An Alert Reader has discovered these amazing sketches, of interest to those who may be awaiting Alliance of Equals, the nineteenth novel set in the Liaden Universe® created by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller, which is scheduled to be published July-ish 2016.
Alliance of Equals, sketch one by David Mattingly
Alliance of Equals, sketch two by David Mattingly
COOL! Wish I had wall space to buy prints. (not to mention money)
when you said “sketch” I envisaged a crude pencilled outline with a few splashes of colors stroked on..
OMG! I want them.. Sketch two is FANTASTIC! Oh how I want that one framed so I can pour over it in detail
BOTH are really excellent cover paintings, you do not do them justice calling them mere sketches I opine. Either would be great for your book cover, but I like the space station one the best. Nothing says SF like a gigantic space station with space ships around it!
Dave G.
These are lovely. Now I must pre-order ALLIANCE OF EQUALS. Awaiting next summer impatiently.
On my office wall, I have three Lee and Miller book covers. Two are by Tom Peters, and one by Dave Mattingly. I hope Dave will offer prints of this cover, too. I really agree with Dave Garrett. I love drawing 2!
Walt
I love both of the “sketches” — David Mattingly’s work is always beautiful. I have to admit a preference for the space station, though, for one particular reason. Gravity is not ruling! There’s no “up” — that’s hard to achieve in two dimensions with the artist firmly attached to the ground.
Very cool! Is that Bechimo (the blue ship in the pics)?
No, it’s Dutiful Passage.
Shiny! I, too, love that gorgeous space station–but I wonder about what’s going on in sketch one! More “fleas” zeroing in on the Passage? Or something more benign?… Only time will tell! 😀
I agree with Beth S:Shiny! Are these two works of art going to be made available for purchase? I would love to have both!