born 1957 in Fairview Park Ohio

education: Columbus College of Art and Design (ccad) 1980

John Jude has received dozens of awards, including Gold and Silver Medals from the Society of Illustrators, and Spectrum’s Gold Award, in the book category, two years in a row. The Association of Science Fiction Artists (ASFA) nominated John Jude for three Chesley Awards, including Best Paperback Cover, Best Color Unpublished and Best Product Illustration for 1999.\n\nHis work has been accepted in many Society of Illustrators Annuals, Communication Arts Illustration Annuals, Art Direction Annuals, Print Regional Design Annuals, American Illustration, American Artist Magazine, Spectrum and others. He has also created covers for several Stephen King novels who also holds his work in his private collection.\n\nJohn Jude’s work has graced the covers of hundreds of books for major publishers, such as Bantam, Dell, Penguin USA, Simon & Schuster, TIME/LIFE Books, National Geographic Television (Europe and Asia) and many others. He moves easily into advertising and corporate illustration with noted clients Anheuser-Busch and Paramount Pictures, and he was commissioned to create a promotional poster of Clint Eastwood for the inception of Pale Rider Ale (Plank Road Brewery/Miller Brewing Company), Mr. Eastwood’s new business venture.

podcast interview with John Jude Palencar on ninja mountain scrolls episode 90

http://mchughstudios.com/ninjamountain_podcast/episode_90.mp3

website

http://www.johnjudepalencar.com/

John Jude Palencar History of American Illustration