Sci-Fi-O-Rama » Chesley Bonestell http://www.sci-fi-o-rama.com Welcome to Sci-Fi-O-Rama! A visual scrapbook for cataloging inspiring Art, Graphics and Illustration with a Sci-Fi and Fantasy Slant. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:29:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Chesley Bonestall (2) http://www.sci-fi-o-rama.com/2009/02/22/chesley-bonestall-2/ http://www.sci-fi-o-rama.com/2009/02/22/chesley-bonestall-2/#comments Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:30:07 +0000 Kie http://www.sci-fi-o-rama.com/?p=1002 Chesley Bonestell

Vintage Space Art from it’s founder; master-painter Chesley Bonestell (1888-1986). This explosive depiction of Sun and Planets gives a striking impression of not just the Star’s giant mass but also it’s immense solar energy…

Chesley’s official site is at http://www.bonestell.org/

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The parched surface of Mercury with the Sun looming large above the horizon, painted by the “Father of Modern Space Art” Chesley Bonestell (1 January 1888 – 11 June 1986). His paintings were a major influence on science fiction art and illustration, and he helped inspire the American space program, read more about him over at Wiki here.

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