Davis Melter, Space Station Cutaway

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Title:	Davis Melter, Space Station Cutaway
Artist:	Davis Meltzer (All)
Media Type:	Paint - Watercolor
Art Type:	Illustration
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	873
Likes on CAF:	4 5
Comments:	1
Added to Site:	1/14/2022
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Davis Paul Meltzer (1929-2017) was an extraordinarily fine technical illustrator whose lengthy career included work for NASA, the National Geographic (30 years) and multiple book publishers. Among space art fans, he's particularly well known for his fine cutaway drawings, such as this example.

Gouache, about 11x14, on thin paper mounted to illustration board.

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Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

Posted on 1/14/2022

For us Earthlings bound by gravity, I may turn it on its side. However, it does make the point that there is no gravity in space to see the people within the cutouts work in one direction. The piece is well thought out and is painted in a manner we can build upon in our imaginations.

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