Paintings by Steve Mercer
Steve's emphasis on technical accuracy brings out the natural beauty of
space and the objects which surround us from afar. He attempts to bring
these distant objects closer to home by recreating them to appear as if the
veiwer were actually there, perhaps looking out the window of a nearby
spacecraft. His work is shown in science centers and in science exhibits
that travel nationwide.
These murals are primarily acrylic on large-format Masonite (two to six
feet on a side). Airbrushes are used for delicate modeling and shading,
while conventional brushes are used for texturing. The electronic versions
you see here were made by taking photographs of the paintings, then transfering
the images to a
Kodak
Master
Photo CD.
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