About Peter Thorpe's Rocket Paintings

Peter Thorpe with a rocket painting at Transformus 2005, a Burning Man regional event in western North Carolina. Photo copyright Todd Bush Photography.

About the Rocket Paintings:

"I started the rocket paintings in the 1980s as a way to use paint that I would have otherwise thrown away. After each commercial job I did, there would be a pallet half full of paint left over and it pained me to toss it, but the next painting required a new pallet. It finally occurred to me that I could easily paint an abstract background on a blank board or canvas with the left over paint.

"But, what should I do with the abstracts?

"I started to do figures, landscapes, and, as a long time space fan, rockets and planets on top of the backgrounds. Some of the figures and landscapes got noticed. But everyone loved the rockets.

"I have a life long love of space exploration, space science and science fiction, in that order. I've worked for years with pro-space groups as a graphic designer, and suddenly they were asking to buy my 'fine art' rocket paintings.

"People have liked the rocket paintings, so I continue to do them. Thank you to everyone who has supported them!"

High quality reproductions, as well as current originals, are available through the Peter Thorpe page at Novaspace Graphics.

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