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by ChrisMarshallNY 622 days ago
I met him, back in the 1980s, when I was still doing paintings, myself[0]. I was surprised at how short he was.

BTW: He was a bodybuilder, and was the model for many of his paintings. His wife also featured in many.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40917886

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Thank you for sharing, the paintings are pretty awesome
Really great!

While being obviously simpler than old school sci-fi/fantasy paperback covers, the scene arrangement and energy is spot on.

I like the high contrast in "Dragon Rider".
That was partly the photographer's fault.

The pictures started as 8X10s, taken with a Hasselblad, but the guy that did it (for free, so I didn't complain) was a portrait photographer.

Also, many of the subtle color differences did not come through (like thalo blue vs. thalo green, in Sentinels).

Nowadays, a digital camera could do a lot better.

That was an error. I just found one of the negatives. They were 4 X 5 film.
I love "Fugitive" :-D
That was one of my earlier ones.

If you look at the ring on the lizard-finger, you'll see "CDM 84."