IN AUGUST 2012 the Paperback Fanatic magazine published a two volume special commemorative edition celebrating Bruce Pennington's cover art. The first 64 page volume contains biographical notes and a thorough (though almost certainly not …

Pennington's works are largely characterised by bold, daring colours; rich pinks and blues sustaining his continuing motifs of speculation, as well as precise brush strokes, harmonious pigment blending. Pennington attended the Ravensbourne School of Art in …

IN HIS ROLE AS a predominantly book-cover artist, Pennington occasionally had the chance to portray some of the most notorious and controversial characters from the realms of the bizarre and supernatural. Here are three of them: Aleister Crowley, PT Barnum and Lobsang Rampa.

IN HIS CAREER AS a book cover artist Bruce Pennington produced over two hundred for many of the most famous authors in the fields of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Below is a small selection, beginning with some of his covers for a series of Ray Bradbury books in the late 1960s.

Bruce Pennington (born 10 May 1944, in Somerset, England) is a British painter, perhaps best known for his science fiction and fantasy novel cover art. Pennington’s works have largely featured on the covers of novels of Isaac Asimov, Clark Ashton Smith and Robert A. Heinlein, adopting both science fiction and fantastical themes.

2011年8月4日 · Below are some pages from Pennington’s first book, Eschatus, a large-format collection of paintings interpreting the prophecies of Nostradamus as an apocalyptic science fiction narrative taking place in the 24th century.

2015年2月14日 · Aside from Frank Frazetta, Bruce Pennington is the name to know in terms of vintage sci-fi/fantasy art. The graphic genius composed some of the most iconic covers in the genre’s history, including works for the Dune series and the New Sun Cycle.

2019年5月10日 · Bruce’s artwork for The Book of the New Sun and the Sunset Warrior trilogy—unleashed in a barrage of coolness in the early ‘80s—straddles the realms of Dying Earth and heroic fantasy. His cover for Clark Ashton Smith’s Lost Worlds may be one of the best depictions of Zothique ever put to canvas.

For lovers of science-fiction and fantasy book art from the 1970s and ’80s the name of Bruce Pennington looms large. He is indelibly associated with some of the greatest writers of the era, his baroque images gracing the covers of such diverse publications as Frank Herbert’s “Dune” or Harry Harrison’s ” Stainless Steel Rat”.

2014年2月3日 · If you’re at all aware of the breadth of Bruce Pennington’s catalog, you’ll understand that narrowing the search was enormously challenging. I could rule out his most recognizable work, of course, as well as images that were overtly horror, or …