Fred Gambino – The Last Lions of Sinhala

Year: 1989
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 1989
Medium: Acrylic on illustration board
Size: 16 × 21.5 inches

Original artwork for the cover of the fourth and final volume in Colin de Silva’s Sinhala series of historical novels. The series is an epic retelling of 18th-century Sri Lankan history and fiction. Created in wraparound landscape format with detailed artwork and a rich palette. Signed.
Artist: Fred Gambino

Fred Gambino is a British science-fiction and fantasy illustrator and concept artist whose career spans publishing, film, television and games. After establishing himself as a cover illustrator, he worked for clients including Penguin, Warner Books, National Geographic and major entertainment companies. His later screen work includes concept and matte-painting work on Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and concept work on Guardians of the Galaxy. Gambino's books Ground Zero and The Art of Fred Gambino: Dark Shepherd document a career distinguished by cinematic lighting, imaginative technology and highly polished traditional painting.