Nothing yet about the passing of Darrel K Sweet?
TaskmasterJack Send a noteboard - 06/12/2011 12:45:36 AM
From Irene Gallo at Tor
It is with tremendous sadness that I report that Darrell K. Sweet passed away this morning. Since the mid 1970s, Darrell’s illustrations defined many of fantasy’s most beloved series—including Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time—among literally thousands of genre book covers. An avid history buff, Darrell also spent much of his time painting frontiersmen and the American West. His paintings evoked the classic storytelling narration of the Golden Age illustrators. A Sweet cover promised an adventure to be had.
Darrell was one of the first painters I called when I started my career at Tor, eighteen years ago, and we’ve worked together continuously throughout these past near-two-decades. He was the 2010 World Fantasy Guest of Honor and I was very grateful to spend a full weekend with him and his son, after so many years of talking on the phone and trading notes through express mail. Regardless of how many years he had in the business, or how many paintings off the easel, he was as eager to talk about technique and craft and his passion for painting as any student at the beginning their career.
I’m particularly sad that he was unable to finish Memory of Light, the final book in Robert Jordan’s epic fantasy series the The Wheel of Time. He has been a vital part of this series since its beginning, 25 years ago. I know he was hoping, to the end, to be able to see this epic body of work to its completion.
His son stated, “He lived his life as an artist — seeing the beauty that surrounds.” Our thoughts are with the Sweet family.
Darrell was one of the first painters I called when I started my career at Tor, eighteen years ago, and we’ve worked together continuously throughout these past near-two-decades. He was the 2010 World Fantasy Guest of Honor and I was very grateful to spend a full weekend with him and his son, after so many years of talking on the phone and trading notes through express mail. Regardless of how many years he had in the business, or how many paintings off the easel, he was as eager to talk about technique and craft and his passion for painting as any student at the beginning their career.
I’m particularly sad that he was unable to finish Memory of Light, the final book in Robert Jordan’s epic fantasy series the The Wheel of Time. He has been a vital part of this series since its beginning, 25 years ago. I know he was hoping, to the end, to be able to see this epic body of work to its completion.
His son stated, “He lived his life as an artist — seeing the beauty that surrounds.” Our thoughts are with the Sweet family.
Nothing yet about the passing of Darrel K Sweet?
06/12/2011 12:45:36 AM
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Sad to hear it. AMOL won't be the same without his art gracing the cover *NM*
06/12/2011 01:52:40 AM
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Yes, AMOL won't be the same. I guess we'll have to find someone else to do the cover
06/12/2011 01:56:29 PM
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I'm wondering if he's got MOST of it done, if they'll just have someone finish.
06/12/2011 04:21:09 PM
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And the new artist will find the task too daunting and split it into THREE covers! *NM*
06/12/2011 04:52:38 PM
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lol. actually, I don't think I'd mind that. I would frame them and put them on the wall all together *NM*
06/12/2011 05:41:28 PM
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I think I was too subtle. I really, really dislike the WoT covers
06/12/2011 07:10:25 PM
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Not really "errors" just "wtf is going on, who are these people, what does this have to do with WoT? *NM*
06/12/2011 07:57:16 PM
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no, i read you I was just curious in general if they would have someone "finish" them instead. *NM*
07/12/2011 02:34:54 AM
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I don't think he has even started
07/12/2011 12:03:43 PM
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Sanderson says Sweet finished a concept, but not the entire illustration.
07/12/2011 03:25:43 PM
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Re: Sanderson says Sweet finished a concept, but not the entire illustration.
07/12/2011 08:17:11 PM
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Whoops, I was thinking LE Modesitt and wondering why this was here.
06/12/2011 04:15:07 AM
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Yeah, I remember back in the day thinking a new WoT book was out when I saw Modesitt's covers..
07/12/2011 12:25:50 AM
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Is it wrong of me to to think "I hope he didn't already do the cover art for AMoL?" *NM*
06/12/2011 07:07:15 PM
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It's certainly too bad he died, but I can't say I'll miss his...er..."distinctive" cover art
06/12/2011 07:30:02 PM
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RIP Darrel. Tor should put whatever Sweet had done so far on the cover of AMOL.
07/12/2011 06:15:51 AM
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Re: RIP Darrel. Tor should put whatever Sweet had done so far on the cover of AMOL.
09/12/2011 01:09:11 PM
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I'm sorry to hear that he died, and my condolences to his family.
09/12/2011 01:57:09 PM
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