“Anticipation” and the Return of Crewed Space Flight to the U.S.
SpaceX and NASA are officially targeting May 27, 2020 for the first manned flight of SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft. This will be the [...]
Ad Astra! A finished Painting.
The painting is finished! When last we saw our astronaut, she was painted in full color with the exception of her flight suit. [...]
Now for the Fun Part…
As much fun as the Earth, the Milky Way, The moon, and the space stations were to paint, and as lovely as they [...]
Stars Above, Blue Skies Below
I did finally finish the underpainting, and after a few days the paint had dried sufficiently that the effect of the reflective glare [...]
Time For Some Under-painting….In Spaaaaaace!
Once I have a final to-scale drawing for the composition finished, the next step in my process is to transfer that drawing to [...]
Brainstorming a Project
I was asked whether or not I do sketches for a composition before I hire a model or go looking for additional reference [...]
How Far We Can Go
In 2003 I did a painting of a woman astronaut aboard a space station looking down at the Earth far below. ‘How Far [...]
Out of the Box
The 'Young Astronaut' is back from the photographer after some good dry time and a light coat of varnish. The varnish, incidentally, did [...]
All Systems Go
I believe this painting is finished! Other than a few very minor touch-ups, most likely unnoticeable in a photo, and a coat of [...]
That’s a Nice Suit You’ve Got There!
Somehow another week has already passed! It would be hard to believe if I didn't have some serious progress on the 'Young Astronaut' [...]