"Mike Miller" <mil### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> "Samuel B." <stb### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> > "Mike Miller" <mil### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> > > I'm starting a new series of POV scenes based/inspired by 1950's pulk covers.
> > > Born in the 50s, I've collected a large number of these. I've always loved
> > > the cover art. [...]
> >
> > Hi Mike,
> >
> > Yours is a name I remember from way back (starting in late 90s, iirc), and I've
> > been watching with interest your latest posts. (I don't know how you find so
> > much energy. For me, inspiration and activity comes with hypomania, which is as
> > fickle as it is transient...)
> >
> > So, the sketch is one of yours and was produced last year? Very cool! I'm glad
> > you're sharing your talent *^_^*
> >
> > I just love that classic sci-fi artwork. I can't remember if you previously
> > mentioned the Fallout video game series, but I know that at least FO4 employed a
> > similar aesthetic to convey its retro-futuristic vision.
> >
> > Btw, are you familiar with the artist known as 'Moebius'? I think he was
> > inspired by such artworks, but gave his own psychedelic spin on it.
> >
> > Sam
>
> Thanks Sam.
> Big fan of Moebius - and the Heavy Metal mag.  And yes, big fallout 4 fan. Love
> 50's architecture and furniture. Reminds me of the house I grew up in.
>
> I did the sketch a few days ago. Will probably design a few different titles.
>
> My sketch work is getting rougher as I've gotten older. My hand work was much
> better before I relied on computers. :)
>
> Below is a link that has better drawings and older work.
> https://639cef3628e1f.site123.me/
>
> I do go back a ways. I have some POV work from '92. :)
> Mike.

Ah, I didn't realize that the cropped date read '23, not '22 :P

The linked material you made is great! So many cool ideas and with a very good
execution. (Btw, any hand instability you claim to have should not be
misconstrued as a lack of talent, you know. Plus, I don't think you have lost
anything, regardless.)

Strolling that gallery, I now remember why I thought you might be a Fallout fan,
haha. The Vault-Tec guy! Finding one of those minifigs (or a magazine) always
makes for happy times. Instant ability gain.

Regarding past sci-fi art, the internet is nice in that you might not lose out
on things you missed, provided they were digitized. I didn't get to see a lot
lot of Heavy Metal Magazine when growing up, but there are torrents available.
Omni Magazine? Maybe not so much. Idk. I remember Omni being ever-present in my
youth, though. Giger's work seemed to grace almost every issue for a while. The
strange stories were quite memorable. I remember one tale in which people on a
certain American street were perplexed by a bunch of thin metal 'E's scattered
all over the ground. What were they? Who knows! It's a real mystery! ...Unless
you knew that they came from an exploded transformer! xD And then there was the
leader of the Breatharian group who was discovered to have been cheating on his
'diet' by buying solid food at a local market. Oops. Not cool for the people
subsisting on pure air. Anyways!

Sam

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