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The Art of Discworldby Paul Kidby

“Soul Music,” by Paul Kidby
Discworld 2012 Calendar May Image

“Death at the Unseen University,” by Graham Higgins
Discworld 2001 Calendar May Image

Variations on a theme, both from May calendars!

noirandchocolate:

“Check Mort” by Paul Kidby
Taken from “Terry Pratchett’s Discworld Imaginarium” 

(”[I] had a commission for a French publication that seemed the perfect opportunity to create the painting Check Mort, which I had been developing in my mind for a long while.  Knowing that one of Terry’s favorite films was The Seventh Seal it seemed only fitting to parody the scene where the knight, Antonius Block, plays chess with Death.  Terry was battling Alzheimer’s by the time I created this piece, giving the painting an emotive dimension which was not part of my original concept.  I worked out the chess moves so that Terry’s pieces are positioned on the board to win.”–Paul Kidby)

noirandchocolate:

“Sir Terry Pratchett” by Paul Kidby
Taken from “Terry Pratchett’s Discworld Imaginarium”

dagothar:

twin-city-ankh-and-morpork:

Sir Terry Pratchett, 28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015

“DON’T THINK OF IT AS DYING, said Death. JUST THINK OF IT AS LEAVING EARLY TO AVOID THE RUSH.” 

Art by Paul Kidby

Sir Pratchett, it has been an honor.