Behind the Cover: Dan J. O'Driscoll

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"...I guess it all started with the dinosaurs.

I mean the ones I began drawing in the margins of my school books as a kid. Later on, I found more legitimate (or at least structured) expression in art classes, and the influence of friends and instructors led to further interests in sketching and painting, and years later to the possibilities of digital rendering programs which allowed me to create three dimensional models and environments. My graphite renderings usually depict historical, mythological or fantasy themes, while my colour work (CGI and otherwise) tends toward science fiction and space images.

 
The Canals of Mars, Dandelion Magazine, June 2005

 
Defining Diana, Bundoran Press, March 2008

 
Canyon, Neo-Opsis Magazine, Issue 10

 
A Summer Project, On Spec Magazine, Summer 2005

 
Planet Jemm, Neo-Opsis Magazine, Issue 5

My work has been well received at art shows, and have won distinctions for my graphite and digital renderings. My drawing style has its roots in architectural rendering, and has further evolved through the application of sharp focus drawing techniques. Visual (and literary) influences and sources of inspiration are many and varied, and include Michael Whelan, James Gurney, Arthur C. Clarke, and Frank Herbert, among others." Dan J. O'Driscoll

http://www.djostudio.com/

Comments

[angelabenedetti.livejournal.com]

Nice stuff -- I particularly like Canyon. And A Summer Project made me grin; it reminds me of old the old SF stories where Our Hero would build a spaceship in his backyard, or in the barn, or wherever, heh.

Definitely some Michael Whelan in there. [nod]

Angie

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

Yes also I like A Summer Project, makes me think to a '50 movie. Elisa