Its been quite a while since I've done any Sci Fi art. Back in the mid 1990's I illustrated Star Trek Master series trading cards but after a while, it got dull.

After years of working primarily in photo realism, I decided recently to start working from simple line art and building up details using only color and loose line, no photoagraphy or 3D.

It was very liberating, because it allows me to focus on composition and color and build up a rich painterly image using only Photoshop.

I was always influenced by the space paintings of John Berkey. He created beautifully detailed space scapes from very simple simple drawings and loose brush strokes. This illustration is my tribute to his style.