and moments from the Star Wars galaxy.
Star Wars Art: Visions collects these fantastic
artworks together for the first time, celebrat-
ing more than thirty years of Star Wars with
a roster of talent working in every style and
genre. Capturing the imagination, beauty, and
breadth of the films, Star Wars Art: Visions is
both a tribute to and a newwayof experienc-
ingagalaxy far, lar away.
 FOREWORD BY GEORGE LUCAS
INTRODUCTION BY J.W. RINZLER
TO BERNIE FUCHS AND SERGE MICHAELS
FOREWORD
byGeorge Lucas

PREFACE
by Sean McLain

INTRODUCTION
by J.W. Rinzler

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ARTISTS’ BIOGRAPHIES &

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i ROUGHOUT MY LIFE, arthas captivated andinspiredme. each has contributed, either directly or indirectly, to shaping the
|When I was a kid, I was a big fan of the Flash Gordon comic vision that I have expressed in the six films of the Star Wirs Saga.
strips by Alex Raymond and the science-fiction fantasy tales As Star Wars began to take on a life of its own, it was espe-
in EC comics illustrated by Wally Wood and others. I was also cially gratifying to see so many new artists expand on the Saga
an admirer of artists such as Frank Frazetta and Al Williamson. through our licensing program and elsewhere. And that led to
Later I discovered the paintings of J. C. Leyendecker, Norman the thought that was really the impetus for this project: Asking
Rockwell, Maxfield Parrish, and the Italian Renaissance, Of a select group of great contemporary artists, of many different
course, there are many additional artists whose work has greatly genres and styles, to create interpretations of
Star Wars.
influenced me—such as the unprecedented creative output from The results have exceeded my expectations, in terms of both
the teams guided by the genius of Walt Disney. the quality and the breadth of the visions expressed in each of
Thanks to my work making movies, I've had the good for- these unique artworks. I am grateful to each of the enormously
tune of collaborating with some of the most talented contempo- talented artists who contributed to Star Wars Art: Visions, and
rary artists, production designers, and visual effects masters in hope that you enjoy their works as much as I have.
the industry—people like John Barry, Ralph McQuarrie, Norman
Reynolds,
Joe Johnston, Jim Steranko, and so many others. I even
got to work with some of the people I admired as a kid, such as
Williamson, Moebius, Philippe Druillet,
andMort Drucker—the
legendary MAD magazine artist who drew the poster art for my
second feature film, American Graffiti. George Lucas
In one way or another, every artist that I've admired has Skywalker Ranch
inspired me in the creation of my films. They each bring unique
perspective to the works they create, and they enable us to see
things—real or imagined—from a different point of view. And
PREFACE

INCE THE ADVENT of filmed entertainment, it seems Some fans have been inspired to invest untold thousands on
every generation has had a film or films that captured its exacting costume replications. Some become members of vari-
collective consciousness. yr my grandparents it was Gone ous fan organizations; others fill entire rooms (and in a few cases
With the Wind and The Wizard of For my parents it was 2001: warehouses.. yes, actual industrial storage spaces) devoted to
A Space Odyssey and Psycho. For me it was, undeniably, Star their Star Wars Collections. (Lest I appear to cast stones, let me
‘The emotion of the story, the trip to istant worlds, and a whole isclose that visitors to my office will find a dense collection of
new universe of po: ibilities reached right out from the screen prop replicas, art, and books.) The point I'm trying to make is
on a summer day in 1976 and captured my imagination. It was that people (including me, if not my very accommodating wife)
inspiring. It was visionary. the world over have been inspired to the point of expressing
No other picture in our entertainment history has generated their inspira jn in so many ways. ythis book, George Lucas
so much fan involvement, what with all the conventions and cel- has sought out fine artists, illustrators, comic book gods, and
ebrations (even Disney World has Star Wars weekends), licensed other artists and asked them the question, “What is your vision
products, clubs and fan organizations, online forums, collec- for Star Wars?” The overwhelming response from this group of
tors, gamers . . I could go on all day! Star Wars has truly become artists was truly astonishing. Setting aside very busy schedules,
ingrained in our popular culture. I feel fortunate to have been events, commissions, and personal commitments, these artists
in the theater when it all started, and through the years I have have stepped up to the challenge and brought forth exciting, pro-
been amazed at the variety of fans from all over the world, I've voking, fun,andfanciful “visions” ofStarWas. The results range
talked to Star Wars fans who include politicians, movie direc- from the literal to the abstract and comprise a u ique collection
tors, a professional football coach, models, a Japanese diplomat, of art created by artists who have all shared the inspiration
astronauts, doctors, writers, actors, attorneys, teachers, a theol- that is Star Wars.
ogy professor, a group of naval architects, several fighter pilots,
engineers, a fishing guide, authors, Olympians, a NASA admin- Sean McLain
istrator, famous photographers, and scores of artis Acme Archives
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[OR MORE THAN A YEAR ON FRIDAYS, I often met with think about it and then—“My kids say I have to do it "Ina few
George Lucas in the Main House of Skywalker Ranch to cases, grandkids came to our rescue.
work on a special book. On November 4,2005, George Ultimately,
StarWars Art:Visions has succeeded in bringing to-
turned to me and said that hed like to start on another big idea, gether painters from several diverse art genres: Western; fantasy;
an interpretative art project. We could turn it into a book that science fiction; comic book; military aviation; historical; automo-
brought together a variety of artists from different disciplines, bile racing; film production; abstract; parody; and the figurative
all of whom would do their vision of Star Wars. They would be fine arts (which are seeingagreat resurgence in the United States
free to create whatever they wanted—landscape, portrait, still- thanks to many of the men and women in this book). We have
life, new scenes, new characters, satire, allegory—as long as the been extremely fortunate to count among our visionaries a few
artwork was in the spirit ofthe movies. of the foremost in all ofthese disciplines, including those who
“Take a look at the artists in Heavy Metal magazine, manga, stand at the very pinnacle of their careers and those who have
and the top illustrators,” George said. “We could do something only recently begun
a little different. We could ask comic book artists to participate, It has been a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and I feel that
the most exotic and interesting people—we could do something Tve been most fortunate in meeting with many unforgettable
unexpected.” artists—Paul Oxborough, Harley Brown, Dan Thompson, Noah
The first artist mentioned by name was Jamie Wyeth. “These Buchanan, Evan Wilson, Nelson Boren, Ciruelo Cabral, Robert
guys will be among the best, not easy to recruit,” he added. “We'll
Bailey, and others—who either made the trip to Skywalker Ranch
need a really broad range, with women illustrators and a few or with whom the collaboration on Visions became more than a
from the avant-garde.” quick telephone call.
Georges ideas, like this one, often require new systems to be What brought everyone together of course was the common
put into place, new ways of thinking. We had to find a creative denominator of George Lucas and Star Wars. The interpretative
publisher—Abrams stepped up—and we had to find the artists. artworks, as expected, offer a great variety, from Americana to
Lists were drawn up, additional lists, and more lists- it was an the style of the Italian Renaissance, from portraits to futurism,
ongoing four-year search. Acme Archives was enlisted to help. landscapes, and caricature; from many visions of Darth Vader,
The Internet was a key exploration-and-discovery tool. Gallery Princess Leia, and the Cantina scene to singular versions of the
curators helped in a few key instances, Friends offered a name. sanderawler and Twi"leks.
And not every artist approached signed on—though I believewe Our hope is that anyone who picks up this book will be sur-
batted above 500. prised,delighted, and transported; perhaps even inspired to take
Initial conversations with a candidate usual) y involved a up a pencil or paintbrush. Perhaps the next volume will include
brief mention of the parameters followed by, “I'm in Sometimes, their artwork.
it was a longer conversation, followed by a few days or weeks to
J-W. Rinzler
Executive Editor
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Tom Altenburg Amano Jason Askew

Tom Altenburg is a nature and Western artist who has won Amano was born in 1952 in a small town at the foot of Mount Jason Askew was born in South Africa; went to the Johannesburg
national awards for his acrylic paintings. He currently works in Shizuoka, Japan. His artistic success won him access to School of Art, Ballet, and Music; and attended the City and
as an artist and designer for Hallmark Cards, Inc. He is also concept illustration for video games. Amanos first project, Final Guilds of London Art College, Kensington. His interest in mili-
an artist member of the Society of Animal Artists, Artists for Fantasy, became an international hit. He also created character tary history started as a teenager while learning the history of
Conservation, and the National il and Acrylic Painters’ Society. designs for the games Front Mis , Gun Hazard, and Emblem South Africa—namely the Zulu and South African wars, where
Japan by Capcom). His 1997 “Think Askew found inspiration for his first major epic series.
Askew is often commissioned by many British and overseas
regiments, including
2RGR, the Gurkhas, theQueens Lancashire
Regiment, the Coldstream Guards, and the Staffordshire Regiment.
He was also an official war artist for the Staffordshire Regiment
in Iraq.

Use the Force p. 47

Young Anakin Skywalker demonstrates how to overcome fear by
using the Force. Considering all of the massive challenges we
currently face, |felt that this wouldbe a fitting message. Of course,
Anakin would be able to slay this dragonlike creature easily. Darth Vader

Hoth Snow Battle (The Empire Strikes the Rebel

Stronghold) pp. 56-59
The motivation behind this painting was to effectively illustrate
the conditions in the Rebel trenches as they are overrun by AT-AT
walkers and swarms of snowtroopers.
Robert Bailey Allan R. Banks Julie Bell and Boris Vallejo
Robert Bailey attended the College of Art in England and sub- Allan R. Banks received his classical-art training in the private Julie Bell was born in Beaumont, Texas. A former competi-
sequently has been a television show host, film cameraman/e studios ofRichard Lack and R. H. Ives Gammell. Visits to Europe tive bodybuilder, Julie applies the same discipline and inten-
tor, and newspaper/magazine journalist. He is known mainly brought about further artistic development and the rediscovery sity to her art career; her knowledge of anatomy has allowed
for his World War II combat canvases, and examples of his work of the role of plein air painting. Banks has exhibited widely in her to imbue her figures of humans and animals with grace and
are in museums and private collections from Australia to the galleries and museums across the United States, with numer- strength. Ar the heart of her workis an element ofempowerment
United States (including the Pentagon), Canada, and the United ous works in private and public collections. He is represented by and independence.
Kingdom, Rehs Galleries in New York and GandyGallery.com online. Bells work has appeared on hundreds of book covers, comic
books, trading cards, and collectibles. Volumes of her work
include: Soft as Steel, Hard Curves, The Julie Bell Portfolio, and many
books with her husband, Boris Vallejo, such as Fantasy Workshop,
Superheroes, The Ultimate Collection, Fabulous Women, and, most
recently, Imaginistix.
Boris Vallejo attended the National School ofFine ArtsinLima,
Peru, before immigratingtothe United States in 1964. He arrived
in the United States with a suitcase of clothes, some samples of
Now My Enemy pp. 108-109 Celebration of Naboo Youth on Freedom Day p. 124 his artwork, violin, and eighty dollarsin his pocket. In the years
| was introduced to a network of local people who own Star Wars Aftervictory has been won, the entire cityofNaboo celebrates with since, he has become a legend in the fantasy and science fiction
outfits, Some were kind enough to visit my studio, where they all fanfare: The youth of the city-state, along with the Gungans, are art world. His paintings have been seen on hundreds of book
posed to fit into the frame of this painting. This is a huge advan- jubilant at the prospect of a new world of hope, peace, and free- covers, calendars, magazines, and movie posters. Many of his
tage over visual references from other sources, as the artist can dom on Naboo. Banners and drums and the sounds of trumpets paintings have been collected in a number of art books, includ-
light the subject as he/she wishes. fill the air with shouts of unity and peace throughout the Republic. ing The FantasticArtofBoris Vallejo, FantasyArtTechniques,
andThe
Children are seen laughing, waving streamers, and looking ahead Boris Vallejo Portfolio. He has also published two collections of
his
toa bright new future, The scene depicted shows a joyous proces- photographic work, Bodies and Hindsight.
sion spreading out to all corners of Naboo.

