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decided to develop the name for a wider remit, bringing together work in various fields. Solar Wind was transferred to
Shropshire in late 1999 with Jones, from where he now operates his current company. Jones' current work includes ongoing genre and wildlife illustration, the production of handmade and self-published books, cards and prints, and occasional private commissions. He is also working on further self-published collections of his work, including
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don't understand this new type of book" and was asked to "go away, and come back with something revolutionary". Inspired by the layouts of many
American romance titles at the time, given to him by a Dutch editor in Rotterdam while en route to the Frankfurt Book Fair, he decided to break tradition in the UK market and use a similar layout. He provided several further pieces for the Puffin FF series, including covers for
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as he designed it with space for the title in the centre of the front cover, eschewing the publishing tradition of placing titles at the top of the page; however, it was something he did after being called in to rescue the book's launch, being told by the publisher "we've no idea how to do this, we
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in London in 1970, where he studied graphic design, graduating in 1974. At the college, a visiting lecturer suggested Jones combine his interest in realism with imaginative skills, drawing Jones into the
Fantasy and Science Fiction fields. Whilst at St. Martins Jones took the decision to "become an
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Jones works primarily in hand-mixed oil paint and also acrylic, using a unique painting medium he invented that he calls "acryloil". In recent years he has also adopted the use of a
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During the late 1970s Jones set up his own design studio and licensing company, Solar Wind Ltd, based in London's Fulham Road then
Wimbledon in 1980, London, to facilitate his ongoing illustration work and manage the licensing of his images. Solar Wind was closed down in the late 1990s, when he
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During the 1990s Jones further pursued his interest in aviation-related art, becoming involved with the RAF Benevolent Fund, and a number of World War II pilots. His illustrations of aircraft and aerial combat can be found in a variety of books on the subject, and his work in the field has been
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Peter Andrew Jones was born on 14 December 1951, into the relative poverty of post-war
Britain in Islington, north London, the son of Reginald and Catherine Jones, his father an engineer. Showing interest in the visual arts from an early age, he describes the London of his early boyhood as
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in 1980, covering his science fiction and fantasy illustrations up to the year 1980. Since 1999 he has been publishing the book himself through his current company along with several other editions including further volumes of the book.
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in the 1980s, in particular providing the original cover for the first title in the series in 1982. It is often stated on the internet that the book's publishers were distressed at Jones' illustration for the cover of
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He commenced several decades of producing cover art for science fiction and fantasy publications. During his career he has provided book covers for science fiction and fantasy authors including
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books. Bama in particular made a lasting impact, particularly his
Western genre art, and Jones still considers him both a genius and the single most major influence on his work.
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magazine. From covers for the magazine, Jones went on to produce game art for GW's boardgame adaptation of the first
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