The Microverse

From the anthology edited by Byron Priess, commissioned and published by Bantam Books, 1989.

This remains the only inner space art I ever did.

In this depiction, a manned probe collects samples-a dust mite in this case-on the skin. It's a little creepy to consider the strange creatures that inhabit our own daily lives...

Oil on masonite, 16" x 24"