RIP Frank Frazetta

[Rae]

Dude was 82. (http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/10/frank-frazetta-fantasy-illustrator-dies-at-82/?scp=1&sq=frazetta&st=cse) I know he was no Roger Dean, but c'mon:

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb153/bnwggns/Frazetta-molly-hatchet.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QvSi3BrEMBA/SQ5EGv7cCcI/AAAAAAAAEbg/qVd5c-uchIo/s400/frazetta_molly-hatchetflirtin.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QvSi3BrEMBA/SQ5EGOqloxI/AAAAAAAAEbQ/fEK7u0XzFH0/s400/frazetta_MollyHatchetbeatin.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kkCHUk87bYc/SBhc40t4m4I/AAAAAAAAFbk/ihE6c9Q-wl0/s400/Nazareth+-++Expect+No+Mercy.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QvSi3BrEMBA/SQ5E0COrYxI/AAAAAAAAEbw/3EPhgY2NNB4/s400/frazetta_wolfmother.jpg
http://tralfaz-archives.com/coverart/D/dust_hardF.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FKL9meybEl0/R4FfNjCZeAI/AAAAAAAAAEA/OrzOd99Rcqw/s400/Yngwie+Johann+Malmsteen%27s+rising+force-+War+to+end+all+wars.JPG

A true icon of my adolescent world, which included a pretty steady diet of pulp sci-fi and fantasy novels.

~Rae

[3LB]

I wondered if that Wolfmother cover was inspired by Frazetta, but I didn't know he did it.

[ForeverAutumn]

I've never heard of him. But I always thought that Wolfmother cover was pretty cool.

RIP Frank.

[Troy]

Frazetta was a genius. His brilliance lies in the fact that he never used photo reference for his paintings like virtually every other 20th century pulp illustrator. He painted his minds eye, a true master.

http://designshed.com/temporary/vampirella.jpg

[BarryL]

I had one of his books when I was a teenager into that kind of fantasy art, along with Roger Dean, and the Hilderbrandt brothers. Now that I think about it, other than Roger Dean, they may have been fantasy art calenders or Lord Of The Rings related art.

If you're into dragons, check out a guy named Ciruelo.

I love this one: http://fantasygalleryart.com/library/37HobsyllwinandAngusHS.jpg

[Luvin Da Blues]

Is Boris (Vallejo) still with us?