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Michael Whelan
Michael Whelan
@MichaelWhelan@mastodon.art  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

DOA (1979)
Acrylic on Illustration Board - 28" x 18"

The history of some paintings is so clouded by the passing time that it takes effort to unravel the origin. Such was the case for this illustration for Poul Anderson. 1/4

#sciencefiction #illustration #poulanderson #acebooks

An alien in silver spacesuit and fishbowl helmet cradles the naked body of a human male. Large oblong eyes, red with slitted pupils, weigh heavy. Despite its alien features, including lumpy green skin, short facial tentacles and a lack of lower jaw, it's expression evokes care and grief. A starfield can be seen in a large viewport just behind it. The stars surrounding a spherical black body shimmer red.
An alien in silver spacesuit and fishbowl helmet cradles the naked body of a human male. Large oblong eyes, red with slitted pupils, weigh heavy. Despite its alien features, including lumpy green skin, short facial tentacles and a lack of lower jaw, it's expression evokes care and grief. A starfield can be seen in a large viewport just behind it. The stars surrounding a spherical black body shimmer red.
An alien in silver spacesuit and fishbowl helmet cradles the naked body of a human male. Large oblong eyes, red with slitted pupils, weigh heavy. Despite its alien features, including lumpy green skin, short facial tentacles and a lack of lower jaw, it's expression evokes care and grief. A starfield can be seen in a large viewport just behind it. The stars surrounding a spherical black body shimmer red.
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हिति , in Nepāl Bhāṣā, is the word for a shared community water tap. Even in modern Newar cities, these ancient structures still pour out fresh mountain water piped through ancient underground filters and conduits. They are a place to wash, to talk, to drink, to meet the locals: a nourishing, refreshing social-ecological place.

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