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About Me

I am Rainer Kalwitz, a freelance artist and illustrator from Germany, mainly busy with the coverartwork for books and CDs.
I am working as a professional illustrator now for more than 10 years. I have worked for the FORD motor company, for various big book publishing houses and for many known record labels, mainly on the field of progressive rock, AOR and heavy metal.
Customers:
record labels:
Century Media, Metal Blade Records, Massacre Records, MTM Music, Frontiers, Mausoleum Records, InsideOut Music, Limb Music Products, etc. etc. etc.
book publishing houses:
HEYNE, Weltbild, Bastei-LÃ¼bbe, Goldmann, etc.
...if someone of you is in need of a fine and exclusive individual artwork, feel free to contact me :-)
Cheers,
Rainer
"Nuclear Blast" (2007), acrylics on illustration board, 45 x 65 cm / 17.6 x 25.4 in. (original painting available for sale)
"Patents of Control" (2006), acrylics on illustration board, 50 x 100 cm / 20 x 40 in. (original painting available for sale)
"Lies in Black" (2003), acrylics on illustration board, 70 x 70 cm / 27.3 x 27.3 in. (featured in "SPECTRUM 11, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art") fine art prints on canvas available
P.S.:
a few of my original paintings, done in acrylics are available for sale at the moment.
furthermore there are some art prints on canvas available, e.g. "Walk on Water", 70 x 70 cm / approx. 30 x 30 in. at $ 225,00...if interested in an image, feel free to ask for prices and availability...

My Interests

music (only listening and collecting), art, painting, drawing, mountainbike, interesting people, young hopeful artists, relaxing :-)

I'd like to meet:

interesting people, talented bands/musicians, creative beings...and HAPPY NEW CUSTOMERS! :-)

Music:

from melodic prog rock and symphonic ambient sounds, intelligent power metal, to brutal (old school) death metal.

faves:
NEVERMORE, TESTAMENT, KILLING JOKE, DREAM THEATER, RUSH, VANGELIS, FATES WARNING, THRESHOLD, OBITUARY, CANDLEMASS, SHADOW GALLERY, ANATHEMA, BLACK SABBATH, BLUE Ã–YSTER CULT, KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, JAG PANZER, HELSTAR, VICIOUS RUMORS, ANNIHILATOR, HEATHEN, ARMORED SAINT, METAL CHURCH, POWERMAD, CONCEPTION, KAMELOT, W.A.S.P., MAGNUM, DEMON, CRIMSON GLORY, HEIR APPARENT, SAVATAGE, REALM, DEAD CAN DANCE, FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM, DEATH, ATHEIST, SADUS, SLAYER, (old) SEPULTURA, FORBIDDEN, ENCHANT, ASIA, ARENA, MARILLION, APOPTYGMA BERZERK, NOCTURNUS, BOLT THROWER, MORBID ANGEL, NILE, KATAKLYSM, FEAR FACTORY, THREAT SIGNAL, SCAR SYMMETRY, RAUNCHY, SOLITUDE AETERNUS, STEEL PROPHET, JOHNNY CASH, BILLY IDOL, ... etc. etc.
(nice mixture...(?) :-))

Movies:

LORD OF THE RINGS 1 - 3, ALIEN 1, BRAVEHEART, DRACULA, SLEEPY HOLLOW, RONIN, BLADE RUNNER + most Ridley Scott Film's

Heroes:

Leonardo da Vinci, Albrecht Duerer, Dali, Magritte, Michael Whelan, Rodney Matthews, Tony Roberts, Caspar David Friedrich, H.R. Giger, Ed Repka, Hieronymus Bosch, Hugh Syme, M.C. Escher, Franz Radziwill, Max Ernst, Stefan Hoehnerloh, Gerhard Richter...

My Blog

original paintings and art prints on canvas

Hello my friends!At the moment a few of my original paintings and also some art prints on canvas are available at special and very affordable Christmas prices. So everyone who is searching for a very ...
Posted by Rainer´s Art on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 04:23:00 PST