Ron Walotsky
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Ron Walotsky was a science fiction and fantasy artist who studied at the School of Visual Arts
. He began a long and prolific career painting book and magazine covers starting with the May 1967 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
. His first book cover was for Living Way Out by Wyman Guin
. He would go on to do covers for Stephen King
, Anne Rice
, Bruce Sterling
, Roger Zelazny
, Robert Silverberg
and many others. He was also nominated for the Chesley Awards
twelve times. Some of his art is collected in Inner Visions: The Art of Ron Walotsky (2000).
Walotsky has illustrated cards for the Magic: The Gathering
collectible card game.
Ron Walotsky also did an oil painting to be used as a poster for Dorothy Dietrich
, a well known magician and curator of The Houdini Museum
In Scranton, Pa.
Here is a list of all the issues of F&SF that Ron painted the covers of:
--Planetoid Idiot (Phyllis Gotlieb), May, 1967.
--Reduction in Arms (Tom Purdom), August, 1967.
--Stranger in the House (Kate Wilhelm), February, 1968.
--The Consciousness Machine (Josephine Saxton), June, 1968.
--The Fangs of Trees (Robert Silverberg), October, 1968.
--Calliope and Gherkin and the Yankee Doodle Thing (Evelyn E. Smith), March, 1969.
--An Adventure in the Yolla Bolly Middle Eel Wilderness (Vance Aandahl), August, 1969.
--20th Anniversary, October, 1969.
--The Fatal Fulfillment (Poul Anderson), March, 1970.
--Making Titan (Barry N. Malzberg), July, 1970.
--The Bear with the Knot on his Tail (Stephen Tall), May, 1971.
--Jack of Shadows (Roger Zelazny), July, 1971.
--Jack of Shadows (Roger Zelazny), August, 1971.
--McGillahee's Brat (Ray Bradbury), January, 1972.
--Son of the Morning (Gotlieb), June, 1972.
--The Brave Free Men (Jack Vance), July, 1972.
--Doctor Dominoe's Dancing Doll (Hal R. Moore), December, 1972.
--Closed Sicilian (Barry N. Malzberg), November, 1973.
--Not a Red Cent (Robin Scott Wilson), December, 1973.
--The Star of Stars (Robert F. Young), March, 1974.
--A Father's Tale (Sterling E. Lanier), July, 1974.
--Venus on the Half-Shell (Kilgore Trout), December, 1974.
--The Black Hole Passes John (John Varley), June, 1975.
--The Samurai and the Willows (Michael Bishop), February, 1976.
--Ghost of a Crown (Sterling E. Lanier), December, 1976.
--The Syndicated Time (Sterling E. Lanier), #326, July, 1978.
--Palely Loitering (Christopher Priest), #332, January, 1979.
--Extraordinary Voyages of Amelie Bertrand (Joanna Russ), #340, September, 1979.
--Lord Valentine's Castle (Robert Silverberg), #342, November, 1979.
--The Autopsy (Michael Shea), #355, December, 1980.
--The Thermals of August (Edward Bryant), May, 1981.
--The Tehama (Bob Leman), December, 1981.
--Midnight Snack (Vance Aandahl), #419, April, 1986.
--The Cold Cage (Ray Aldridge), February, 1990.
--Dr. Pak's Preschool (David Brin), July, 1990.
--Gate of Faces (Aldridge), April, 1991.
--Tree of Life, Book of Death (Grania Davis) March, 1992.
--Bridges (de Lint), October-November, 1992.
--Busy Dying (Brian Stableford), February, 1994.
--The Spine Divers (Ray Aldridge), June, 1995.
--Candle in a Bottle (Carolyn Ives Gilman), October-November, 1996.
--Reading the Bones (Sheila Finch), #558, January, 1998.
--The Island in the Lake (Phyllis Eisenstein), #568, December, 1998.
--The Hestwood (Rob Chilson), #572, April, 1999.
--The Diamond Pit
(Jack Dann), #596, June, 2001.
--On Skua Island (John Langan), #598, August, 2001.
--The Mask of the Rex (Richard Bowes), #606, May, 2002.
--Soul Pipes (Ray Aldridge), #612, December, 2002.
School of Visual Arts
The School of Visual Arts , is a proprietary art school located in Manhattan, New York City, and is widely considered to be one of the leading art schools in the United States. It was established in 1947 by co-founders Silas H. Rhodes and Burne Hogarth as the Cartoonists and Illustrators School and...
. He began a long and prolific career painting book and magazine covers starting with the May 1967 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction is a digest-size American fantasy and science fiction magazine first published in 1949 by Mystery House and then by Fantasy House. Both were subsidiaries of Lawrence Spivak's Mercury Publications, which took over as publisher in 1958. Spilogale, Inc...
. His first book cover was for Living Way Out by Wyman Guin
Wyman Guin
Wyman Woods Guin was a pharmacologist and advertising executive best known for writing science fiction....
. He would go on to do covers for Stephen King
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...
, Anne Rice
Anne Rice
Anne Rice is a best-selling Southern American author of metaphysical gothic fiction, Christian literature and erotica from New Orleans, Louisiana. Her books have sold nearly 100 million copies, making her one of the most widely read authors in modern history...
, Bruce Sterling
Bruce Sterling
Michael Bruce Sterling is an American science fiction author, best known for his novels and his work on the Mirrorshades anthology, which helped define the cyberpunk genre.-Writings:...
