John Jude Palencar
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John Jude Palencar (born February 26, 1957) is an American illustrator and fine artist, who specializes in works of
Early life
Palencar was born February 26, 1957,
Illustration career
While still in college at Columbus College of Art and Design, Palencar exhibited work at the Society of Illustrators and the work on display attracted the attention of Byron Preiss.[8] The result would be an early and prominent assignment for the artist in 1982 with the commission to illustrate The Secret, a puzzle book produced by Byron Preiss and published by Bantam Books. The illustrations for the book depict the visual components of 12 puzzles, each of which lead the reader on a treasure hunt. Preiss had hidden ceramic boxes, each redeemable for a jewel, in twelve cities and to date only three of the puzzles have been solved and the jewels recovered.[9]
Palencar's first introduction to illustrating for fantasy and
His work has since appeared on hundreds of book covers for just about every major publisher in the U.S., and in over thirty countries around the world. The artist has created cover art for such authors as
Palancar has also created editorial illustrations for
In 2000, Palencar became the Artist in Residence at the Cill Rialaig Arts Centre, in County Kerry Ireland.[1]
In 2007, Underwood Books published Origins:The Art of John Jude Palencar, a 128 page overview of the artist's work with a foreword by Christopher Paolini[13]
In 2008, Palencar was awarded the Spectrum Award for Grand Master, which is an annual award presented to an artist who has worked for at least twenty years at a consistently high level of quality and has left his or her mark on the field of contemporary science fiction, fantasy and horror artwork.[2]
In 2012,
The
Working process
Initial ideas are sketched quickly, to provide an art director with a general idea of how a finished work might appear. Once an approval for an idea is in hand, the artist creates a detailed rendering in pencil with subtle shading on a plate finish board. The final Palencar paintings are executed in acrylic, but in a watercolor fashion, in which initial thin layers are laid down as a wash first. Multiple layers and subtle colors are then woven together and then the artists begins to introduce opaque and semi opaque washes. Working in this manner borrows technical approaches from oil, watercolor and egg tempera mediums.[18]
Personal life
Palencar lives in Medina County, Ohio with his wife Lee. The couple have two boys, Ian and Kit.[8] Kit, also an artist teaches drawing and painting at the University of Akron.[19] Palencar maintains a personal collection of skulls and articulated skeletons that serve as inspiration and reference for many paintings.[6]
Bibliography
Exhibitions
Palencar has exhibited in numerous group shows in galleries, colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Solo
- Between Worlds, Canton Museum of Art, 2019[20]
- University of the Arts, Richard C. von Hess Gallery, 2008[21]
Group
- La Mars Art Center, Exhibition of the American Watercolor Society, 2020 [22]
- Society of Illustrators, Masters of The Fantastic, 2019[23]
- Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Unveiling Visions: The Alchemy of the Black Imagination, curated by John Jennings and Reynaldo Anderson, 2015[24]
- Kosart Studios & Gallery, Maleficium: Dark Art Exhibition, 2015 [25]
- Butler Institute of American Art, 2013 [26]
- Allentown Art Museum, At the Edge: Art of the Fantastic,curated by Patrick and Jeannie Wilshire, 2012[27]
- Nucleus Gallery, At the Mountains of Madness:A Tribute to the Writings of Lovecraft, 2010[28]
- Images of Ireland, National Museum, Dublin[1]
Awards
- Gold Medal, American Water Color Society, for The Dark Line, 2020[29]
- Gold Medal (Institutional), Spectrum 27, 2020, for The Stranger: The Seventh Faith [30]
- Silver Medal (Institutional), Spectrum 26, 2019, for The Nights Watch[31]
- Hamilton King Award, Society of Illustrators, 2010, for cover of Muse and Reverie by Charles de Lint[32]
- Gold Medal, Society of Illustrators, 2010[33]
- Spectrum Grand Master Award, 2008[2]
- Gold Medal (book), Spectrum Awards 1996, for Blood Debt[31]
- Gold Medal (book), Spectrum Awards 1995, for Becoming Human[31]
- Chesley Awards Winner 2006, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1995[31]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "2010 Hamilton King Award Winner: John Jude Palencar". Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ a b c DeNardo, John (2008-02-26). "John Jude Palencar Wins 2008 Spectrum Grand Master Award".
- ^ "John Jude Palencar". Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ "Palencar, John Jude". Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. September 12, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ "Library of Congress, John Jude Palencar". Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ a b c d "ferns, PS (2015-11-27). "Beauty and Mystery: An Interview with John Jude Palencar".
- ^ "Frederick C. Graff Biography". Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ a b c Sabo, Elizabeth (24 March 2018). "Local artist gets national attention with Game of Thrones". Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- ^ Discovery Channel (2019-10-28). "Epic Season Finale". Discovery.com. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
- ^ "Damn Dragons". 2012-09-22.
- ^ "Alumnus illustrates best-selling children's series". Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ "John Jude Pallencar". Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ "Arnie Fenner and Cathy Fenner's John Jude Palencar: Origins: The Art of John Jude Palenca". Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ Hartwell, David. "The Palencar Project". Tor.com.
- ^ Hartwell, David (2012-02-29). "Introducing the Palencar Project".
- ^ Raets, Stefan (17 September 2013). "The Words Are Hide and Seek: The One-Eyed Man by L.E. Modesitt Jr". Tor.com.
- ^ "The Words Are Hide and Seek". 2013-09-17.
- ^ "Making the Art for Rag and Bone". 2013-04-16.
- ^ "Kit Palencar". Retrieved 2020-09-07.
- ^ "Between Worlds". Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ "Richard C. von Hess Gallery". Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ Van Buskirk, Beverly (2020-06-08). "Watercolors come alive in international exhibit".
- ^ "Masters of The Fantastic". Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ Frederick, Candice (2015-09-29). "Art, Futurism, and the Black Imagination".
- ^ "Maleficium Dark Art Exhibition Review". Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ Litt, Steven (2013-07-23). "77th Midyear Exhibition".
- ^ "At the Edge: Art of the Fantastic". Retrieved 2020-09-13.
- ^ "At the Mountain of Madness". Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ "2020 Awards". Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ "Spectrum Fantastic Art News". Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ a b c d "John Jude Palencar Chronology". Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ gallo, Irene (2010-01-09). "John Jude Palencar wins the Hamilton King Award".
- ^ "Illustrators 52 Medal Winners". Retrieved 2020-08-25.
External links
- John Jude Palencar at IMDb