Artificial World Sketch; preliminary study for painting of an asteroid that has been hollowed out and terraformed; acrylic and gouache on illustration board,…
Winds of Change Sketch 4; preliminary for cover of Isaac Asimov anthology, an alien spacecraft descends in the story "It is Coming"; acrylic and goauche on…
Nemesis Sketch B; preliminary layout for cover of Isaac Asimov novel; acrylic and goauche on illustration board with watercolor paper on acetate overlay, 1989;…
Comet Evolution;Sketch Showing the Formation of Meteorites from Comets; preliminary art for textbook illustration, circa 1988; acylic and goauche on illustration board, 8x5.5 inch panel, signed on image field with pencil annotations on border; copyright 2013 Don Dixon. $230
Saphire Road Sketch; preliminary for cover of novel by Wynne Whiteford, 1986; image field 7 x 4.25 inches, acrylic and gouache on illustration board, signed…
Earth's Violent Origin Sketch; preliminary art for Newsweek Japan article shows asteroid impact on the young, molten earth; 5 x 4.5 inch image field, acrylic…
Mazeway, sketch B ; unused preliminary for cover of 1990 Jack Williamson novel depicts a character encountering an alien ship amidst the wreckage of the Skybelt…
Monument, Apollo 11 Commemorative sketch b, for Hamilton Collection Milestones in Space plate series; 8.5x11 inches acrylic and gouache on illustration board…
A Gathering of Stars, sketch B ; concept for cover of 1990 Donald Moffit novel depicts a starship in an Islamic interstellar empire as it accelerates toward the…
Breathing Space Only Sketch; a colorful UFO encounter in the wilderness; preliminary painting for cover of novel by Wynne Whiteford, Ace books, 1985; acrylic…
Charon's Ark, Sketch 3; alternate treatment for cover of Rick Gauger novel shows a flying wing docking to a space elevator over Pluto's Moon; 7 x 4.25 inches…
Circuit Breaker - Sketch; preliminary for wrap cover painting of 1987 Melinda Snodgrass novel shows spaceship approaching a base on the Martian moon Phobos;…
Fires of Nuala, Sketch; preliminary for wrap cover of Katharine Eliska Kimbriel's 1988 novel about the radioctive world Nuala; a fun piece, 7 x 9.5 inches…
Foundation - Sketch; unused preliminary design for Asimov's famous trilogy shows the ruins of Trantor, the galactic capital; 7.5 x 5 inches, acrylic and gouache…
Saturn over Mimas Sketch; loose study of Saturn over one of its moons; 4.5 x 7 inches, acrylic and gouache on illustration board, 1990; copyright Don Dixon;…
Saturn over Titan Sketch; the sun sparkles through Saturn's atmosphere as seen from over the cloutops of Saturn's largest moon; 4.5 x 7 inches, acrylic and…
Shivering World, Sketch B, Gaea space colony over Goddard; concept for cover of novel by Kathy Tyers; acrylic and gouache on illustration board, panel size…
The Clouds of Saturn, Sketch B; preliminary art for wrap cover of 1991 Michael McCollum novel about a civilization floating in Saturn's atmosphere; pencil and…
Universe Creation Storyboard; 4 panels depicting the evolution of the universe from Big Bang to accretion of the earth, created for a film presented at Epcott…