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John Avon (born 1961) is a Welsh fantasy and science fiction illustrator. His work has been compiled in the book Journeys to Somewhere Else and used for book covers, CD covers, games, toys and advertising campaigns.Avon, John. " John Avon – Fantasy Art – Biography ". Retrieved September 22, 2010. Avon is best known for his artworks for the collectible card game , for which he has produced over 200 paintings. Magic: The Gathering card search for John Avon
He has painted book covers for authors Stephen King, Terry Pratchett, Arthur C. Clark and Harry Harrison.
Avon is one of the most prolific artists, having painted over 280 unique cards, mostly landscapes on Basic Land cards. For the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game, he created the image for the Water Elemental card which is used in Hearthstone." Water Elemental", Curse, Inc. Accessed 28 June 2014.
In 2014 he successfully used the Kickstarter crowd funding website to raise funds for an illustrated book of his work, The Art of John Avon: Journeys to Somewhere Else (2015)." 'Journeys to Somewhere Else' by John Avon", Kickstarter. Accessed 28 June 2014.
Avon is married to the illustrator Patricia MacCarthy, with whom he has two sons, Laurie and James , and lives in Saltdean, near Brighton and Hove, England. He also composes, plays and records music on the guitar and piano.
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