The Science Fiction Artwork of Stephen Youll

While visiting the Lunacon science fiction convention (back in March) I had a fun time wandering around the art show. It was there I came across the imaginative artwork of Stephen Youll who grew up and learned his craft in England and now resides Stateside. Youll works on a wide range of genres from fantasy to mystery, but my favorite paintings of his are his exotic landscapes that feature spacecraft. His painting sort of invite you in to a landscape that you’d want to hang around and maybe catch some adventure while you’re at it.

Shown above is an illustration for A Forest of Stars from 2002. Below are illustrations for Scattered Suns from 2004, and The Dragon in the Sea from 2006. In all three illustrations you can see how Stephen Youll gives the viewer a wonderful sense of scale while giving you a good taste of the local atmosphere through his use of color, lighting, and textures.