Forest Rancor pp. 71-73

We thought it would be fun to play with an interesting mix of tex-
tures and temperatures. Chewbacca's fur and the rancor's hide
set up an opportunity to notice the silkiness of Princess Leias
skin. And Leia's summer outfit, along with the blazing light on the
rancor's back, make us think of asweltering hot day—but, in con-
trast, the surrounding forest looks cool and refreshing
Ivan Berryman Enki Bilal Ed Binkley

Over the last twenty-five years, Ivan Berryman has become one of Enki Bilal was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, to a Slovak mother Ed Binkley is the national design director and partner of BSB
the leading aviation artists in the United Kingdom.Heis widely and a Bosnian father. He moved to Paris at the age of nine, At Design, a nationally recognized design and planning firm with
acclaimed and collected throughout the world, and his attention age fourteen, he met René Goscinny andwith his encouragement fifteen offices across the country. His responsibil include
to detail is unsurpassed. His portrayals of aviation and naval life applied his talent to comics. He produced work for Goscinny's collaborating with designers nationally in an effort to maintain
hang in galleries and private collections around the world. comics magazine Pilote in the 1970s, publishing his first story, Le exposure to current and future trends, educational programs,
Bol Maudit, in 1972. and promoting creative solutions to everyday housing needs.
Bilal is best known for his Nikopol trilogy (La Foire aux Binkley’s experience began in 1979 and incorporates work on
Immortels, La Femme Piège, and Froid Équateur), which took morea wide variety of residential, commercial, and hospitality proj-
than a decade to complete. Bilals most recent publication is ects. Two of his most recent endeavors are the lead design role
Quatre? (2007), the last book in the Hatzfeld tetralogy, which in the 2005 and 2007 New American Home projects, each of
deals with the breakup of Yugoslavia from a future viewpoint. which were showcased during the International Builders Shows
of those years.

Hot Pursuit pp. 34-35

1am best known for painting aviation subjects, mainly classic air
battles from the two World Wars, so I thought it would be fun to
create something similar, but set in the distant future—and this
was the result!

Never Ending Fight Against the Darkness p. 91

Tusken Sentries p. 24
Nelson Boren Alex Bostic Harley Brown

Nelson Boren was born and educated in Tempe, Arizona, receiv- Alex Bostic isan illustrator and artist, He was raised in Brooklyn, Harley Brown received his art education in Calgary, London, and
ing a degree in architecture from Arizona State University. New York. He received is BFA from Pratt Institute and his MA New York. He is an artist/member of the Cowboy Hall of Fame,
Borens Western and fishing watercolors can be found in leading from Syracuse University. Bostic began his career as a studio Cowboy Artists of America, the Autry Museum, and Rendezvous
galleries and museums in the United States and in private and artist, working in Kansas City, Missouri, and Los Angeles. He of Artists.
corporate collections around the world. Boren, his wife, Jeanne, returned to New York City and began a full-time career as a free- Brown started out selling his art door to door. He has alife-
and their pet tractor live on a small farm in northern Idaho. lance illustrator and co-owner of Illumination Studio, which time obsession with painting people and loves to write about
specialized in advertising art. art, with three books and numerous articles on his resume. He
Bostic is represented by Portsort Artist Representative, and believes that artis a lifetime of spirited study that happily never
his work in the collection of the National Baseball Hall of ends, and he credits his parents forgetting him on the right track
Fame, Cooperstown, New York; the Ludwig Museum, Germany; and his wife, Carol, for adding to his inspiration,
Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio; the National Gallery
of Zimbabwe;and nasa Headquarters in Washington, Dc.

Maverick Bounty Hunter pp. 92-93

As a cowboy artist, | was intrigued with the challenge of creat-
ing a character that embodied the texture of the Old West, com-
bined with an outlaw attitude, in a Star Wars setting. The maverick
bounty hunter is garbed in rough leather chaps, wild spurs, worn- Yoda p.131
out leather boots, and rusty weapon chin guards. Juxtaposed Studying the nuances of Yoda became an obsession while paint-
against his traditional weather-beaten cowboy gear is a shining Young Lando p.96 ing his portrait. | observed scenes of him a multitude of times to
chrome lightsaber—a symbol of his destruction of a Jedi warrior. Star Wars was the first movie that | saw more than once. This was make the right strokesto bring out hischaracter. A change here, a
a fun painting for me to do, because Lando is a black man in the subtle alteration there; finally | had to be led away from the paint-
future. | also had fun doing the background and setting up the ing, but not before I put in that final touch that brought him to life,
light source.
Noah Buchanan Ciruelo Cabral Gary Carter

Noah Buchanan received an MFA from the NewYork Academyof Ciruelo Cabral was bornin Argentina but has livedinSpain since Gary Carter has received many awards and honors, and his work
Art. His work is based in the academic tradition of
the figure, and 1987. He has worked for prominent publishers in the United has appeared in Art of the West, Western Horseman, Horse and Rider,
favors themes of the mythic, symbolic, and heroic. States and Europe, creating fantasy art for book covers, prints, Cowboy, Big Sky Journal, Southwest Art, True West, Outdoor Life,
Buchanan has received a number of awards and four and calendars, with dragons as his main subject. He has painted Horse Journal, Northwest Living, Wild West, and Equus, to name
Individual Artist Grants, the Stobart Foundation Grant, the book covers for the trilogy Chronicles of the Shadow War,album cov- justa few.
Posey Foundation Award, the Stacey Award, and the Sugarman ers for rock guitarist Steve Vai, and cards for Magic: The Gathering. Carter belongs to and is active in groups and organiza-
Award. He has participated in exhibitions in New York, Currently, Cabral is writing and illustrating fantasy books. tions such as the Montana Cruising Association, Big Sky Kids,
Pennsylvania, and California, and has exhibited internationally. Kentucky Colonel, the National Rifle Association, the National
His paintings and drawings are featured in private and public Muzzle Loading Rifle Association, and sass (Single Action
collections throughout the United States. Shooting Society—for all the children of the '50s who used to
sneak their cap pistols into the matinees).

Tatooine p. 46
Tatooine is the perfect habitat for large saurians, and as a dragon
artist |wanted to paint dragonlike creatures immersed in strange
Your Father's Lightsaber p. 141 and beautiful landscapes. Being involved in the Star Wars uni-
| like the idea of Obi-Wan as a monk. Hes much more than the verse was an unforgettable experience; it was like revisiting Untitled PP. 44-45
hermit we're initially led to believe in the film, One can infer that familiar places.
Obi-Wan had to seclude himself on Tatooine for almost twenty
years, with nothing to do except deepen his spiritual practice.
Luke, now finally of age, comes searching for “Old Ben who
lives beyond the Dune Sea.” This is the moment Obi-Wan has
been waiting for. When he takes the lightsaber from out of its
hiding place and gifts it to Luke, this marks the passing of the
torch, | hoped for a haunting feeling in the light to evoke spiritual
force, as this moment also marks the beginning of the path that
comes to be the last chapter in Obi-Wan's life.
Sean Cheetham James C. Christensen Dorian Cleavenger

Sean Cheetham is a fine artist and portrait painter. He received James C. Christensen studied painting at Brigham Young In less than a decade, Dorian Cleavenger has made his mark in
a BFA, with honors, from the Art Center College of Design. University, as well as the University of California, Los Angeles, the fantasy-art industry. After creating works for more than a
Cheetham has exhibited in museums and galleries internation- before finishing his formal education at BYU. Since then, he has hundred comic-book covers, card sets, andlimited-edition prints,
ally, and his work is included in many private and public collec- had one-man shows inthe West and the Northeast and his work he branched into his own original art genre, Several art books
tions. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife,Gretchen, din collections throughout the United States and Europe, on work have been published, as well as a line ofcollectible
their son, Gunnar, and dog, Roscoe. Christensen's art includes unique people, places, and things that figures based on his paintings. Working in acrylics, he has devel-
exist somewhere berween adult dreams and childhood memories. oped techniques that rival oils,but can be complete a fraction
His first book,AJourney of the Imagination: The Art of James of the time.
Christensen, waspublished to great acclaim in 1994. His second, Cleavenger currently has his own art program at Douglas
the adventure fantasy Voyage of the Basset, has more than 75,000 Education Center in Pennsylvania, where he passes these tech-
copies in print, His most recent coffee-table book is Men and niques on to the next generation offantasy artists.
Angels.
Christensen is currently serving as a bishop in a Utah Valley
University student ward.
Untitled (Luke Skywalker on Hoth) p. 65

Darth Simi p.26

An ancient priestess kept alive for thousands of years by sacrific-
ing young Jedi to the dark side now scours the galaxy for her next
An Unexpected Layover at Mos Eisley p. 90 victim.
Who doesn’t remember the first time they saw Star Wars and
entered the Cantina? Crazy, wonderful stuff! My painting depicts
two of my "poofy guy” characters who thought they were going to
Club Med but found themselves unexpectedly in Bosnia. They are
just not quite prepared for the Cantina, Most of the scene is accu-
rate, but | have added a few of my own elements. (Did you know
the Cantina had a checkered floor?)
Gene Colan M. Morgan Coleman Michael Coleman

Gene Colans career in comics began in 1944 at Fiction House, M. Morgan Coleman was born and raised in Provo, Utah. In Award-winning artist Michael Coleman was born, raised, and
where he drew Wings Comics, Stan Lee at Timely Comics then addition to the artwork of his father, Coleman is influenced currently resides in Provo, Utah. In 1978, Coleman was given his
hired Colan for around sixty dollars a week. Since 1946, Colan by the artwork of John Singer Sargent, Winslow Homer, and first retrospective at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center. In 1999,
has been associated with DC and Marvel, and has worked on George Inness, as well as his own travels. Coleman is drawn to he won the Prix de West Award at the National Cowboy Hall of
the Silver Surfer, Iron Man, the Sub-Mariner, Captain America, and serene landscape settings, which help remove one from the rig- Fame for his bronze titled September, and he is also the winner of
Dr. Strange, and had long runs on Tomb of Dracula (with Marv ors of work and life, His artwork can be found in a number of many otherprominent awards. His works can be found in numer-
Wolfman) and Daredevil; he also collaborated with Steve Gerber galleries across the United States and is included in many promi- ous galleries, museums, and private collections around the world.
on Howard the Duck. Colans final story for Marvel, Captain nent private collections,
America 2601, sold out instantly.

