Dorian La Padura? He seems to be old enough, though now he is a fine artist and colour consultant. Difficult to find anything about him except for a few abstracty paintings and a violently yellow door for which he suggested the colour.
He did illustrate a Philip Roth story in Penthouse in 1977.
It’s hard to believe … but this is better than the first edition cover art. I like the hayseed lion look better than the whatever it is behind broken bars dealy.
With a sense of gloomy foreboding, Leo flicked his Giant-Size Flame-O-Fast gas lighter… and nothing happened. And he knew from the look on his wife’s face that the furry barbeque had been ruined.
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April 4th, 2012 at 10:46 am
First commenter to recognise the artists signature gets a free…. uh… virtual cookie. So you know in other words. Nothing!
April 4th, 2012 at 11:38 am
Let’s hear it for Kris Kristofferson, everybody!
April 4th, 2012 at 12:44 pm
Lion-o regretted buying second hand Glo-sticks.
April 4th, 2012 at 12:44 pm
I like the fact Lion-o here has a bit of a beer belly straining at his shirt.
April 4th, 2012 at 1:35 pm
Lion-o and Wednesday Adams. I’ve seen worse pairings.
April 4th, 2012 at 1:58 pm
Is that Lars Ulrich in the background? Why looks he so melty?
April 4th, 2012 at 3:03 pm
Love the critic quote. “Unforgettable.”
Not necessarily in a good way. I’ll never forget having kidney stones, but that doesn’t mean I’d like to have ‘em again.
April 4th, 2012 at 3:03 pm
What are the odds that both of them would get hit in the left sides of their faces with shovels?
April 4th, 2012 at 3:18 pm
Dorian La Padura? He seems to be old enough, though now he is a fine artist and colour consultant. Difficult to find anything about him except for a few abstracty paintings and a violently yellow door for which he suggested the colour.
He did illustrate a Philip Roth story in Penthouse in 1977.
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vkAhAQAAIAAJ&dq=dorian+la+padura&source=gbs_navlinks_s
April 4th, 2012 at 5:23 pm
It’s hard to believe … but this is better than the first edition cover art. I like the hayseed lion look better than the whatever it is behind broken bars dealy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beasts_(John_Crowley)
April 4th, 2012 at 5:37 pm
John Crowley is a marvelous writer, but Beasts has gotten some pretty awful covers. We have the really lovely Gollancz Classics edition:
http://webpages.charter.net/jsa1/jcrowley/images/beasts_p2uk.jpg
@Pat: I suspect your identification of the artist as Dorian La Padura is correct, for all that his current work is very abstract.
April 4th, 2012 at 5:46 pm
@Alessandra: that is a fine cover. My eye wanders naturally around the lion, and the lines that lie on it liven it likewise.
April 4th, 2012 at 10:08 pm
Alternate ending to Beverly Hills 90210. Shannon Doherty and Luke Perry.
April 4th, 2012 at 11:26 pm
Post-Apocalypse “American Gothic”?
April 10th, 2012 at 2:03 pm
With a sense of gloomy foreboding, Leo flicked his Giant-Size Flame-O-Fast gas lighter… and nothing happened. And he knew from the look on his wife’s face that the furry barbeque had been ruined.
April 12th, 2012 at 12:31 am
On, it’s a rifle. I thought it was one of those things you could use to force the ignition on a Saab.
Yoss: Depends on what part of town they’re in.