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ABOUT THE ARTIST

Peter Vinton, Jr. got his start in Fredericksburg, Virginia by selling handsomely-detailed pen-and-ink renderings to area homeowners, which led to commissions from local real estate and construction companies. Following this came a number of lucrative design contracts with various law enforcement agencies, including the DEA (for whom Peter designed the now-famous REDRUM logo ), the U.S. Secret Service (for whom he designed a recruitment poster ), and the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department.

In the fall of 1993, inspired by the works of the fantasy art masters like Boris Vallejo, Julie Bell, and Michael Whelan, Vinton embarked on his own fantasy art venture, and began a portfolio of dazzling otherworldly characters and settings to which he continues to add today. Early in 1995, Vinton's first genre illustration appeared in Aberrations. He has done work for various Renaissance Faires, his work has appeared in Medusa's Hairdo, and has also been featured on the cover of Lost Worlds.

A native Vermonter, Vinton is a graduate of Vermont College of the Union Institute (Montpelier), and he now divides his time about evenly: being chained to the drafting table and raising his son and daughter. Vinton also enjoys baiting socialists, studying American history, listening to Roger Waters, and watching Doctor Who reruns at 1:00 a.m.