©Michael Whelan	©Michael Whelan	©Michael Whelan
©Michael Whelan	©Michael Whelan	©Michael Whelan

What can you say about the man who "brought back the snaps" as it were, from Pern, along with many other visual delights. He tends to be a most philosophical painter and all of his images hold many symbols, much like an intricate Tarot Deck, all having to do with destiny and purpose and completion.

You can see why I like him.

Off the subject, really, but the black dragon holding the woman is off the cover of Dragon's Bane, a tale which gave me the definition of Dragons. This being "a higher form of six extremities." It was just the sort of informative piece which led me to develop my "Chaotic" theory of dragonhood as a five-fold derivation of this essential anatomical distinction.

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