(Whoa, similar post!)
I actually like some of the paintings. They remind me of the one of the things I like(d) best about SW - the pre-production, EU, and trading card artwork that made it feel like a universe. I mean, that's what SW is to me, so Boba Fett riding a giant lizard, absolutely, put it in there.
This kind of thing:
The covers, on the other hand - I haven't seen them up close so it's probably unfair of me to judge, but it kind of looked like they were photos run through a Photoshop filter from what I saw.