In the Forest—Hunting Party pp. 121-123

Kashyyyk pp. 134-135
Star Wars Montage p.52
| allowed myself to take about a month just to reflect on the Star
Wars characters. It was a process necessary for me to envision
who among them stood out, and why. Once | knew who would be
in the piece, it fallowed fairly quickly as to how I'd portray them
and what the composition of the montage would look like. I found
myself deliberately playing with size and form in some cases. The
concern in taking on a composition of this size is to not get lost; as
| began to draw, the characters spoke for themselves, almost as if Night Stories pp. 126-127
they knew where they needed to be.
When | am given an assignment with such a wealth of cre-
ativity, humor, and imagination as provided by George Lucass Star
Wars, | become eager to pick up my pencil and see where it takes
me. It was a great challenge and great fun. Thanks for the ride! |
hope I've entertained you and surprised you a little!
Nicholas Coleman Tony Curanaj Jon deMartin

Nicholas Coleman was born in Provo, Utah, the son of art- Tony Curanaj was born and raised in New York. He studied at Jon deMartinisa New York-basedartistwhoseworkcan
befound
ist Michael Coleman. Brought up an artistic environment, the School of Visual Arts and the acclaimed Water Street Atelier. in many private collections, both national and international. He
Coleman has been painting and drawing for as long as he can Although his focus has always been on classical art, he started his received a BFA from the Pratt Institute, then studied at the Art
remember. Coleman finds inspiration in his travels, hunting and careerasa legendary figure in the worldwide graffiti scene and as Students League with Gustav Rehberger and Nelson Shanks,
fishing along the way, as well as inart museums and the Old head designer and painter for Disney before he decided to con- and independently Michael Aviano. DeMartin received an
Masters. Coleman endeavors to create a connection between his centrate solely on his love for representational realism. Award of Distinction by Stephen Doherty of American Artist
paintings and the observer by invoking a mood that the viewer Curanaj has exhibited in museums and galleries interna- for the Contemporary Portrait. He currently teaches life draw-
can walk into, tionally; his work can be found in many prominent public and ingatStudio Incamminati in Philadelphia and the Parsons New
private collections. He also teaches drawing and painting at the School of Design.
Grand Central Academy in New York City.

To Be a Jedi p.10
This is the point at which Luke Skywalker decides to become a Magic Hour p.7
Jedi. I imagine it taking alittle longer for him to think over every- A Good Find, Portrait of a Tusken Raider p. 25 I'm thinking of a landscape, actually an American landscape,
thing that was happening to him. Obi-Wan Kenobi has invited Luke The inspiration behind A Good Find, Portrait of a Tusken Raider is depictingadrive-in movie theater with a very iconographic image
to start Jedi training, and Luke rushes home, onlytofind his only in what the sand people of Tatooine must do to survive the harsh projected on the screen, a scene from Star Wars. 1 think both
reason for staying murdered or killed. |imagine the scene a very and desolate desert climate. My vision was not of the occasional aspects of the subject are compelling in that they are symbolic of
contemplative one, lasting at least until the suns set on Tatooine. attacks on caravans or lone travelers, but the less seen and more American culture,
intimate activity of scavenging and collecting from what the land
can supply or what can be found. In this case, the Raider comes
across a nonfunctioning IG-88 robot that most likely has been
there for a long time and will provide much needed materials for
survival.
Stylistically, | looked toward the nineteenth-century Orien-
talist painters for their meticulous and beautifully designed
images of life in the desert. I was able to find a great Tusken
Raider costume and model robot, which enabled me to paint from
life as well as from imagination.
Peter de Sève Philippe Druillet Stephen Early

A native of Queens, New York, Peter de Sève began drawing

atan Philippe Druillet is one of the most influential French authors Stephen Early was born in Philadelphia andis an award-winning
early age and developedalove of comics and illustrated books. He and is well known for his baroque drawings and bizarre science visual artist who has found his inspiration in the profound elo-
attended Parsons School of Design in New York City, where he fiction stories. Druillet made his debutin comics with LoneSloane, quence of nature and the complex beauty of the human figure.
was exposed to contemporary and nineteenth-century American IeMystére des Abimes in 1966. Afterward, he worked as a comedian Over the past twenty years, Earlys desire to capture visual truth
and European illustration. He is one of the leading character at the Théatre de Soleil. In 1975, together with Bernard Farkas, has provided him with the opportunity to be involved with a
designers in the animated-film industry and has worked on such Jean-Pierre Dionnet, and Moebius, he founded the publishing wide arrayofprojects and to work with some of the world’s finest
films as The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Prince of Egypt, Mulan, house Humanoides Associés and the Métal Hurlant periodical. contemporary painters.
Tarzan, ABug's Life, Finding Nemo, and Robots. He was the sole In 1975 and 1976, after the death of
his wife, Druillet drew
character designer for Ice Age and its sequel,
eeAge: The Meltdown, La Nuit, a cry of revolt. He founded Space Art Création in 1984
both of which were nominated for Academy Awards. and made his first glass sculptures. Experimenting with film,
photography, and painting, Philippe Druillet remains an inno-
vating artist.

The Struggle Behind the Mask pp. 114-117

Easy Being Green, It's Not p. 75

© 2010 The Muppets Studio, LLC
Hommage à Georges Lucas, donc à Star Wars (A Tribute to
George Lucas, and so, to Star Wars) p. 78
This is the galaxy of Star Wars, via a portrait of General Grievous.
|chose this subject matter because it is proof of the vitality and
richness of Lucass vision. Star Wars is a saga for the millennia,
foritspans the past and extends into the future,
Peter Ferk Juan Carlos Ferrigno Scott M. Fischer

As both a fine artist and entertainment industry professional, Juan Carlos Ferrigno fell in love with motorsports after seeing a Scott M. Fischer graduated with honors from the Savannah
Peter Ferk has explored and mastered several of his personal race in his native Buenos Aires at the age of ten. Throughout his College of Art and Design in 1994. He illustrated Geraldine
interests in artwork. He has won several national and interna- youth he learned his craft, depicting power and movement with McCaughrean’ bestselling Peter Pan in Scarlet and is a notable
tional awards for miniature painting and is a frequent judge of absolute attention to detail. cover artist for many of today’s leading book publishers, includ-
these competitions. In a professional capacity, Ferk is an Emmy Now living in Barcelona, Ferrigno has established a ing Tor, Harper Collins, Scholastic, Penguin, and Del Rey. In
Award-winning storyboard artist and director of animation. He reputation that spans the world, and his work is admired addition to being a renowned cover illustrator, Fischer is an
has worked on such notable popular culture titles as Batman: The and sought after by generations of drivers and team owners, emerging children's book writer/illustrator. His first children's
Animated Series, Superman, Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain, 101 including Sir Stirling Moss ont, Ron Dennis, Jody Scheckter, book, Twinkle, hit the shelves in 2007, followed by Animals
Dalmatians, and Growing Up Creepy, and is currently working on and Eddie Jordan. Anonymous in 2008. His latest book is JUMP! Fischer is currently
a Kung Fu Panda adaptation for television. Ferk has also been Ferrigno also has a passion for music art; his paintings working for Disneyontheir Tronfranchise.
instrumental in developing and designing the popular Character feature the world’s music legends, including Mick Jagger, the
Keylineof collectibles. Beatles, Eric Clapton, and Tina Turner; these paintings are sold
with profits going to the charity Hope for Tomorrow.

Fem Trooper p.37

I've always thought stormtroopers had the coolest costumes of all
The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of p. 87 in the Star Wars galaxy. In fact, | even had the plastic Halloween
|wanted to show adifferent side of the films: the stories that exist Podracers p.66 costume back in the "70s and went trick-or-treating as one. But
in the minds of children as they play with the toys. These may be | liked painting the Podracers because, in some ways, they are if were a stormtrooper, naturally | would need the perfect part-
the best stories of all, and they often result in heavily worn toys— similar to my motor-racing paintings. | also liked some of the ner, thus the Fem Trooper idea was born! All the coolness of
which is what my still life depicts. The Stuff That Dreams Are Made other vehicles, such as airspeeders, but | decided to choose these the stormtrooper armor, wrapped around the sensuality of the
Of seemed a natural title, and | wanted to paint it in a style akin to vehicles because, in the film, it is very exciting watching the race female form . .. the perfect subject to paint!
the old-world still-life masters, comprised of a huge amount of between them. | chose the image of them going through thefinish
layers from the underpaint to the finalvarnish. line with the crowded grandstand in the background.
Douglas Fraser Douglas Fryer Donato Giancola
Born in Lethbridge, Alberta, Douglas Fraserattended the Alberta Douglas Fryer received a pra inillustration from Brigham Young, Donato Giancola is a highly respected, multi-award-winning
College of Art + Design in Calgary, Canada, and received his University in Provo, Utah, and later returned for an MFA. He has science-fiction illustrator and painter, with his art gracing the
MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York. For the last worked asafreelance illustrator and graphic designer for a variety covers of more than three hundred novels, A member of the
twenty-five years, he has been an award-winning illustrator for of clients, including Harcourt Brace, Warner Brothers, Humana, Society ofIllustrators, Giancola's recent peer honors include three
an array ofinternational nts such as the New York Times, Time, and many others. Hugo Awards, eighteen Chesley Awards from the Association of
Newsweek, Rolling Stone, and Mother Jones. He is a member ofthe Fryer has taught fine art and illustration at several Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists, andmultiple Gold and Silver
Society of Illustrators, New York, and has contributed to shows universities and art schools. He currently exhibits his work in Medals from Spectrum. He serves as an instructor at the School
in the United States and abroad. the Marshall Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona, the Meyer Gallery of Visual Arts in New York and lectures at conventions and uni-
in Santa Fe, and the Howard/Mandville Gallery in Kirkland, versities worldwide.
Washington. Although he works mainly in oil, Fryer enjoys
working in avariety of mediums, including watercolor, printmak-
ing, and digital. He hopes that those who view his paintings will
sense his love for his subjects and his pleasure in working with
his materials.

