Spotted Online – Star Wars Artwork by John Berkey
Last week Charles Lippincott posted to Facebook an incredible piece of Star Wars artwork by John Berkey. Along with the art, Charles wrote:
“We had commissioned a painting by John Berkey, but Berkey followed his muse instead of our script, so we couldn’t use his art for an ad campaign.”
Berkey may have stepped outside of the script, but the finished artwork is so amazing that I’m totally willing to forgive his taking “artistic license” with the film. That’s one area where I’ve always differed from many fans of various fictions; I’d much rather see an awesome painting or illustration that’s inspired by the text than a one-to-one interpretation of a work. Show me incredible and outlandish situations and images that have hints of the actual story and I’m a very happy person.
For even more of John Berkey’s Star Wars artwork of the seventies visit this page at Imgur. Star Wars fan Jonathan Houting collected together several Berkey paintings — including color roughs — and the collection of work is one that you cannot miss. Great artwork!
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