Park It Over There - Revisited

Wow, 2 updates in as many days! Check to see if it's raining donuts. :o

This is something I've been planning to do for a while now - revisiting some of my early work from when I first started digital painting and give it an update.

'Park It Over There' was originally inspired by Half Life 2 (I was playing the Orange Box at the time) and I think my revisited version captures that much more.

I might continue this exercise with a few more 'revisits' as it was great to see how far I've come in 4 years with the comparison to the original painting.

EVA Suit

A quick one to start off the weekend.

 TGIF!!!

Dinner is Served

Yay, another irregular update. :-p

This one started off as a bit of a study of Ralph McQuarrie's work on The Empire Strikes Back and still retains a very similar background to one of his paintings.

While painting this one, I realized I have a bit of a 'thing' for crashed ships and derelicts. As far back as I remember, I've been doodling this idea and I think it stems from some of the images in the book Parallel Lines which was a collection of 60s/70s Sci-Fi art by Chris Moore and Peter Elson. Amazing how some things will stick with you your entire life.

Binary Sunset

A great artist died today.

A man whose skill at turning ideas into visuals that could excite even the most cynical Hollywood producer and get them to green-light a film called Star Wars.

A man who was a true inspiration to myself and many others.

Rest in Peace, Ralph McQuarrie. Your voice may no longer be heard in our world but you leave behind a legacy of beautiful work that will never leave us.