The art of James Jean

After reading Fables, which deserves a whole other post of its own, I really got into the art of James Jean, a young and very successful illustrator for Vertigo, DC's adult line of comics. He also does cover work and illustrations for magazines and various ads. As a Taiwanese-American (I'm not sure how the "Jean" surname works out), he even explores some Asian motifs in his paintings, although I find a few of them rather frightening.

Here are his website and his blog, where you can view the many styles he employs (and he certainly appears to excel in all of them). If you're a fan of Fables, take a look at the cover he's just completed for the upcoming 8th trade paperback, Wolves.

These are just a few paintings I liked:

I like the hair that ends in blooms, and the act of cutting them off. Also, there's almost no trace of her body except a shaft of light to suggest a presence.

Here's an illustration of the band, Sigur Ros, whose music is otherworldly, as is this picture.

The frog prince and his princess, from an upcoming Fables issue.

Snow White, who runs Fabletown in Fables.

~All artwork by James Jean

Posted by Monoceros at September 12, 2006 8:09 AM