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2010: ODYSSEY TWO (1982) Acrylic on Illustration Board - 30" x 20" When legendary publisher Judy-Lynn del Rey asked me to do the cover to the sequel to 2001 by Arthur C. Clarke she said, "What we're looking for here is a 'big book look.'" 1/3 #sciencefiction #illustration #arthurcclarke #delreybooks

THANATOS (1983) Acrylic - 24" x 36" Just before beginning this painting I broke my right hand—my painting hand!—and found myself forced to function with my fingers, wrist, and arm immobilized in a cast. Determined not to let the injury stop me, I employed tricks to circumvent my infirmity. 1/5 #fantasy #illustration #piersanthony #incarnationsofimmortality #delreybooks

ARKADY (1985) Acrylic on Canvas - 32” x 20” Having passed through terrible destruction, the former hub of the Galaxy in Isaac Asimov's classic opus is now a pastoral world. 1/5 #sciencefiction #illustration #isaacasimov #foundation #delreybooks

DRAGONFLIGHT (1978) Acrylic on Masonite - 20" X 30" For the first book in Anne McCaffrey's now legendary Dragonriders of Pern series, I wanted to create a literal visualization of the title. I selected an aerial point-of-view and tilted the horizon to simulate the dizzying sensation of flight. 1/4 #sciencefiction #illustration #annemccaffrey #pern #dragon #delreybooks

THE MASTER MIND OF MARS (1978) Acrylic - 21" x 27" The only John Carter cover in which I intentionally deviated from the story. The Master Mind does not appear in the actual scene but Lester del Rey thought the cover should go along with the title, so I took liberty placing the character there. 1/5 #sciencefiction #illustration #edgarriceburroughs #martiantales #barsoom #delreybooks

THE SONGS OF DISTANT EARTH (1986) Acrylic - 20” x 31” After running through several preliminary concepts, I arrived at an approach to this book cover that felt perfect to me. The scene I imagined would be some time before the events described in the book. 1/8 #sciencefiction #illustration #arthurcclarke #delreybooks

THE SMOKE RING (1988) Acrylic - 32" x 48" I was already fascinated with Larry Niven's free-fall environment, and then in this book I was especially taken with his descriptions of life in and around the “Clump.” 1/8 #sciencefiction #illustration #larryniven #ringworld #delreybooks

HARI (1985) Acrylic on Canvas - 32” x 20” Hari Seldon, the benevolent grand architect of the next millennium is seen here against the splendor of Trantor at the height of its power. It is a world completely sheathed in metal: one gigantic city that is the hub and nerve center of the Empire. 1/5 #sciencefiction #illustration #isaacasimov #foundation #delreybooks

LLANA OF GATHOL (1979) Acrylic - 24" x 32" Since I did the eleven Martial Tales books over the course of a year, as time went on some things became less important. This time we did not worry about the title of the book, and Llana herself does not even appear in my painting. 1/4 #sciencefiction #illustration #edgarriceburroughs #delreybooks