1/24th Scale p.27

The first Star Wars very much impacted my imagination as a Obi-Wan Kenobi p. 120
teenager in Canada. Visually there had not been anything like it. Obi-Wan Kenobi has always fascinated me—a tragic hero will-
| know it was the hardware and costumes that really struck my ing to sacrifice his life for the greater good of others. Posing in
eye. The film affected my visual thinking, much as had another his humble abode on Tatooine, away from grand adventure, Ben
film of George Lucas's, American Graffiti. Star Wars made the infi- Kenobi reflects the quiet and inner strength Sir Alec Guinness so
nite cold void of space cool. Since then, the film has infiltrated Padmé Amidala p. 140 wonderfully projected into this character as the meditative Jedi
every layer of pop culture; I suppose this is what has struck me so My friends and Iillegally sat through three straight showings master.
much. |wanted to speak to that youthful encounter of a now well- of Star Wars on the first Saturday after its release in 1977. As
established icon. It's the fusion of the Darth Vader helmet and the a thirteen-year-old boy, | was, of course, moved by the special
hot-rod structure that illustrates the creation of stunning visual effects, but it has mainly been the characters, costumes, and set-
graffiti from America, which so excited me in my youth. tings of the story that have remained withme as an adult. Through
these elements, | felt a sense of the history and values of the peo-
ple represented throughout all six films. The grace, serénity, and
authority of the Queen were beautifully conveyed through her cos-
tume and the palace architecture.
H. R. Giger Maya Gol Daniel E. Greene

H. R. Giger is recognized as one of the world’s foremost artists Maya Gohill was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta,Canada, in Daniel E. Greene is one of Americas leading portrait paint-
of fantastic realism. After studying architecture and industrial 1974. She graduated in 1997 from the University of Calgary, with ers and one of its foremost pastel artists. Greene is the author
design, he moved on to fine art, when he discovered, via the air- a BFA in painting. She then moved to San Francisco to study at of two definitive books, Pastel and The ArtofPastel, which have
brush, his own freehand painting style, expressed through his the Academy of Art College, where she earned her mra in illus- been translated into eight languages. He has taught more than
surrealistic biomechanical dreamscapes, which formed the cor- tration in 2001. Maya currently teaches visual communications ten thousand students, and his books and videos have reached
nerstone of his fame. design at the Alberta College of Art & Design. hundreds of thousands of artists. Greene has been elected to the
His first film assignment, Ridley Scott's Alien, earned him Gohill incorporates her current ideologies with her classical- National Academy ofDesign and to the Pastel Society ofAmerica
the 1980 Oscar for Best Achievement in Visual Effects. Giger's based knowledge to develop the images she creates. Her work and the Oil Painters of America Halls of Fame.
other film works include Poltergeist I, Alien’, and Species. has been credited with awards from the New York Society of
During the last decade, Giger has been honored with Illustrators, bothin 2001 and 2002.
museum retrospectives in Switzerland, France, the Czech
Republic, Austria, Germany, Spain, and Finland.Todate, twenty
books have been published about his art.

Princess Leia p. 20

Wookie Family Portrait p. 29

Considering that Chewbacca is one of the prominent heroes from
the series, there is very little that we actually know about him. We
Work No. 467: N.Y. City XVII(Crowley) p. 110 know he has a family, but what is his family life like? In this ver-
Back in 1980 or ‘81, when | was in the middle ofthis futuristic NYC sion, his wife exhibits her personal touches throughout the home,
series, | went to see The Empire Strikes Back, which was in the histhree children have their own unique personalities, the family
theaters in Zurich. | remember enjoying thefilm very much. Later, pet is a hairless cat .. and, of course, Chewie is clearly the man
| subconsciously incorporated a mysterious evil figure resem- of the house. Queen Amidala of Naboo p. 113
bling Darth Vader into one of the paintings. |didn't realize where it The production of the Star Wars films was, to me, such an enor-
came from until | saw one of the next films in the Star Wars series. mous work of imagination that when faced with providing my
I've never mentioned this before to anyone until now. interpretation of two principal characters, Princess Leia and
Queen Amidala, | found the challenge totally daunting,
|decided to
impart the portraits with elements from the vocabulary of paint-
ing in the hope that my renditions could convey some of the inner
character of the subjects, as well as their monumental public
presence.
Michael Grimaldi Roy Grinnell Rudy Gutierrez

Michael Grimaldi was born in New York Cityin1971 and studied Roy Grinnell, the Official Artist of the American Fighter Aces Rudy Gutierrez was born in the Bronx, New York, grew up in
painting and drawing at the Art Students League, the National Association and the Commemorative Air Force/American Teaneck, New Jersey, and studied at Pratt Institute, His paint-
Academy, and the New York Studio School. He also conducted Combat Airman Hall of Fame, wasanhonors graduate of the Art ings have been published and exhibited worldwide. The award-
independent studiesinanatomy and dissection at La Facultad de Center School in Los Angeles. Grinnell has received many hon- winning artist counts the Dean Cornwell Recognition Award,
Medicina de Buenos Aires, Argentina. ors and awards, including the R. G. Smith Award for Excellence Distinguished Educator in the Arts Award, Pura Belpré Honor,
Grimaldi has participated in numerous solo and group in Naval Aviation Art and, most recently, the opening of
the Roy and a gold medal from the New York Society of Illustrators
exhibitions, and has received many awards. Grimaldi currently Grinnell Gallery in the American Airpower Heritage Museum among his honors. His work has been described as “wall medi
teaches drawing, painting, and anatomy at the Art Students in Midland, Texas. Grinnell’ oil paintings have been displayed cine,” ancient yet contemporary, urban in a sense and musical
League of New York and at the Janus Collaborative School of Art, throughout the world. feel. He has lectured at various institutions and teaches at Pratt
which he cofounded in 2008. Institute.

“Wait... The Droid Just Wants to Say Hello!” pp. 50-51

Incident at Mos Eisley Spaceport pp. 98-99 R2-D2 and C-3P0, along with a space cowboy, have wandered into The Exorcism of Darth Vader p. 33
With Incident at Mos Eisley Spaceport, | wanted to explore the a desolate area of a planet. They are suddenly confronted by a lost In the battle of good versus evil, the “Real Force"—made up of
genre of multifigure composition while maintaining a measure combat-scout droid who has wanted only to say hello and not to different ancient and current cultures on Earth 一unites to per-
of ambiguity. By leaving the roles of protagonist and antagonist destroy them. | designed the droid to have some human charac- form an exorcism or the removal of bad spirits, represented by
deliberately vague, | hope to relay some of the confusion in inter- teristics. |wanted to create a sort of sad, lonesome look with com- the Emperor, who controls the heart and spirit of Darth Vader.
preting the scene. passion and not a mean, dark appearance.

Duskon Tatooine pp. 142-143

For me, one of the most notable scenes in Star Wars: A New Hope
was the one in which R2-D2 and C-3PO find themselves in the
Jawa sandcrawler. The menagerie of exotic, defunct, flounder-
ing droids elicits a profound sense of wonder, humor, and fear一
elements | constantly attempt to balance in my artwork.
Ann Hanson Michael Haynes

Ann Hanson grew up in rural Wyoming and still enjoys the The paintings of Glenn Harrington are recognized and col- Michael Haynes's work has hung in the White House and the
country lifestyle. She has a studio with a panoramic view of the lected internationally, and have been featured in such publica- office of the Secretary of Defense, and he has won numerous
Bighorn Mountains and paints her friends and neighbors doing tions as American Arts Quarter y, American Art Collector, the New awards, including the Addys, the Communications Arts Show in
what they do every day. Hanson has been in several national York Times, and the Philadelphia Inquirer. He has had numerous Los Angeles, and the Society of Illustrators Show in New York.
Western art shows, including Cowgirl Up! She has been featured solo exhibitions in New York, Japan, and London, and has exhib- His work isin private and public collections in the United States
in Art of the West, Western Horseman, American Artist, and other ited at the Norman Rockwell Museum, the Museum of American and abroad, and has been published on five continents. His
publications. Illustration, and the Raushenberg Gallery. His oilpaintings have paintings of the Lewis and Clark expedition arein thecollections
been published on the covers of more than six hundred books, of the U.S. Army, the National Park Service, and the U.S. Postal
including such classics as Room with a View, Pride and Prejudice,Service. Michael has been a guest speaker at the Prix de West Art
Dangerous Liaisons, Women in Love, and The Golden Bowl. His por- Auction at the Cowboy Hall of Fame and the C. M. Russell Art
trait work has received the Draper Grand Prize and the Honor Auction,
Award from the Portrait Society of America.

On the Hunt pp. 118-119

When I was younger, | did a lot of science fiction/fantasy artwork.
It has been really fun to return to my roots and incorporate some
of what | have learned of the Western genre into this piece. Also,
the first movie date | had with my husband-to-be was Star Wars, Skirmish on Endymion p. 129
so | have been a longtime fan for more than one reason. Luke and the Death of Yoda p. 42 A Twi'lek Jedi Knight has a Sith warlord on the defensive in a skir-
Traumatic events in our lives often serve as catalysts to help us mish on Endymion, a remote desert outpost in the Pleiades. As
overcome difficult obstacles, inciting us to re-create our self- war sweeps across the galaxy, life-and-death struggles like this
image by leading us to take on new challenges previously thought occur on every scrap of interplanetary dust that can support life.
unattainable. This “new man” is closer to who we really are, but,
as always, we never go it alone, and the encouragement and self-
lessness of others inspire us to take the path of truth, Luke, aided
by Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda, overcomes Darth Vader with skill,
but ultimately it is his compassion for his father that leaves us
loving him.
Stephen Heigh David Ho Gus Hunter

Stephen Heigh was born in 1960 in Pennsylvania. He won rec- David Ho has been a freelance illustrator and artist for the past Gus Hunter, an employee of Peter Jackson's Wera, worked as a
ognition early on when famed American illustrator Robert Peak fourteen years. He specializes in fantasy and horror art, and his freelance illustrator from home after completing a diploma in
selected him as the winner of the American Artist Magazine works have been seen in numerous competitions, including visual communication and design. While at Weta he has created
National Cover Competition. He studied at the Art Institute of those of Communication Arts Illustration annuals, the Society of artworks for many high-profile projects, including The Lord of the
Philadelphia and is currently an illustration professor at Moore Illustrators, and the Luerzers Archive, His many clients include Rings trilogy, King Kong, Avatar, X-Men 3, and The World of Kong
College of Art & Design there. He has recently won national book publishers and record companies. book. Hunter has worked on concept art for The Chronicles of
awards for his writing and illustrating of the children’s books Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and was asenior con-
Mr. George and the Red Hat and The Snowman in the Moon. cept artist on King Kong from pre-production to post-production.

