"The Phantom of the Opera"
by David Burton
Acrylic on Canvas Panel, 11 x 14

David Burton is an artist who specializes in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Western and Horror illustration. Shown here is his painting of Lon Chaney as, “The Phantom of the Opera". It is the cover to the upcoming Rick Lai novel, “Shadows of the Opera” as well as graciously provided to the Mellophant community for the use of this blog. His art is available for sale from his catalog.

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