Pete Venters is into his 11th year of painting Magic cards; he started with Antiquities and has managed to contribute to every set since (except Three Kingdoms). Pete counts himself very lucky to currently have created the most artwork in Magic by a single artist—211 pieces with the release of Fifth Dawn (213 if you include Vanguard)! Some of Pete's best known pieces include The Abyss, Baron Sengir, Phyrexian Dreadnought, Lake of the Dead, Lhurgoyf, Flametongue Kavu and Phyrexian Arena. Recent additions that Pete's especially proud of include Tanglewalker, Raksha Golden Cub and the truly vile-looking Desecration Elemental.

Pete is a regular poster in the Art & Artist Forums on Wizards' own Magic: The Gathering Boards. Occasionally he posts sets of sketches to show the development of some cards from initial idea to final painting. Currently, Pete is working on the Kamigawa Block but what he's really looking forward to is the release of Unhinged which includes, in his words, "One of the most excessive, over-the-top images I've ever done for Magic."