| P a i n t i n g |
| Mediums old and new: "Siberian Tiger" (1991, oil on canvas, above) and "Tribute to Bradbury" (1999, Photoshop, right) Each medium poses its' own unique challenges and advantages. The beauty of painting on computer is the age-old painters' dream of painting with light itself. Click here to see an animation of this painting |
Left: The oldest painting
in my collection, painted
in January of 1978,
when I was a senior in
high school. It's an
illustration based on
Frank Herbert's science
fiction series, "Dune".
(Also influenced by
Ralph McQuarrie's
pre-production art for the
original "Star Wars".) A
great visualization
exercise is to read a
science fiction or fantasy
novel and then try to
paint or draw the image
in your mind's eye.
Left: "Black Horse"
(acrylic on canvas panel,
1999) One of the
drawbacks (or
advantages) of knowing
an artist is being
unwittingly cast in a
painting! The mounted
figure is based on
someone I used to know,
who, with his head
shaved, looked like a
hero from the Arabian
Nights...
in my collection, painted
in January of 1978,
when I was a senior in
high school. It's an
illustration based on
Frank Herbert's science
fiction series, "Dune".
(Also influenced by
Ralph McQuarrie's
pre-production art for the
original "Star Wars".) A
great visualization
exercise is to read a
science fiction or fantasy
novel and then try to
paint or draw the image
in your mind's eye.
Left: "Black Horse"
(acrylic on canvas panel,
1999) One of the
drawbacks (or
advantages) of knowing
an artist is being
unwittingly cast in a
painting! The mounted
figure is based on
someone I used to know,
who, with his head
shaved, looked like a
hero from the Arabian
Nights...
| Right: "Ghita of Alizarr" (acrylic on illustration board, 1999) The lissome harlot-turned- heroine and her two compatriots, Thenef and Dahib, pose in front of golden-spired Alizarr. |
Below: Another
advantage of
knowing an artist
is that if you treat
them right, they'll
paint something
for you because
they like you.
This mural is in
the house of my
good friend, Bob
Bartels.
advantage of
knowing an artist
is that if you treat
them right, they'll
paint something
for you because
they like you.
This mural is in
the house of my
good friend, Bob
Bartels.
| Right: Emma and Spencer, the two house-cats, became part of the design. (Acrylic on plaster, 2002.) |
| Right: a rare photo of me actually working, September 2006. |
Art by Chaz Truog
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