I remember this cover because it was one of a few meetups of two of my favorite SFF luminaries: Niven and you!
I’m fascinated by the idea of “finishing” a painting after delivering to a client. I’m sure it’s not something you ever want to do (you want to be satisfied enough with the delivery) but how often have you revisited a painting for your personal satisfaction? (Recently I had a painting I enjoyed enough to revise after delivery so that the layout was more balanced without the title design - a “directors cut” of sorts 😂)
I was actually glad for this illustration, because I couldn't picture the way the alien's trunk split into hand-like appendages. I kept having to go look at the cover.
I remember this cover because it was one of a few meetups of two of my favorite SFF luminaries: Niven and you!
I’m fascinated by the idea of “finishing” a painting after delivering to a client. I’m sure it’s not something you ever want to do (you want to be satisfied enough with the delivery) but how often have you revisited a painting for your personal satisfaction? (Recently I had a painting I enjoyed enough to revise after delivery so that the layout was more balanced without the title design - a “directors cut” of sorts 😂)
I was actually glad for this illustration, because I couldn't picture the way the alien's trunk split into hand-like appendages. I kept having to go look at the cover.