Michael WhelanNOR CRYSTAL TEARS (1981)
Acrylic - 30" x 19”
A favorite theme of mine is the depiction of human-alien interactions. This book deals with the subject so wonderfully that I wanted to make it the focus of attention for the cover painting. 1/4
Several of my other concepts for the cover involve relationships between human children and the Thranx, the intelligent, insect-like species of Foster's imagination. I’ve long thought about developing one of the alternate concepts as a finished painting. 2/4
At any rate, months after delivering the final painting to Don Munson, I was chagrined to note a similar approach for the E.T. movie poster. A coincidence I'm certain, but frustrating! 3/4
Cover illustration for NOR CRYSTAL TEARS by Alan Dean Foster (Del Rey) 4/4
COBOL Dragon, Lady Curmudgeon@MichaelWhelan I wanted to thank you for the image descriptions. I fell in love with Nor Crystal Tears the first time I read it. I reread it just recently and it's still wonderful. I'm totally blind, and your image descriptions helped me appreciate your art. Thank you so much.
@coboldragon Thanks so much for sharing that. I write the alt-text and curate the feed for Michael, and it's always nice to know the descriptions I add are helpful. ~Michael Everett