The Sacrifice pp. 18-19

After watching Star Wars for the first time as a child, | remember
Backyard Jedi p. 40 being very taken by the look of the Tusken Raiders. It's funny how, Untitled p. 128
1 have long been a fan of Star Wars and George Lucas, and | more than thirty years later, | would have the chance to depict
desired to create a universal image. | started thinking about chil- them. Instead of portraying them as a cold race, |thought it would
dren playing make-believe, and how George Lucas was probably be interesting to show them in a more contemplative light.
like every kid in the neighborhood, running around and seeking
adventure. In those moments, children are the characters they
wish to portray. It's a simple joy of being a kid and using imagina-
tion. Mr Lucas used his imagination on a grand scale, a scale that
touched our lives forever, and it's really amazing that he shared
his vision with us.
Stephen Johnson Eric Joyner Ana Juan

Stephen Johnson is a highly versatile American artist whose In 1999, after seventeen years of illustration, Bay Area native ‘Ana Juan was born in Valencia, ‚pain, whereshe studied fine arts.
visually arresting and conceptually rich body of work forges con- Eric Joyner made the transition to gallery artist. He now paints, Juan has published many illustrated books and children books;
nections between words, objects, and ideas. His art spans a broad among other things, robots and/or donuts. His work can be seen the first children's book she authored was The Night Eater, which
range of concepts, contexts, and mediums, including painting, in the set dressing of various TV shows such as Big Bang Theory, won the Ezra Jack Keats Prize. Her books have been translated
collage, drawing, sculpture, and installations—all of which can Zeke and Luthar, Zoey 101, Chuck, and others. His art is collected into many languages, and since 1995 she has contributed to the
be seen in museum and gallery exhibitions, site-specific public- worldwide. Dark Horse published his book, Robots and Donuts: New Yorker. Her illustrations have received many honors and gold
art commissions, and his original, award-winning children's The Art of Eric Joyner, in 2008. medals from the Society of Illustrators. Juan now lives in Madrid.
books, for which he adds amiddle initial “T” to his name in his
byline,
En

Dining at Mel's pp. 68-69 Around Amidala p.55

All of their adventures now far in the past, C-3PO and R2-D2 take Queen Amidala as the center of the universe is placed in the big
LEIAPOP! p.39 a new friend out to dinner. The second Death Star is now a tourist panel, surrounded by Darth Vader and Darth Maul, menacing her,
attraction. The droids have become donut connoisseurs. now or later, forever and ever.
Gary Kelley Darren Kingsley M. Kungl

Gary Kelley studied painting and design at the University of Darren Kingsley won the 2000 American Society of Classical After completing an education in fine art and graphic design,
Northern Iowa, earning a Ba in art. His career focused on graphicRealism Scholarship and was a finalist in American Artist maga- Michael L. Kungl achieved a successful career in the advertising
design and art direction until the late 19705, when painting and zines Realism Today competition. He has participated in exhil field, creating award-winning work for some of the world’s big-
design experiences merged into a career as an illustrator. His tions attheUnion League of Philadelphia andfor the Ameri n gest companies, including Johnson & Johnson, Bank of America,
awards have included twenty-seven gold and silver medals from Red Cross of Central New Jersey and the Daylesford Abbey, Paoli, and Panasonic. He has been profiled in numerous articles in
the Society of Illustrators in New York, as well as Best in Show Pennsylvania. His work is in many private collections. design and decor magazines, and has contributed to feature
recognition in New York and Los Angeles illustrators’ exhibi- films and television shows, including Ashton Kutchers Beauty
tions. He was elected to the Society of Illustrators (nv) Hall of and the Geek, CSI, Law & Order, and Gilmore Girls.
Fame in 2007.
Kelley's list of clients includes Time, Rolling Stone, the Atlantic
Monthly, the New Yorker, Playboy, the Los Angeles Times, and the
Boston Globe. He has illustrated a number of picture books,
including The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Necklace, Poes Tales of
Mystery and Imagination, and Macbeth,
Bluescreen Twi'lek p.136
My fascination with visual effects has been lifelong. My early fasci-
nation with Star Wars and the making of the movie is what led me Boba Fett, “The Hunter” p. 32
to study painting and drawing, so | wanted to find a way to com- Having mechanical attributes, Boba Fett enabled me to paint
bine aspects of my interest in that with my interest in figure paint- some of my favorite gadgets and objects, including a rocket pack
ing. I've always found the creation of a painting to be interesting; with flame exhaust [his trademark firearm) and distressed-metal
since the time of Impressic ism, the idea has become “just paint armor.
what you see.” Most of the paintings | love weren't really created
Leia p.103 that way; they have aspects of painting from life, aspects of things
created with props standing in for other things, and aspects of
imaginary work as well. | find this very similar to the way blue-
screens and CG effects are used in film, so | wanted to bring all of
this to the painting.
| looked at this as if a painter were actually painting in the
universe of the Star Wars movies. What would the artists of that
universe create? Originally | had intended to do a painting of a
human model and fill the foreground and background with props
from the movies. George Lucas asked that I do a Twi'lek instead,
and it changed the whole concept in an interesting way. It opened
me up to doing things in new ways, more as a classic visual-
effects artist would, using maquettes and props to build a believ-
able alien from a human model. The blue side of the painting is
specifically left empty to allow the viewer to imagine what could
be happening in the background.
Jéróme Lagarrigue David Larned Steven J. Levin

Jérôme Lagarrigue’s roots are composite: he isFrench and David Larned is a painter inspired by the visible world, particu- Steven J. Levin received his training at the Atelier LeSueur, a clas-
American, He owes his artistic sensibility to his father, Jean larly its people and places. Born in 1976 in New York City, he sically oriented studio-art school in Minneapolis. Levin works
Lagarrigue, whose work is a great influence. has dedicated himselftothe art of observation. Focusing primar- exclusively inoils, concentrating on figurative and still-life sub-
Lagarrigue seeks to gather all possibilities in one single ily on portraits, landscapes, and still life, he is always trying to jects, and is known for his evocative depictions ofinterior scenes.
solution, constantly approaching and then backing away from explore through paint what makes nature so intensely beautiful. He is among the vanguard of contemporary realist artists and
subject as if to better grasp it, searching for everything Larned studied painting at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine has been the recipient of numerous national awards. He is repre-
in a detail and the detail in everything, practically physically Arts and the Florence Academy of Art. He also has a BFA (cum sented by the John Pence Gallery, San Francisco; Arcadia Gallery,
confronting his subject as if to possess it while constantly main- laude) from the University of Pennsylvania. He has exhibited in ;and Tree's Place Gallery, Cape Cod.
taining eye contact, as if in a dance or combat. And yet there New York, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Connecticut, and other
is always a strong sense of tenderness and goodness in his East Coast venues, and has won a variety of awards. In 2004 the
paintings, feelings that resemble his true nature. The day he pre- Biggs Museum of American Art held a comprehensive exhibition
sented his work to the Academy of France in order to become of his work. More recently, in November 2008, he had a solo
a resident, Lagarrigue was smiling; a powerful yet light physical exhibition at the John Pence Gallery in San Franc o.
energy, also to be found in jazz musicians, dancers, and boxers,
sprang from within.

Portrait of Darth Vader p.130

This is an imagined picture and not really an image of Vader at any
particular point in the story line, so | have taken a few liberties.
He is the most interesting character to me, the central figure to
the story, and a tortured one—the golden boy gone terribly wrong.
Untitled p. 97 The Emperor torments him with dreams and promises, carefully
|tried not to research a Star Wars character, but rather to go back driving a wedge between Anakin and the Jedi sect, his only fam-
Untitled p.12 in my mind and recall the spirit of the films—or at least how | felt ily. At the crucial moment, when the Emperor reveals himself,
about them as a child when they came aut. Anakin might have achieved his destiny right then and destroyed
Palpatine, but he didn’t, and thus set himself upon a long, dark
road that ended only when he finally did fulfil his destiny.
In the films, there is the recurring theme of people leading
double lives. | wanted that in the painting somehow, so Anakin is
depicted in Vader garb but with the mask off, revealing an uns-
carred face. The setting is Mustafar, the planet where Anakin
sealed his own fate—where Vader was born. The thing that
intrigued me about the Star Wars saga was the idea of the Jedi
as protector knights and conversely of Darth Vader as a kind of
dark knight. The portrait is of him in that role, as a knight might
have been painted, with sword in hand and helmet under his arm,
but hopefully capturing some of the conflict in his character. The
clouds are dark and foreboding, but the light breaking through
above is symbolic of his eventual redemption.
Jeremy Lipking Michael Malm and Serge Michaels Arantzazu Martinez

In a short period of time, Jeremy Lipking has emerged as one Michael Malms studies began at Dixie College, where he com- Arantzazu Martinez is a figurative painter currently residing
ofthe country’s premier realist artists. His canvases convey the pleted his associate's degree. He then went on to Southern Utah in Spain. Her training began at the Basque Country University,
magical aura of convincing imagery emerging out of a field of University, and he completed his formal education at Utah where she earned a BA. In 2000, she moved to New York City
paint. State University, where he received an MFA. Malm has studied and enrolled in the New York Academy ofArt. She was partof the
Lipking applies paint in broad, loose facets, often leaving under other great painters who have had an impact on his own Water Street Atelier, where she studied with artist Jacob Collins.
areas of bare canvas in between. In subsequent additions work, including Richard Schmid, Burt Silverman, Dan Gerhartz, Her works have been exhibited in the United States, Spain, and
the open areas are gradually filled in, creating a breathing Quang Ho, Michael Workman, C.W.Mundy, andJimNorton. Great Britain, and she is a fellow
oftheHudson River Fellowshij
Iattice-like structure of paint. The magic occurs in the finish. As
he progresses, he gradually refines each area, adjusting relation- Serge Michaels taught background painting for animation at
ships of color and adding deft touches to define select elements. Associates in Art in California. “He was a gifted painter and
He brings certain forms to a razor-sharp level of finish. Other teacher, and a nice human being,” background painter Mike
passages are left vague and undefined. In this interplay of sharp Inman, oneofhisstudents, hassaid.
andloose,the painting opensup and breathes. Instead of resting Michaels worked on several Disney feature films, start-
as static images, his canvases pulse with the subtle energy of a ing with The Little Mermaid, where he was an animation trainee.
living thing. He was an assistant background artist on The Rescuers Down
Under and Beauty and the Beast. He then was promoted to back-
ground artist, working on Aladdin, The Lion King, Pocahontas, The Rancor p.85
Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, and Tarzan. The first time I saw the film Return of the Jedi, |was seven years
old, and it made alasting impression on me. Still today, twenty-
five years on, adventure, fantasy, and philosophy are some of my
core interests in life and work.

