The first is a painting called "Thieves." It's based on the scene from the Nutcracker where Marie gets stolen away to the land of the seven-headed Mouse King.
The second is the cover of 13th Reality 2. You go James! (author)
Also, I had the awesome opportunity of going out the meet artist John Jude Palencar (check out his work at www.johnjudepalencar.com). He's the recipient of the lifetime achievement award from Spectrum. I wrote about it on Richard Solomon's blog - check it out here: A Night in the Life of John Jude Palencar