A fifth appearance on Sci-Fi-O-Rama for one of America’s premier 20th century Sci-fi Artist’s; Dean Ellis who sadly passed away last month (12th October 2009). This piece was featured in the July 1981 edition of Omni Magazine accompanying an article on the concept of Arthur C Clarke’s Space Eleveator. Read the full article here: http://is.gd/4TFxG
Dean’s friend Justine has contacted the blog directly asking for help compiling a list of Dean’s works and illustrations, so here’s a shout out to anyone who knows of or owns any Books/Magazines that carry Dean’s magnificent work… I’ve featured 4 here already and will continue to do so, but of course there are so many more… any help, hints will be greatly appreciated.
Here’s a Dean Ellis painting I acquired last year. Feel free to forward this link to Justine. I’d love to learn if a version of this image was ever published. Its size suggests it’s a prelim.
http://cyclopeatron.blogspot.com/2008/12/dean-ellis-book-cover.html
Comment by Bob Reed — November 13, 2009 @ 7:07 pm
Many Thanks for the Link Bob, wow that’s quite an image, yeah it’s like a work in progress / mock up ….. still very cool though….
Comment by Kie — November 16, 2009 @ 1:52 pm