Yobana pp. 138-139

Padmé's Dream/Slipping Away p. 137

The idea for this piece was originally conceived and designed
by Serge Michaels (1960-2009). Michaels wrote: “Exhausted,
Padmé falls asleep on her bed; she's dreaming of her child-
birth while floating half submerged in a stillwater lake. It is the
most peaceful, much-needed rest she's had in weeks, especially
with the events to come.” The final composition is based on
Michaels's original sketch and idea. The work was completed by
Michael Malm.
Masey John Mattos Syd Mead
Masey has been working in the artand entertainment fieldssince John Mattos graduated from Thomas Downey High School in The term “visual futurist” may well have been coined to describe
the early gos, developing a reputation for his assoc ions with 1970; George Lucas had graduated from the same school in 1962 Syd Mead. His sense of design and his recognizable style have
unique and intriguing projects. Trained in traditional art, fine Lucas's uncle, Bruce Bomberger, suggested Martos look at Art been sought after by major corporations around the world,
art photography, and creative writing, Masey has created art Center College of Design (then in Los Angeles). including Hollywood movie studios, where he worked on Blade
that’s been experienced by a significant domestic and interna- Mattos graduated from the Art Center in1975. Since Runner, Tron, and Aliens. Mead continues to provide hisdesign
tional audience, as well as a very small and exclusive group of then, Mattos has received more than one hundred awards for and illustration services and, since 1983, has become a highly
clients and collectors. His personal work has appeared in various graphic excellence from various graphic magazines and design sought-after international speaker and presenter to educational,
publications and galleries worldwide, though one may be hard organizations. corporate, and special-event groups.
pressed to find him; Masey is his pseudonym and his real iden- Mattos has lectured at uc Berkeley, Stanford, California
tity remains safely hidden. In a recent interview, he states that, College of Arts and Crafts, and the School of Visual Arts in New
“Those who really want to find me for a project usually do... 1 York, and has taught seminars at Chico State and uc Santa Cruz.
think? Actually, Ihave no way of validating that statement, and His artwork was selected by the New York Society of Illustrators
now it's going to bother me all week! as one of the 250 best illustrations of
the past fifty years.

Abandoned Sith World pp. 94-95

Inspired by the movie Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith,
this image was an attempt to show the Trade Federation ships
investigating an abandoned world. In the distance looms a deep-
space Alpha facility.
Regrets p.81 Pablo's Cantina p. 102
This art practically made itself. The challenge was to practice
a little restraint and not to try and mash up the entire film into
Picasso's brilliant work,
Krystii Mel. Mikimoto Moebius

Australian-born Krystii Melaine announced her decision to be Mikimoto is a Japanese anime character designer, illustrator, and Moebius (Jean Giraud) was born May 8, 1938. At age sixteen
an artist at age four and has pursued her passion for painting manga-ka. Mostly active during the 1980s, during that decade Moebius began his only technical training at the Arts Appliqués.
ever since. Specializing in oil paintings of
wildlife, cowboys, and he rose to prominence and is considered one of the top char- He created his first comic strip, the Western Les Aventures de
Native Americans, Melaine exhibits in major museums and gal- acter designers of his time. He graduated from Keio University, Franck et Jeremie, in 1956.
leries across the United States. She has won numerous accolades, attending in the same years as Macross creator Shoji Kawamori In 1975, Moebius collaborated with fellow artist Phillipe
including many Best of Show awards. Melaine’s paintings are and screenwriter Hiroshi Onogi. He joined the animation stu- Druillet, writer Jean-Pierre Dionnet, and others to produce
ycluded in museum, public, and private collections around the dio Artland while attending school, and was character designer the dark-edged comic magazine Métal Hurlant. Also in 1975,
world. in The Super Dimension Fortress Macross. Moebius was hired as a designer for the movie adaptation of
Frank Herbert's science-fiction classic Dune. There Moebius met
his future collaborator Alejandro Jodorowsky. After the Dune
project (temporarily) folded, Moebius worked on the design for
the filmAlien with Swiss artist H. R. Giger.
Through the '8os he continued to work on film projects,
including Disney Studios’ Tron, the George Lucas film Willow,
Masters of the Universe, and others. In the gos he collaborated
with Jean-Claude Mezieres, artist of the popular French comi
Valerian,onthe movie The Fifth Element. He continues to produce
Fur Balls pp. 60-61 Queen Amidala Waking in Giant Tree p. 74 book and poster illustrations.
|love the idea that forest-dwelling creatures with Stone Age inge-
nuity succeeded against technology to play a large part in destroy-
ing the Empire. Han Solo and the Ewoks are my favorite Star Wars
characters and they were a natural choice for me to paint, since |
ama wildlife and cowboy artist. had great fun studying the Ewoks
and painting the character of each individual.

Untitled p.63
Sho Murase Dave Nestler Aoi Nishimata

Sho Murase has worked in animation and advertising from Born in Pennsylvania, Dave Nestler attended the ArtInstitute of Aoi Nishimata is a hugely popular female graphic-novel artist
Europe to the United States. Her list of clients includes brands Pittsburgh, where he was trained in their visual communications in Japan. She is in the forefront of the manga style, producing
such as Nike, Virgin, Mattel, and Evian, and companies such as department as a commercial illustrator. One of the most recog- trendsetting character designs and compositions. She works for
Sony and Electronic Arts. Her animation work has been nom- nized names in contemporary pinup art today, Nestler blends Navel, publisher of the successful Bishop Eroge graphic novels
inated in various animation film festivals, including Annecy, a slick photorealistic touch with elements of pop culture and and video games.
Zagreb, Mendrisio, and Chicago. iconic imagery to produce paintings that stand apart from the
Herworkshave been exhibited at galleries around the world. classic glamour/cheesecake style.
Murase’s first color graphic novel, SEI, was published by Image
Comics in November 2003.Since then, she has created ME2 and
illustrated more than a dozen graphic novels, including an adap-
tation of the Nancy Drew series, currently up to volume 20.

Leia p.70
Double Cheeseburger with a Side of Crumb p. 67
‘As much as | was a fan of Star Wars when it came out, it was the
film American Graffiti that gave me my first introduction to George
Lucas and the inspiration for this painting. |wasn't old enough to
Princess Leia’s Troubles p.77 drive when the hot-rod bug bit me after first seeing that movie.
And in a weird twist of creative fate, it was the decision to sell
my beloved 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner that raised the tuition
money that enabled me to attend art school—a move |regret and
embrace to this day.

Dewback Riders p.76

| always loved the strong symbolism and the extremely graphic,
unique visual style depicted in the Star Wars universe; it has been
an ongoing, endless source of inspiration for my generation and
the ones to come.
Paul G. Oxborough David Palumbo Bill Patterson

Paul G. Oxborough is a figure painter whose work is inspired David Palumbo is an illustrator in the fantasy/science fiction Bill Patterson’s work is primarily about the expression of speed.
by the great illustrators and Impressionist painters. Trained in genre who works primarily on book covers and gaming cards. He He was a ski racer as a kid and became hooked on motor racing
the French Academic tradition, he has taken his classical back- is known for his iconic heroic portraits, which stem from a tradi- at his first visit to a racetrack in Buenos Aires as a teenager. He
ground into the Modern Impressionist movement, wherehe has tional education in figurative pa ting. Palumbo also shows regu- started painting at three and was so driven to paint and draw
established himselfasa leader. Encompassing a variety of sub- larly in fine-art galleries in the United States and Europe. that in 1988 he left his careerasa practicing architect to pursuea
jects, Oxborough’ work is collected privately around the world career in art. His works are now in the collections of some of the
and has been exhibited in numerous museums, including the biggest names in motor racing, and he travels the world doing
British National Portrait Gallery, the Scottish National Portrait live performance paintings for entertainment, fund raising, and
Gallery, and the Smithsonian American National Portrait Gallery. promotional events.

Escape p. 64

The Mos Eisley Cantina with George Lucas as Runaway Slave pp. 49-50
the Bartender p.8 As an artist of speed, and a major motorsports fan, | was thrilled
I was twelve years old when |first saw Star Wars, and | knew to be asked to participate in this project. Although | spent a lot of
instantly what I would paint when asked to be a part of the Star time reviewing the movies over and over for inspiration for just
Wars Art: Visions project. | hope my piece expresses my affection the right image, | knew that | would come back to one of my favor-
for the films and lets the viewer feel as if George Lucas is "serv- ite events, young Anakin's victory in the Podrace, After reviewing
ing up” his vision to us. the movie several times, | gained a renewed appreciation for the
significance of the race and its implications to the story line. This
in turn inspired a very visceral and emotional connection to the
final image.
C.F. Payne David Pentland Jacob A. Pfeiffer
For thirty years, C, F. Payne has worked as a freelance illustrator, Self-taught artist David Pentland has worked for many years as Jacob A, Pfeiffer works in oil and is equally at home painting
first in Dallas and then in his hometown of Cincinnati. He is a a successful freelance illustrator both in architecture and adver- still lifes, figures, or trompe l'oeil. He is a meticulous craftsman
1976 graduate ofMiami University andthe Illustrators Workshop. tising. Combining his passion for military and aviation subjects who paints his surroundings and selects objects that pique his
He has illustrated extensively for editorial publications such as with his experience in the commercial field, he has produced a interest. Pfeiffer graduated with honors from the University of
Time, the New York Times, and Der Spiegel, has illustrated stamps wide selection of military paintings, which have been shown Wisconsin, Madison, where he currently paints and lives with
for the U.S. Postal Service, and has done numerous children's in numerous exhil itions throughout Northern Ireland and is wifeand two children. His work can be found in major private
books. He is currently the chair of the illustration department at the United Kingdom. He has also been commissioned by both and public collections across the United States. Pfeiffer paint-
Columbus College of Art and Design, where he has taught illus- public and private clients worldwide, with his images of aircraft ings are represented by the prestigious John Pence Gallery in San
ration for the past thirteen years. He also teaches illustration and armored vehicles appearing in a number of U.S. magazines. Francisco and the Meyer East Gallery in Santa Fe.
with Mark and John English at the Illustration Academy ani The subjects of his works are drawn from the Ancient, Dark Age,
the graduate program at the University of Hartford, under the Medieval, Napoleonic, and World War II periods right up to the
direction of Murray Tinkelman. present day.

