Wayne Douglas Barlowe (born January 6, 1958 in Glen Cove, New York) is a science fiction and fantasy painter. He has painted over 300 book and magazine covers and illustrations for many major book publishers, as well as Life magazine, Time, and Newsweek. His parents, Sy and Dorothea Barlowe, were both natural history artists.
Barlowe has worked on numerous major motion projects, specializing in designing fantastic creatures. His oevre, however, is firmly based on his astounding body of work on the inferno. Barlowe's series of highly rendered paintings depict a unique and darkened vision, and are featured in his Morpheus titles, 'Barlowe's Inferno' and 'Brushfire'.