, Roger Zelazny
Roger Zelazny
Roger Joseph Zelazny was an American writer of fantasy and science fiction short stories and novels, best known for his The Chronicles of Amber series...
, Robert Silverberg
Robert Silverberg
Robert Silverberg is an American author, best known for writing science fiction. He is a multiple nominee of the Hugo Award and a winner of the Nebula Award.-Early years:...
and many others. He was also nominated for the Chesley Awards
Chesley Awards
The Chesley Awards were established in 1985 by the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists to recognize individual artistic works and achievements during a given year. The Chesleys were initially called the ASFA Awards, but were later renamed to honor famed astronomical artist Chesley...
twelve times. Some of his art is collected in Inner Visions: The Art of Ron Walotsky (2000).
Walotsky has illustrated cards for the Magic: The Gathering
Magic: The Gathering
Magic: The Gathering , also known as Magic, is the first collectible trading card game created by mathematics professor Richard Garfield and introduced in 1993 by Wizards of the Coast. Magic continues to thrive, with approximately twelve million players as of 2011...
collectible card game.
Ron Walotsky also did an oil painting to be used as a poster for Dorothy Dietrich
Dorothy Dietrich
Dorothy Dietrich is an American stage magician and escapologist, and the first and only woman to have performed the bullet catch in mouth. She was also the first woman to perform a straitjacket escape while suspended hundreds of feet in the air from a burning rope Dorothy Dietrich is an American...
, a well known magician and curator of The Houdini Museum
Houdini Museum
The Houdini Museum was established in 1988 at 1433 N. Main Avenue in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA. It is in a turn-of-the-20th-century building that has been entirely renovated. Houdini performed in Scranton and did several special challenges there. His brother, Hardeen, also appeared in Scranton...
In Scranton, Pa.
Here is a list of all the issues of F&SF that Ron painted the covers of:
--Planetoid Idiot (Phyllis Gotlieb), May, 1967.
--Reduction in Arms (Tom Purdom), August, 1967.
--Stranger in the House (Kate Wilhelm), February, 1968.
--The Consciousness Machine (Josephine Saxton), June, 1968.
--The Fangs of Trees (Robert Silverberg), October, 1968.
--Calliope and Gherkin and the Yankee Doodle Thing (Evelyn E. Smith), March, 1969.
--An Adventure in the Yolla Bolly Middle Eel Wilderness (Vance Aandahl), August, 1969.
--20th Anniversary, October, 1969.
--The Fatal Fulfillment (Poul Anderson), March, 1970.
--Making Titan (Barry N. Malzberg), July, 1970.
--The Bear with the Knot on his Tail (Stephen Tall), May, 1971.
--Jack of Shadows (Roger Zelazny), July, 1971.
--Jack of Shadows (Roger Zelazny), August, 1971.
--McGillahee's Brat (Ray Bradbury), January, 1972.
--Son of the Morning (Gotlieb), June, 1972.
--The Brave Free Men (Jack Vance), July, 1972.
--Doctor Dominoe's Dancing Doll (Hal R. Moore), December, 1972.
--Closed Sicilian (Barry N. Malzberg), November, 1973.
--Not a Red Cent (Robin Scott Wilson), December, 1973.
--The Star of Stars (Robert F. Young), March, 1974.
--A Father's Tale (Sterling E. Lanier), July, 1974.
--Venus on the Half-Shell (Kilgore Trout), December, 1974.
--The Black Hole Passes John (John Varley), June, 1975.
--The Samurai and the Willows (Michael Bishop), February, 1976.
--Ghost of a Crown (Sterling E. Lanier), December, 1976.
--The Syndicated Time (Sterling E. Lanier), #326, July, 1978.
--Palely Loitering (Christopher Priest), #332, January, 1979.
--Extraordinary Voyages of Amelie Bertrand (Joanna Russ), #340, September, 1979.
--Lord Valentine's Castle (Robert Silverberg), #342, November, 1979.
--The Autopsy (Michael Shea), #355, December, 1980.
--The Thermals of August (Edward Bryant), May, 1981.
--The Tehama (Bob Leman), December, 1981.
--Midnight Snack (Vance Aandahl), #419, April, 1986.
--The Cold Cage (Ray Aldridge), February, 1990.
--Dr. Pak's Preschool (David Brin), July, 1990.
--Gate of Faces (Aldridge), April, 1991.
--Tree of Life, Book of Death (Grania Davis) March, 1992.
--Bridges (de Lint), October-November, 1992.
--Busy Dying (Brian Stableford), February, 1994.
--The Spine Divers (Ray Aldridge), June, 1995.
--Candle in a Bottle (Carolyn Ives Gilman), October-November, 1996.
--Reading the Bones (Sheila Finch), #558, January, 1998.
--The Island in the Lake (Phyllis Eisenstein), #568, December, 1998.
--The Hestwood (Rob Chilson), #572, April, 1999.
--The Diamond Pit
The Diamond Pit
"The Diamond Pit" is a 2001 fantasy science fiction novella by Jack Dann.-Background:"The Diamond Pit" was first published in 2001 in a collection of Jack Dann's short stories entitled Jubilee by HarperCollins under their Voyager imprint...
(Jack Dann), #596, June, 2001.
--On Skua Island (John Langan), #598, August, 2001.
--The Mask of the Rex (Richard Bowes), #606, May, 2002.
--Soul Pipes (Ray Aldridge), #612, December, 2002.