Michael Whelan is no longer here (see sticky)さんのイラストまとめ

DEAD END (1980)
Acrylic on Illustration Board - 30" x 20"

In the late 70s all my clients were situated near each other in midtown Manhattan. To get there, I would take a train or bus to town and walk through the seedier parts of Times Square.

FOUR DAY PLANET (1978)
Acrylic on Masonite - 30" x 20"

An old favorite for a book by H. Beam Piper of Fuzzy fame.

ASTRAL PASSAGE (2023)
Acrylic on Illustration Board - 12" x 9"

Random brush strokes made me think of a girl with her head in the clouds, but lately my thoughts have been in the stars.

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ELRIC AT THE FORGE OF FOREVER (2019)
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 14 ½" x 6 ½"

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When I got back to the studio, I repainted the water and then sent it in. There's no substitute for studying the real thing.

When I finished, I had a vague sense of unease and didn't send it off to the publisher before leaving for the World Science Fiction Convention in Brighton, England.

Her heart may be heavy, but she is resolved to hold it up high and not let it weigh her down.

The attendant details support her and hint at these other aspects: The planet where she settles down in the end (the center of which is at her heart), the egg-shaped window (motherhood), and, of course, the zipper pulls (her vibrant sexuality).

This was the concept that was ultimately selected.

After dispatching several invaders with her Shardblade, she covers the gap with a brassy wall of magical metal. It’s a visual scene in which I saw a lot of possibilities for good images.