Alan Vincent Michaels' art & other stuff

I believe in the written word, but the "visual word" often conveys more meaning and emotion than words do alone. I work in pencil/ink, oil, and digital photographic formats. I also enjoy creating computer graphic images, some of which are found in my website page header, the page buttons, and the artwork below.

"Exodus"

Created to help me visualize the story, "Exodus" is the tale of the last ark ships leaving Atia, a depleted and nearly lifeless world. The inhabitants have exhausted their solar system, and radiation from their two suns threatens all life. After years of horrific, devastating planet-wide wars, droughts, disease, and natural calamities, the Atians decide that journeying to the stars is the only chance for their survival and for the survival of the remaining flora and fauna. Will the last, few Atians survive? Will they find a new world to call their home?