As an illustrator, Greg Bear's artwork has appeared on GALAXY, FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION and VERTEX and books both hardcover and paperback. Greg was a founding member of ASFA, the Association of Science Fiction Artists. His last professional work of art was the cover of his own novel, PSYCHLONE, in reprint from Tor. (Click photos to see larger image.)
Here’s Greg’s cover art for the 1988 Tor Books reprint of PSYCHLONE. The rough, the final piece, and the printed version.
Found the archives, roughs for Greg’s painting, “The Halloween Tree,” part of a proposed Ray Bradbury calendar project that was never picked up by a publisher.
Greg was a big fan of Arthur C. Clarke and was delighted to meet him a couple of times as well as have a sporadic correspondence. Dr. Karl Anders traveled to Sri Lanka several times and would bring items of exchange between them. Here’s Sir Arthur posing with two of Greg’s books. Greg especially loved the pose of Clarke holding his nose over DINOSAUR SUMMER. One of the things Clarke sent was this first day cover of a Sri Lankan stamp honoring himself.
Found in the archives, the fanzine ECLIPSE, by Greg and his cousin, Dan Garrett. Hand typed, original illustrations, hand bound. Likely the only copy. Cover is a collage of painted paper shapes glued to heavier paper.
Found in the archives, a blank book that Greg used to put down some thoughts relating to what eventually became THE UNFINISHED LAND.
