GUNSLINGER '88 ROLAND (1988)
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 30" x 20"

I was asked to do a cover for the trade paperback edition of THE GUNSLINGER by Stephen King. I'd done the dust jacket and all the interior illustrations for the limited edition, but this was the first mass market edition. 1/4

LEGENDS: THE GUNSLINGER (1998/2000)
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 36" x 24"

Stephen King doesn't describe the tower in the early books of the Dark Tower series, but many of the main characters experience dream visions of the object of their quest. 1/3

THE GUNSLINGER: OUTSIDE ELURIA (2005 / 2019)
Acrylic - 20" x 30"

Every time I think I'm 'done' with the universe of the Dark Tower I get called back again...and I go, eager to see if I can hit closer to the mark this time. 1/2

THE GUNSLINGER: MOHAINE (2005)
Oil on Canvas - 25" x 40"

Interior illustration for THE LITTLE SISTERS OF ELURIA by Stephen King

“The desert was the apotheosis of all deserts, huge, standing to the sky for what looked like eternity in all directions.
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KA
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V knihách Temné věže je to tajemná síla, která vede všechny živé (i neživé) tvory, přibližný ekvivalent osudu nebo předurčení.

KA lze považovat za průvodce, cíl, ale rozhodně není plánem - alespoň ne takovým, který by byl znám smrtelníkům.

Oficiální stránky Temné věže popisují KA následovně: "KA... znamená životní sílu, vědomí, povinnost a osud. Ve vulgátě, neboli v nízké řeči, znamená také místo, kam se jedinec musí vydat."

Škoda, že česká vydání Temné věže nejsou tak vizuálně krásná. Teprve když dáte více knížek k sobě, poznáte, jak k sobě pasují.

**SPOILER**

Ve filmové adaptaci Prokletí Salemu (2024) otec Callahan zemře, kousne ho upír, ale v upíra se nepromění.

V knize (od Stephena Kinga) řádění upirů přežije, opije se a odjíždí autobusem z města pryč.

Stejně v knize i ve filmu ale ztratí víru v Boha.

THE DARK TOWER: ROLAND X (1998/2010)
Oil on Panel - 18" x 14"

There’s a complicated history behind this image. It was first painted in acrylics to accompany the novella THE DARK TOWER: THE LITTLE SISTERS OF ELURIA by Stephen King. 1/4

THE GUNSLINGER: THE WAY STATION (1982)
Acrylic on Illustration Board - 20" x 30"

It should come as a surprise to no one that I just love painting textures. 1/2

https://www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/gunslinger-waystation/

THE GUNSLINGER: THE TEMPLE OF THE ORACLE (1982)
Acrylic on Illustration Board - 20" X 30"

In this double-page spread from The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger, the hero has just taken Mescaline. 1/3

20 books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers.

20 kníh, ktoré ťa formovali. Jedna denne za 20 dní. Bez vysvetlenia, bez recenzie, len obálka knihy.
10/20

#20books20days #20kníh20dní
#bookstodon #gunslinger #DarkTower #StephenKing

THE DARK TOWER: THE ARTIST'S DOOR (2004)
Oil on Panel - 28" x 18"

Patrick Danville, the magical artist, draws the door into existence. Note the 2 brushes on the doorknob. 1/2

THE DARK TOWER: THE END OF THE ROAD (2003)
Acrylic on Panel - 22" x 30"

When I took on the task of illustrating the last Dark Tower book, this was the first painting I did. It was used as the endpapers for the hardcover editions. 1/2

THE DARK TOWER: THE CLEARING (2004)
Oil on Panel - 28" x 18"

This interior illustration for THE DARK TOWER VII by Stephen King is a scene from a chapter entitled "In the Haze of Green and Gold" which set the tone for the color scheme.

King also described the trees as being like the columns of a cathedral and I endeavored to capture this in his painting.

https://www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/dark-tower-clearing/

THE GUNSLINGER: THE SLOW MUTANTS (1981)
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 20" x 15"

I took up the challenge of illustrating this scene illuminated solely by the flash of a gunshot. In so many ways, it was the shot that set the stage for Roland's epic journey to the Dark Tower. 1/4

THE GUNSLINGER ON THE BEACH (1982)
Acrylic on Illustration Board - 28" x 18"

The winter months of 1980-81 were tough. My wife and I became parents with the arrival of our daughter in November, and I needn't tell anyone who has children what that means in terms of lifestyle changes...like lack of sleep. 1/4

THE GUNSLINGER FOLLOWED (2005)
Oil on Canvas - 25" x 40"

The second painting based on the famous opening line of The Dark Tower books by Stephen King: "The Man in Black fled across the desert and the Gunslinger followed." 1/3

THE GUNSLINGER: THE MAN IN BLACK (2005)
Oil on Canvas - 25" x 40"

"The Man in Black fled across the desert and the Gunslinger followed."

Ever since I read that first line of the first Dark Tower book by Stephen King, I was waiting for the opportunity to paint it. 1/2

"Jídlo a porada se nemají míchat."
Roland Deschain

(Temná věž: Vlci z Cally)
#temnavez #darktower #pistolnik #gunslinger #stephenking

THE GUNSLINGER: THE DEAD TOWN (1982)
Acrylic on Illustration Board - 20" x 14"

Throughout most of my career as an illustrator, I took the unusual approach of rarely using models. 1/3