Wayne Barlowe

I was introduced to Wayne Barlowe in the pages of OMNI magazine - a qausi-science/entertainment magazine I subscribed to when I was 13. His work caught my eye immediately. I faintly remember the magazine spread featuring his work. In it were his illustrations of dinosaurs.


His illustrations were unlike other dinosaur illustrations I was use to - they incoporated the theories (remember this 22 years ago - this theory is now generally accepted) that dinosaurs were the genetic predecesors to birds. Also, unlike the grey-green dinosaur illustrations I've seen, Barlowe's dinosaur hides had bits of color (i.e stripes, spots, etc...).



His most fascinating illustrations were rendered in 3d and made into TV special by the Discovery Channel. Here is the link:
ALIEN PLANET

Here is a snippet of his biography from the web site http://www.waynebarlowe.com/barlowe_pages/barlowe_bio.htm.
Born in Glen Cove, New York to well-known natural history artists Sy and Dorothea Barlowe, Wayne Douglas Barlowe attended the Art Students League and The Cooper Union in New York City. While in college he apprenticed in the Exhibition Department of The American Museum of Natural History. During this period Barlowe collaborated with his parents on his first professional book assignment, the Instant Nature Guide to Insects (Grossett & Dunlop).



In 1979 his first self-generated book, Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials, was published by Workman Publishing. The Guide, which Barlowe conceived, illustrated and co-authored, was nominated for The American Book Award and the science fiction community's prestigious Hugo. It was chosen Best Illustrated Book of 1979 by the Locus Poll, and a Best Book For Young People by the American Library Association. The Guide, considered by many to be a contemporary classic SF work, has 270,000 copies sold to date. A Japanese edition has recently been released.

Barlowe's next book followed after nearly ten years, during which time he created over 300 book and magazine covers and illustrations for every major publisher. He has also created editorial paintings for Life, Time and Newsweek. His artwork has been seen on television on Walter Cronkhite's Universe and Connie Chung's Saturday Night as well as on the Discovery Channel. An interview with Barlowe appeared on the Sci-Fi Channel's Inside Space program. Portfolios and interviews in print have appeared in TV Guide, Starlog, Realms of Fantasy, Science Fiction Age, Starburst, TV ZONE (UK) and Filmfax.

Barlowe's second book, Expedition, a natural history journey to another world, consisted of forty paintings, one hundred black and white illustrations and two hundred pages of text, and was published in 1990 by Workman Publishing. It received extremely favorable reviews and was nominated for the Association of SF Artist's 1991 Chesley Award. Expedition was voted a 1991 Best Book for Teenagers by The New York Public Library.

And here is another Google Blogger's blog, from a biology student from the University of Maine featuring Barlowe's work.
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