Keith Parkinson 1958 - 2005

[Cairenn]

As I am sure most of you know by now, renowned fantasy artist Keith Parkinson passed away late last week.

I have been sitting here all day, trying to figure out what to post about this. I ... just can't come up with the words. I was at BlizzCon when I got the news he had passed on. The world tilted and turned black, and I found myself in a heap on the sidewalk with tears streaming down my face. The fantasy world has lost one of the truly greats, and even worse, the world has lost one of her best.

You can read the post by Brad McQuaid of SGO, where Keith was working on the upcoming Vanguard:Saga of Heros mmorpg, here.

Donna, Nick, our hearts and prayers go out to you.

Rest safely Keith.

[British]

Damn, that's a dire news for sure
This guy illustred most of my RPG youth, along with Elmore and a bunch of talented illustrators.

R.I.P. :/

[Ghent]

Agreed... I don't even know what to say... I still have many books with his artwork on my bookselves....