And picked at random from the bag!....is...
September 1992, volume 18, #1. Cover by Normand Chartier.
There a bunch of wonderful illustrations in this one. The loose theme seems to involve dogs:
Kelly Maddox:
trees/wildlife:
Ronald C. Lipking:
Chuck Eckart:
Suzie Skinner:
and sailing/sea adventures:
Mike Eagle:
Scott Brooks:
I love this one by Friso Henstra:
Its from the story called Mountain of Pearl (part3) by Peter Dickinson.
And look at these entries from the Self Portrait contest:
They're great huh?
Alright, I've got to get back to packing and generally scrambling around to get ready for the We Are Wizards Theatrical Release in New York! Its tomorrow night and runs all week. If you're in the area we'd love to see you!