A Knight of Cydonia

This was done back in early 2016 for an art anthology, and was under NDA until about last April, when the project fell through.

I usually don't have very much to say about my works, but there had to be a bit of text going with the image in the book, so here it is:

"When I saw the first image of a sunset on Mars, sent by NASA's Curiosity Rover back in 2005, I was captivated by its unexpected colours. Since then, I have often imagined Mars at a time when life may have existed on it, though the world itself was dying. It was against such a backdrop I also imagined this woman; riding to battle, grim and determined, her presence had lingered on my mind a long while before I sat down to paint her.

The title is a nod to Muse’s song, Knights of Cydonia."