A new to me, Jeff Jones book cover

I have been an unabashed fan of Jeff Jones' 

artwork, ever since I ran across it, as a thirteen, or so, year old, 

and I fell in love with the images of the women that he drew and painted.

Way back then, I had no idea, that he was already having doubts about his gender and perhaps that played into the very sympathetic renditions, that he made of lovely young maidens.

The fact that he never really found the peace that he was searching for is tragic, in the only sense of the word that works for me and that he seems to have died, unsure that his life choices had been the right ones.

The artwork is still lovely to look at though and I thank him for all of the hours of contented enjoyment his works have given me.

Star Barbarians, 

by 

Dave Van Arnam

is a cover by Jeff, that I am fairly confident, that I have never seen before and given that I have been collecting his book covers for about forty years... that is pretty remarkable.

I would lay good money, on the chance that this painting is based on a photograph, from an issue of National Geographic.

Not that I can prove it but it just "feels" that way to me.