Luke's Lesson p.22

There are dual inspirations behind Lukes Lesson. The first being
a reference to one of my favorite moments in The Empire Strikes
Jabba the Hutt: High School Reunion p. 38 Back, when Luke Skywalker is training with Master Yoda, levitat-
[find that | am mostattracted to the humor in the Star Wars series, ing rocks while learning the ways of the force, The second comes
as well as to the creative design and personalities of the charac- from my fascination with tools and their rich history and sym-
ters in the stories. The idea of Jabba the Hutt's graduation pic- bolism. In Luke's Lesson, | have juxtaposed two different kinds of
ture made me laugh. But italso became a nice vehicle to connect tools. One is the most important and technologically advanced
the dots of George Lucas's film career with his first hit, American weapon of the Jedi, and the other atool of primitive man.
Graffiti, and the Stor Wars saga. It just seemed to come together
well in making a fun and interesting picture.
Raid on Kothlis p. 107
Richard Piloco Kirk Reinert Alex Ross

Richard Piloco received a BFA from the School of Visual Arts Kirk Reinert is an American artist who resides in upstate New The photorealistic paintings of Alex Ross have garnered atten-
in New York. He specializes in realist oil paintings—figures, York. He got his start painting covers for Creepy and Eerie mag- tion in the comics world and beyond. In addition to his extensive
landscapes, and still lifes. Piloco has had one-man shows at azines, and during career as a book-cover artist, he became comics work, Ross painted the promotional poster for the 2002
the Eleanor Ettinger Gallery in New York City and has partici- one of the leading illustrators in the genres of fantasy and horror. Academy Awards and the opening credits for the motion picture
pated in numerous group shows at Ettinger and other galleries His cover paintings have won many awards and have been exhib- Spider-Man 2. He was the subject of the 2003 book Mythology:
across the United States and in England. He currently teaches at ited in the Society of Illustrators, New York. In addition, he has The DC Comics Art ofAlex Ross.
the Grand Central Academy of Art in New York. Piloco brought worked as a conceptual designer for film, painted album covers,
together several prominent realist painters to form the Paint art-directed video and music projects, and been involved in toy
Group, which is credited by some as having sparked the resur- designs. For the past nineteen years, Reinert has concentrated
gence in traditional realist painting overthe past several years. primarilyonpainting fine-art pieces that have shown in galleries
across the United States and in Japan.

Empire
ofStyle p.23

Anakin Skywalker p.54

Vader's Dream—A Visitation From Padmé ("I will safe-keep your
good heart, Dear One, until you are ready for its return.”) p. 43
| wanted the general nature of this dream scene to feel very
human, as opposed to Vader's real-life loss of humanity, both
physically and spiritually. Vader is dreaming of himself as Anakin,
a fallen knight, in the arms of Padmé, who has visited this dream
with a purpose and a message. There is an island of peace here,
but also the feeling of unease and impending doom on the horizon.
The dark side, sensing the presence and threat of the light, sends
its minions to pull Anakin/Vader back into chaos and madness.
Anthony J. Ryder Carl Samson m Sharp
Anthony J. Ryder studied oil painting and figure drawing in American figurative painter Carl Samson is a Grand Prize win- Liam Sharp is an artist and writer from the United Kingdom.
New York Cityand France from 1983 to 1989. In 1998 he wrote ner at the National Portrait Competition. He was one of five Born in 1968 in Derby, Li m won an art scholarship to
and illustrated The Artists Complete Guide to Figure Drawing. He American painters invited to work with the Union of Russian St. Andrews preparatory school in Eastbourne at the age of
teaches painting and life drawing at his own school, the Ryder Artists in Moscow. Samson has also lectured and demonstrated eleven. He has produced work for some of the biggest titles in
at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. His groundbreaking full- comics—from The Incredible Hulk to The Death Dealer, X-Men,
length nude, Triumph of Truth, received the Phil Desind Award and Gears of War—as well as founding his own publishing
for most outstanding representational painting at the Butler company, Mam Tor. He has also produced work for advertising
Institute of American Arts annual Midyear exhibition. He is campaigns, created concept designs for several movies, and is a
represented by GandyGallery.com and Wessel House Gallery, critically acclaimed novelist. Sharp lives in Derby with his wife,
Cincinnati. three children, and their cat.

Pia p.36
The portrait was inspired by the beautiful, mysterious handmaid-
ens of Queen Amidala of Naboo. Pia is meant to express quiet
reserve, presence, compassion, and attention. | painted her from
life over a period of six months, from November 2008 to May 2009.
Padmé Resplendent with Naboo Mandala p. 82 Rancor Hunters pp. 88-89
When | first saw images of Natalie Portman dressed in her bur- | always loved the rancor in Return of the Jedi—it had that King
gundy cut-velvet robe from Revenge of
the Sith, |was at once taken Kong thing going on, a trapped beast far from home. So when |
with the possibility of juxtaposing her lovely profile and gown was asked to contribute a concept and painting to this book, the
against the brilliance of gold leaf. It occurred to me that, from a first thing that sprung into my mind was the rancor. That got me
modern perspective, visual and narrative parallels could be drawn thinking: Where did it come from? How did Jabba the Hutt get to
between Padmé Amidala, as Queen of Naboo and mother of Luke ‘own one, and who traded in these beasts? It wasn't long before
Skywalker, and the great icon images of Byzantium and later a Moby-Dick-like scenario presented itself, and from there on in,
historical periods. Since | have also admired the visually pleas- the whole project went like a dream, just a pleasure start to finish.
ing combination of naturalism and decoratively incised gold leaf |feel sad for the rancor, but at least now, when | watch the
exhibited in many late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century movie with my kids, | know exactly how it got to be there and
paintings, | chose to depict Padmé in a similar way. Though, in where it came from.
place of the typical circular halo, | have incised the mandala, or
orbital path,of her native planet, Naboo.
Dolfi Sto! William Stout Raymond Swanland
Born in Zimbabwe, Dolf Stoki was trained as a walking guide William Stout was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1949.Atsev- Raymond Swanland started his professional career and received
Thisunusual vocation gave Stoki the privilege of work- enteen he won a scholarship to the Chouinard Art Institute
specialist. his artistic education as a conceptual designer at the video-game
ing in some of the most remote and untouched regions in Africa. (California Institute of the Arts), where he obtained his na. In company Oddworld Inhabitants. Aftereight years of working in
Stoki paints full time today, the magic of the African bushveld 1971 he began to assist Russ Manning on the Tarzan of the Apes many artistic capacities, from character design to marketing illus-
being his main inspiration. His artwork can be found in many Sunday and daily newspaper comic strips and on Eisner Award— tration to cinematic art direction, Swanland moved on to afree-
private collections around the world. winning graphic novels. Stout joined Harvey Kurtzman and Will lance career pursuing other avenues of storytelling. Since 2004
ElderonLittle Annie Fanny for Playboy in 1972. he has branched out broadly to create illustrations and designs
Stout has worked on more than thirty feature films, includ- for book covers, comics, album covers, advertising, and film.
ing both Conan films, First Blood, and The Hitcher. Return of the
Living Dead made Stout the youngest production designer in
film history. He production-designed Masters of the Universe
and designed John McTiernan's APrincess ofMars film project.
He recently completed the designs for The Muppets Wizard of Oz,
then did key designs for Guillermo del Toros horror classic Pan's
Labyrinth, His latest film work was for Christopher Nolan's The
Mosi-oa-Tunye (The Smoke That Thunders) pp. 104-105 Prestige and Frank Darabont's Stephen King's The Mist.
The idea of conflict between technology and nature was a tre-
mendous factor in composing this painting. The huge beasts were Shadows of Tatooine p. 21
modeled off the imperial walkers, or AT-ATs, seen in the Battle of From my earliest experience with the Star Wars universe, | was
Hoth sequence. Nature-wise, | was looking at creating something struck by the reality of the fantastic worlds before me. They were
really massive and dominating, and then balancing that with two futuristic, but ancient and tangible at the same time. As I would
of the most beloved characters of the Stor Wors saga: R2-D2 and take in the imagery and details of the exotic galactic locales, |
C-3PO. The juxtaposition of these two forces leaves the painting imagined the feeling of the first human explorers who went to
open to many interpretations. uncharted corners of our own planet, and the incredible stories
they brought back. When I set out to create apiece of art to reflect
Searching for Anomalies (Stormtrooper and Dewback] p.53 my feelings about Star Wars, | imagined myself as a wayfaring
I was inspired by the “first” Star Wars art: Ron Cobb's painting of artist determined to show the people back home the wonder and
a rider on a lizardlike creature in an alien desert, a work in direc- danger of distant lands .with just a healthy doseof romanticism
tor John Miliuss collection. John showed this work to his friend layered in to reflect my own sense of childlike awe.
George Lucas. It was obviously inspirational. The fossil skull
weathering away on the side of the gully is that of a prehistoric
dewback. It's my way of connecting my early love for and longtime
association with Star Wors and George (I created the art for the
first commercial Star Wars merchandising, twenty-two Coca-Cola
cups for Burger King) to a field in which | am well known nowa-
days: accurate reconstructions of prehistoric life.
Dan Thompson David Tutwiler Liné Tutwiler
Dan Thompson was born in Alexandria, Virginia, and gradu- Renowned for his firsthand knowledge of trains and railroads, Following the tradition of Romantic Realism, Liné Tutwiler
ated from the Corcoran School of Art. He earned his MFA from David Tutwiler is considered to be one of the leading experts of depicts landscapes, streer scenes, and homes that represent the
the Graduate School of Figurative Art, New York Academy of railroad art in the United States today. Tutwiler’s commission cli- beauty, grandeur, and aesthetic diversity of America. Linés com-
Art. Thompson won Best of Show in the American Society of ents have included the Pepsi-Cola Company, National Geographic, mission clients have included the MBNA Bank of New England
Portrait Artists’ International Portrait Competition. Thompson and the National Railway Historical Society. His works have and Gordon’s of Gloucester. Her work has also appeared in
cofounded the Grand Central Academy of Art and the Janus been shown in museums throughout the United States and his Palette Talk magazine and she is a sought-after instructor for
Collaborative School of Art. He has taught widely, including at paintings are represented in numerous public, private, and cor- workshops in New England and northern Indiana. In 2009
Parsons The New School for Design and the Art Students League. porate collections worldwide. Tutwiler is a member of
the Steam Tutwiler launched a new ongoing series of p: tings entitled
Railway Historical Society, the American Society of Marine Comfort Classics. She is a winner of numerous awards.
Artists, and a signature member of the Oil Painters of America.
He is a winner of numerous awards, including a bronze medal
from the National Park Academy for the Arts, the Marguerite
Pearson Gold Medal Award, and the New York Guild of Boston
Artists Award for Traditional Painti

