The Ballad of P'toresk by Tom Godfrey
Tom Godfrey

The Ballad of P'toresk by

Exciting times. At the end of 2009, I was asked by Simon Petrie, to design a cover for his Sci-Fi book, “Rare Unsigned Copy” – tales of Rocketry, Ineptitude and Giant Mutant Vegetables.

The book has now been published, by Peggy Bright Books
and as per agreement, I am now able to add the image to my Sci-Fi collection.

The image relates to one of the many stories in the book and depicts devices which slow planetary rotation and hints at the endless conflict between successive waves of colonisers.

I had a lot of fun with this over the Xmas break.

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About Tom Godfrey

My artwork ranges from the traditional, to the slightly offbeat.

With the wildlife and landscape, paintings, I like a more photo-realistic approach, with light, colour, emotion and a sense of space, being key components.

My cartoons are a little quirky, with themes and styles varying according to mood.

My Website http://www.tomgodfrey.com.au

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Tags

alien, spaceship, conflict, explosion, flight, green, machines, planet, ptoresk

Comments

  • Manolya  F.
    Manolya F.about 2 years ago

    Oooo soo beautiful

  • Glad you like it Manolya

    – Tom Godfrey

  • Hugh Fathers
    Hugh Fathersabout 2 years ago

    Excellent image!! . . .
    Excellent news!! . . .
    Good stuff Tom, good stuff!! . . .

  • Thanks Hugh -lovely upbeat comment :)

    – Tom Godfrey

  • retepk
    retepkabout 2 years ago

    Excellent. Good news.
    Cheers mate.

  • Thanks mate -appreciated

    – Tom Godfrey

  • vampvamp
    vampvampabout 2 years ago

    awesome!!

  • Thanks V

    – Tom Godfrey

  • Shanina Conway
    Shanina Conwayabout 2 years ago

    Fantastic work Tom and I love the title…tales of Rocketry, Ineptitude and Giant Mutant Vegetables hehehe:)
    Nice to catch up and hope all is well:)

  • Me too – he has an interesting mind. All is well thanks long-time bubble friend (sounds better than old :)

    – Tom Godfrey

  • pinkyjain
    pinkyjainabout 2 years ago

    Such a stunning design, brilliant & fantastic

  • Thanks pj -I’m glad you like it that much. I had a lot of fun with it.

    – Tom Godfrey

  • catherine walker
    catherine walkerabout 2 years ago

    wonderful!

  • Thanks catherine

    – Tom Godfrey

  • Holly Werner
    Holly Wernerabout 2 years ago

    Great work Tom.

  • Thanks Holly

    – Tom Godfrey

  • Keith Reesor
    Keith Reesorabout 2 years ago

    Out of this world Tom!! :)

  • Hope so :) you don’t want those things here :) Cheers Keith

    – Tom Godfrey

  • Scott  d' Almeida
    Scott d' Almeidaabout 2 years ago

    marvelous

  • Thanks Scott

    – Tom Godfrey