Nick Runge - 2001: A Space Odyssey

Still one of my favorite sci-fi movies ever. Incredible work by Runge! 

Congrats on finally getting a Runge masterpiece of your own. He did some great film pieces and this one is fantastic! A legendary film choice, to which I always hear "I can't let you do that, Dave" lol. Congrats on this one, bro!

I spent most of my life deadpan voicing "What are you doing Dave?" to my friends named Dave, lol. 

I used to follow Nick on Facebook years ago, where I initially discovereed him and his work, and was blown away by how good he was and how young he still was. I was shocking to me to see him announce that the fine arts were calling to him and that he no longer had any interest in being an illustrator. But what he produced while active in the illustration worls was astonishingly high level work, this being a perfect example of that!

I was down right sad when he left, and secretly hope he'll come back.  Yes, I respect him following what makes him happy, but the illustration world is an emptier place without him. 
 

Wonderfully composed movie poster style of the 70's with the thin line border.  The swirls of the varnish provide an added layer of gloss and energy to all the lighting reflections that pop. 

Dayam! This is amazing. 

Man that's so so good

Congratulations! Everything you could want in a 2001 Space Odyssey painting!

Fantastic piece.  Beautiful... Knew what is was the instant I saw it.

Beautiful Piece! Congradulations you got a stunner!