R.I.P. Keith Parkinson

[Janus]

This sucks. My favorite artist died a few days ago:
http://www.sigilgames.com/



Dunno how long the linked site will have that up.

 

[svart]

 

[Bearhugger]

people die.
others live.
deal with it.
or dont

 

[Janus]

Thank you for that heartfelt speech.

 

[Bearhugger]

i can do no more than that!
appreciate it. or dont. no more i can do

 

[Sir Prince]

That's gotta be like if, um, Peter Jackson had died half-way through filiming lord of the rings. Unless he was already retired (your artist guy).

 

[Janus]

No, he was still working up until he died.

A couple of galleries of his stuff on the net:
http://www.imageraptor.com/tannat/kparkinson1.htm
http://www.imageraptor.com/tannat/kparkinson2.htm

And my favorite piece by him, though this image of it has the color and contrast screwed up (not to mention being a bit fuzzy and not showing all the detail):
http://www.imageraptor.com/tannat/kparkinson/pages/kpark12.htm

 

[Stonewall382]

Oh...my...

These are amazing. Simply amazing.
How old was he when he died?

 

[thadivine]

thats some really nice pics there!


...thought i heard his name before and i was right, he was the illustator of some of the death gate cycly books, really good books too..

 

[Janus]

He had just turned 47. He died of complications from Leukemia.
I actually didn't know he had Leukemia until I heard he had died. It was definitely a surprise.