John Avon

John Avon
John Avon
Born	1961 (age 58–59); Cardiff, South Wales, UK
Nationality	Welsh
Notable work	Magic: The Gathering
Website	http://www.johnavon.com/

John Avon (born 1961 in Cardiff, Wales) is a fantasy and science fiction illustrator. Avon has published a book of his work and his work has been used for book covers, CD covers, games, toys and advertising campaigns.[1] He is best known for his artworks for the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering, for which he has produced over 200 paintings.[2]

Life and work

Avon completed an art foundation course near to where he grew up in Cardiff, and gained a BA in graphic design in Brighton.[3] He began his art career in 1983 with commercial advertising.[3]

He has painted book covers for authors Stephen King, Terry Pratchett, Arthur C. Clark and Harry Harrison.[4][3]

Avon is one of the most prolific Magic: The Gathering artists, having painted over 280 unique cards,[5] mostly landscapes on 'Basic Land' cards. For the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game, he created the image for the Water Elemental card which is used in Hearthstone.[6]

In 2014 he successfully used the Kickstarter crowd funding website to raise funds for an illustrated book of his work, Journeys to Somewhere Else (2015).[7]

Avon is married to the illustrator Patricia MacCarthy, with whom he has two sons[8] and lives in Saltdean, near Brighton and Hove, England.[3] He also composes, plays and records music on the guitar and piano.[4]

Publications

Journeys to Somewhere Else. Self-published / John Avon Art, 2015. Hardback ISBN 9780993109706. Deluxe edition of 500 copies ISBN 9780993109713. Illustration and text.

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References

"John Avon's web site". Retrieved 2011-07-10.
Magic: The Gathering card search for John Avon Archived 2015-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
"The quintessential land man: Behind the Canvas: John Avon", Wizards of the Coast. Accessed 28 June 2014.
Avon, John. "John Avon – Fantasy Art – Biography Archived 2010-09-15 at the Wayback Machine", johnavon.com. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
"The Most Prolific Artist". Retrieved 2013-01-21.
"Water Elemental", Curse, Inc.. Accessed 28 June 2014.
"'Journeys to Somewhere Else' by John Avon", Kickstarter. Accessed 28 June 2014.
"Firle Artists - http://firleartists.co.uk/page19.htm". Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2011-07-10. External link in |title= (help)

External links

Official website

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[1] "John Avon's web site". Retrieved 2011-07-10.

[MTGCards-2] Magic: The Gathering card search for John Avon Archived 2015-03-23 at the Wayback Machine

[wotc-interview-3] "The quintessential land man: Behind the Canvas: John Avon", Wizards of the Coast. Accessed 28 June 2014.

[AvonBio-4] Avon, John. "John Avon – Fantasy Art – Biography Archived 2010-09-15 at the Wayback Machine", johnavon.com. Retrieved September 22, 2010.

[5] "The Most Prolific Artist". Retrieved 2013-01-21.

[6] "Water Elemental", Curse, Inc.. Accessed 28 June 2014.

[7] "'Journeys to Somewhere Else' by John Avon", Kickstarter. Accessed 28 June 2014.

[8] "Firle Artists - http://firleartists.co.uk/page19.htm". Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2011-07-10. External link in |title= (help)