New paintings...
Man am I tired out. Three major paintings in as many weeks. All pretty involved.
You've seen the Heinlein, so here, the top one is for an Andre Norton combo book. Has a space going cat in it. I wanted to make a cool nebula or some space galaxy in the background to punch it up with color-it is a cover so it's main job is to look cool. I like to put alot of diagonal lines, and "tilted" visuals happening in cover paintings which lends a feeling of action and chaos taking place. It contrasts nicely with the often horizonal typefaces. The bottom is one for a Keith Laumer book which had a dinosaur scene in it, and, well, you know me and dinosaurs...enjoy these while I enjoy some Sergio Leone "Dollar" westerns tonight on TCM!!!
posted by Bob Eggleton (Zillabob) | 8:29 PM
4 Comments:
These look really great Bob. You really nail the Romantic style in the trees and rocks of "O'Leary and The Dinosaurs". Looks like a Fred Church tree!
-James
Hey thanks! One of my "best" trees ever, I think. I even have photos of these which I used extensively. I have always felt that doing leaves and such individually, as Durand did, was unnecessary and, the the potental cause of a nervous breakdown. So I did the "Kensitt" route and made them more impressionistic..
Your work is beautiful.
Thank you!!!
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