Sith Annunciation pp. 132-133

This painting is inspired by a sequence in Episode I. Shmi Yoda Archway on Naboo p. 125
Skywalker, in response to Qui-Gon Jinn's inquiry about the tal- A handmaiden observes the courtyard below from the Yoda arch-
ented child that she had given birth to [Anakin], says, “There was way. Soft sunlight and shadows play on the walls and flowers,
no father .....| can't explain what happened.” Further reading while the carving of Yoda overlooks itall.
led me to a theory that Anakin was conceived by midi-chlorians,
which the wisdom of the Sith Master Darth Plagueis could have Droids p.62
manipulated. In this painting, Plagueis's former apprentice, Darth The evolution of a work of art is very evident in this final portrayal
Sidious, uses his own apprentice and messenger, Darth Maul, of the famous Star Wars droids, awaiting transport aboard a lev-
to cast the light of a Sith Holocron upon the sleeping form of a itating in-universe train. The final interpretation was fine-tuned
younger Shmi. and directed through multiple stages by George Lucas, with the
patient assistance and communications aid of the Lucasfilm
executive editor J. W. Rinzler.
Scott Waddell Christian Waggoner Anthony J.Waichulis
Scott Waddell aspires to be a history painter. Growing up, his A third-generation portrait artist, Christian Waggoner has been Anthony J. Waichulis hails from rural Pennsylvania and has
interests varied among painting, writing, and filmmaking, all drawn to the Star Wars series since its inception. His eye for established an international reputation for his trompe l'oeil
connected by the desire to tell a human narrative. Now, as an detail and his work with reflective surfaces have garnered the paintings. Dozens of highly successful exhibits and publications
adult, he funnels all of that drive into classical oil painting, attention ofcollectors both private and corporate. He currently across the United States have refined his endeavors, and his work
spending the last several years painting nineteenth-century resides in Atlanta, where he continues to develop his realism and has taken top awards inboth national and international compe-
whaling scenes. Recently Waddell has been looking farther back abstract works. titions. In 2006 Waichulis became the first trompe l'oeil painter
in historytoparts ofantiquity that have long piqued his interest. to be granted Living Master status by the Art Renewal Center.
This Star Wars project was a chance for him to explore a world
that was a part of
his childhood, a world in some ways as real in
agination as any history he desires to paint.

Worlds Collide p.79

A personal perspective that combines the style of my Star Wars Young Leia p.83
print series and the original work that caught the attention of This portrait of a young Leia Organa is coupled with a letter or
Lucasfilm. journal entry that may have been written by any one of Leia's early
Diptych pp. 100-101 caretakers or perhaps even her adoptive mother. The letter, writ-
|decided to portray a Jedi and a Sith as archetypes for good and ten in the Galactic Basic (Aurebesh], translates: “She continues
evil. | thought it would be interesting if their poses were simi- to speak of the dreams that haunt her. Alone and scared, sur-
lar and they bore ostensibly r expressions on their faces— rounded by oceans of sand. | fear that these dreams may one day
hopefully, subtleties will reveal the Sith as amorphous and lead to questions—questions that we may one day have to answer.
wretched while the Jedi shows as benevolent and a defender of She remains safe in our charge.” This implies that even though
good and truth. It seemed like a good idea to present them as a Luke and Leia are light-years apart, they are still closely linked
diptych. | put the Sith on the left and the Jedi on the right to imply through their innate abilities with the Force—perhaps amplified
a type of sequence wherein great good, by necessity, comes out by the fact that they are twins. With a little investigation, the con-
of great evil. cept of twins can be seen reverberating throughout the piece.
Patricia Watwood Evan Wilson Randall Wilson
Patricia Watwood is an artist in the emerging school of New Evan Wilson was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in 1953. He stud- Based in Australia, Randall Wilson is a self-taught artist. He has
York cla: ists, a group committed to creating beautiful repre- ied at the North Carolina School of
the Arts and the Maryland been painting professionally for thirteen years, having previously
sentational paintings that add our contemporary experience to Institute, College of Art. In 1978, he was the recipient of a served in the Royal Australia Navy for six years. He has a keen
the painting tradition. Watwood studied painting at the Water Greenshield’s Foundation grant to study in Florence, Italy. His interest in warships, both modern and past, and particularly
Street Atelier under Jacob Collins, and at Ted Seth Jacobs's ate- paintings imbue everyday reality with a heightened sense of ele- loves battleships. Randall is also a keen model-ship enthusiast
lier in France. She earned her mFA from the New York Academy gance and grace, An artist from the Realist tradition, his works and has made some incredible naval models over the years.
of Art. Watwood has exhibited in many group and solo shows in capture the present as they acknowledge the past. His numer-
the United States and abroad. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.ous honors include the Alabama Arts Award from the University
of Alabama and the William Bouguereau Award from the Art
Renewal Center. His paintings are in many private and public
collections, including the Huntsville Museum of
Art, the Warner
Museum of American Art, and the Greenville County Museum
South Carolina,

Star Destroyer in for Repairs pp. 30-31

Anakin, Padawan p. 41
1 have envisioned this painting as a formal portrait of the boy
Anakin a couple of years into his training as a Padawan. During
his first mission, he tests the mettle of his new training by bring-
ing down a spider droid. | find this luminal stage of Anakin’s life
very poignant. He is a boy and a soldier, beautiful and fierce, hon- Sleeping Aayla p. 112
orable and angry. He contains at this moment all the potential of My concept for Sleeping Aayla has its origins in several hundred
innocence, as well as the darkness he will eventually embrace. years of art, but particularly celebrates the Orientalist movement
of Western painters like WhistlerandSargent, who became infat-
uated with depicting Japanese kimonos in their paintings. In my
painting, | wanted to give the viewer a candid and fresh look at a
Stor Wars character. Unlike her powerful image depicted in com-
ics and film, my Aayla is seen in a private and vulnerable moment,
as she might look while resting between galactic battles. My love
of tradition and the enduring beauty of the figure have their roots
in and draw their influences from many sources, including artists
of the past and present, which affirms my belief that artis not cre-
ated in a vacuum and that the way to move ahead is by studying
what has come before.
Will Wilson Ryan Wood Jamie Wyeth
Will Wilson was born and raised in Baltimore. He received his art Ryan Wood is a concept artist/illustrator who studied illustra- A
celebrated contemporary realist painter, Jamie Wyeth is a third-
training from the Schuler School of Fine Artand the New York tion at Utah State University. He has worked on various projects generation artist and member of the famed American artistic
Academy of Art. Wilson is represented by the John Pence Gallery with Disney, Nickelodeon, Blizzard Entertainment, Lucasarts, dynasty. Though many of his works reflect the eternal beauty of
in San Francisco, where he currently lives with his wife, Kyra, and and THQ. He currently resides in the Salt Lake Cityarea. the Maine and Pennsylvania landscapes or the enduring dignity
their two cats, Chauncey and Sazerac. of domestic animals and wildlife, others are intensely of their
time, depicting important individuals and cultural events in
the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Among these
are portraits of political and entertainment figures, including
presidents John F. Kennedy and Jimmy Carter, Rudolf Nureyev,
Andy Warhol, and Arnold Schwarzenegger; charcoal drawings
that documented the unfolding drama of the Senate Watergate
hearings; pictorial reporting of NASA space launches, and, most
recently, a series of paintings depicting the seven deadly sins.
Die Wanna Wanga p. 28
Dawn of Maul p. 80
Due to his powerful and lasting presence, Iwas drawn to the idea
of painting and framing Darth Maul as an icon in the rich tradi-
tion of sacred paintings of the Byzantine Empire. We recognize
Mauts home planet of Iridonia by its rocky canyons, acid pools,
and temperate waterfalls. The enfant terrible sits among a cadre
of supporters who have been charmed by his hypnotic spell. In
his left hand he confidently wields a writhing two-headed serpent,
which represents his eventual mastery of the deadly two-sided Night Vision p. 1
lightsaber. Also hidden in his Buddha-like pose is a subtle fore- Night Vision was painted in 1982 to commemorate the twenti-
telling of Darth Mauts death by bifurcation. In the sky, we witness eth anniversary of the dedication of the Vietnam Memorial in
a total eclipse of the sun, and on closer examination we discover Washingon, DC. [Editorial note: The Vietnam War and its cover-
that it is the infamous Death Star that shrouds the light; even the age in the media was key in forming George Lucass vision of the
clouds in the sky rebel against this eerie phenomenon. The iconic Empire and the Rebels in the first Star Wars film.)
imagery is complete as the young Maul, with right hand raised,
signs the universal symbol for love; his index finger connects to a
sunbeam and his penetrating gaze connects to ours. In this frozen
moment, light and darkness, innacence and knowledge, good and
evil become one force.
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Executive Editor: J. W. Rinzler Lucasfilm would liketo thank: Robert P. Brownatthe Big
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Jones series, George Lucas is also the crit
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Lucasfilm Ltd., in San Rafael, California. Tod
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Star wars art: visions /[foreword by George Lucas:introduction by JW J.W. Rinzier is the author of the New York
Rinzler Abig thanks to our colleagues at Lucasfilm: David Anderman, Times bestseller TheMakingof Star Wars and the
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Star WarsArt: Visions features
the art of awide range of the best and
upcoming fine artists and illustrators
working today—including Amano,
Allan R. Banks, Harley Brown, Gary
Carter, James Christensen, Gene
Colan, Michael Coleman, Jon deMartin,
Philippe Druillet, Donato Giancola, Ann
Hanson, H. R. Giger, Daniel Greene,
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Alex Ross,Anthony J. Ryder, Dolfi Stoki,
William Stout, Dan Thompson, Julie
Bell and BorisVallejo,Scott Waddell,
and Jamie Wyeth,
‘The result is a breakthrough tribute to.
the worldwide inspiration that StarWars
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