Peter Thorpe is a well-known Editorial Illustrator who has had his beautiful paintings on the covers of books by many best-selling authors, including Frederick Forsyth's "The Fourth Protocol," and Garrison Keillor's "Lake Wobegon Days." In 1986 he got his first Tony Hillerman manuscript, "Skinwalkers," from Harper & Row, and his painting was selected for the cover. And so began a long career with the late Tony HIllerman; to date Peter has done paintings for over 40 editions of Hillerman's mysteries.
He also has a love of space science and served as Creative Director for the Space Frontier Foundation from 1988 to 2008. During this time he began painting his highly successful "Rocket" paintings, many of which are now owned by many in the space community and authors such as Spider and Jeanne Robinson, Ben Bova, Andrew Chaikin and Vanna Bonta. See more about Peter's "Rocket" paintings on his website.
Original Artwork, 2011. This beautiful bold painting is #65 of Peter Thorpe's well-received Rocket paintings. Painted with acrylic on hand made paper, the painting is professionally framed in fine black wood. Thorpe's signature "T" appears on the top right of the painting. The painting measures 15 x19" high. The visible..... More
Original Artwork, 2014. This striking painting is #93 of Peter Thorpe's well-received Rocket paintings. Painted with acrylic on hand made paper, the painting is professionally framed in fine black wood. Thorpe's signature "T" appears in the upper left of the painting. The painting measures 16 x 19" high. The visible..... More
Harper & Row, 1985. Original Artwork. A striking painting, professionally framed, by Peter Thorpe that was selected by Harper & Row for a series of Desmond Bagley paperbacks for Harper & Row in 1985. "The Enemy" is a first person narrative espionage triller novel. Bagley wrote many espionage books and..... More
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Mysterious Press, 1988. A beautiful painting, professionally framed, by Peter Thorpe that was selected by Mysterious Press for the paperback edition of "Barbed Wire Noose" by Harold Adams, published in 1988. Also included is first trade edition of the book. The painting is framed and matted in a black wood..... More
![Item #4509 Moonblind: Original Painting + First Edition [2 items]. for Laura Crum Peter Thorpe](https://parrishbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4509_1.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1459701428)
Perseverance Press, 2006. A beautiful painting, professionally framed, by Peter Thorpe that was selected by Perserverance Press for the first edition of "Moonblind," by Laura Crum, published in 2006 Also included is first trade edition of the book. The painting is framed and matted in a black wood frame that..... More
Warner Books, 1992. Original Artwork. A beautiful painting, professionally framed, by Peter Thorpe that was selected by Warner Books for the first American edition paperback cover of "A Dream Like Mine" by M.T. Kelly, published in 1992. The painting is framed and matted in white in a black wood frame..... More
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Warner Books, 1994. A beautiful painting, professionally framed, by Peter Thorpe that was selected by Warner Books for the first edition and the paperback first edition as well of Ah, Treachery by Ross Thomas, published by Warner Books in 1994. This was Ross Thomas last book, and was a bestseller..... More
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HarperCollins, 2006. Original Artwork. A beautiful painting, professionally framed, by Peter Thorpe that was selected by HarperCollins for the first edition cover of "The Shape Shifter" by Tony Hillerman, Hillerman's last book, published in 2006. Includes the first edition of the book in fine condition. The painting is framed and..... More
HarperCollins, 2003. First Edition. A beautiful painting, fully framed, by Peter Thorpe that was selected by HarperCollins for the cover of Tony Hillerman's best-selling book, "The Sinister Pig." We are also including the first edition book of "The Sinister Pig, signed by Tony Hillerman. The painting is professionally framed and..... More