Robin Wood

Robin Wood (November 1953 – April 19, 2021) was an American artist specializing in game art and fantasy. She is best known for her portraits of characters from Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series, the Robin Wood Tarot Deck and the cover art for several of Scott Cunningham's books on neo-Paganism.

Biography Robin Wood was born in November 1953, and graduated from Michigan State University in 1976 with a degree in Special Education for the Visually Impaired. Her interest in fantasy and science fiction art stemmed from a visit to Detroit Triple Fanfair in 1972.

Works Books The People of Pern (with Anne McCaffrey) (1988) The Robin Wood Tarot (1991) When Why ...If: An Ethics Workbook (1997) The Robin Wood Tarot: The Book (1998) The Theory of Cat Gravity (with Diana Harlan Stein) (2000) LightWave 3D 8: 1001 Tips & Tricks (Contributor) (2004)

Roleplaying games Monsters of Myth & Legend (1984) The Complete Thief's Handbook (1989)Nightwatch in the Living City (1991)Van Richten's Guide to Ghosts'' (1992) She provided occasional updates about her condition and her continued treatment on her blog up until January 2021. Her husband Michael Short provided a final update in mid-April 2021 that her condition had declined significantly, and she died on April 19, 2021.