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John Avon (born 1961 in Cardiff, Wales) is a fantasy and science fiction illustrator. Avon has published a book of his work and his work has been used for book covers, CD covers, games, toys and advertising campaigns.〔(【引用サイトリンク】John Avon's web site )〕 He is best known for his artworks for the collectible card game, ''Magic: The Gathering'', of which he has produced over 200 paintings.〔(Magic: The Gathering card search for John Avon )〕 ==Life and work== Avon completed an art foundation course near to where he grew up in Cardiff, and gained a BA in graphic design in Brighton.〔"( The quintessential land man: Behind the Canvas: John Avon )", Wizards of the Coast. Accessed 28 June 2014.〕 He began his art career in 1983 with commercial advertising.〔 He has painted book covers for authors Stephen King, Terry Pratchett, Arthur C. Clark and Harry Harrison.〔Avon, John. "(John Avon – Fantasy Art – Biography )", johnavon.com. Retrieved September 22, 2010.〕〔 Avon is one of the most prolific ''Magic: The Gathering'' artists, having painted over 280 unique cards,〔(【引用サイトリンク】The Most Prolific Artist )〕 mostly landscapes on 'Basic Land' cards. For the online card game ''Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft'', he created the image for the ''Water Elemental'' card.〔"(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, ''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〔(【引用サイトリンク】Firle Artists - http://firleartists.co.uk/page19.htm )〕 and lives in Saltdean, near Brighton and Hove, England.〔 He also composes, plays and records music on the guitar and piano.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Avon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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