I’ve been a fan of an artist named Steve Gildea’s for a couple of years now. He’s done some incredible paintings and illustrations of our Solar System, whether it’s astronauts or the planets of the Solar System. He’s just created a new, beautiful painting of Mars that I really want to frame on the wall of my office.
Decorate your walls with this stunning painting of Mars
The painting replicates NASA’s photographic mosaics
The painting replicates NASA’s photographic mosaics
Steve Gildea
The painting is a four-piece panel called Ma’adim Vallis, Mars. Painted with oil on canvas, Gildea noted that he “was inspired to do multi-panel pieces by early photos from Mariner 4 and other NASA probes.” Scientists would overlap the images to make a much larger image, which Gildea said he appreciated.
NASA/Ted Stryk
Gildea’s painting is four separate panels, each with a slightly different color scheme, depicting Ma’adim Vallis, a huge channel that stretches just over 400 miles and dwarfs our own Grand Canyon.
Fortunately, you can get one of these yourself directly from the artist. A full-sized reproduction on canvas will run you $300, but a smaller signed print will cost you just $50.
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