A small selection of the over 2,000 renderings
done by Tom Hames in the past 41 years. None
of these works are digital in any aspect. At the
end of this page is a biography of Tom Hames.
Please Note: All of these works are the copyright of Tom Hames
 
 

Two Moons
Acrylic on stretched canvas.
Current Location: Turkey.
 

Solar Sail
 

Horsehead Nebula
 

Arch
48" x 96" (122cm x 244cm)
 

Over Mars
Current Location: Kyoto, Japan.
 

NGC
24" x 36" (61cm x 92cm)
Oil & Acrylic
 

Eclipse
 

Event Horizon
 

M33
 

On Edge
 

M31 Galaxy in Andromeda
 

Comet and Clusters
 

Big Red
 

Five Moons
Current location: S.A.G.E. Planetarium, Palmdale, Ca., U.S.A.
 

Ruin
 

Winter Sky
36" x 48" (92cm x 122cm)
 

Solar Sail Above Earth
This rendering also appears on page 278 of
The Smithsonian Book of Flight
Walter J. Boyne, Author
 

Comet Over Valley
Current location: S.A.G.E. Planetarium, Palmdale, Ca., U.S.A.
 

Jupiter
 

Mars Viking
 

Mt. Palomar Observatory
24" x 30" (61cm x 76cm)
 

Farm Visitor
Acrylic on stretched canvas-16" (41cm) x 20" (51cm)
 

Big Sky
 

Test
48" x 96" (122cm x 244cm)
 

Attack
48" x 96" (122cm x 244cm)
 

Klatu
8" x 10" (20cm x 25cm)
 

Saturn from Titan
Acrylic on stretched canvas
24" x 48" (121cm x 60cm)
Current Location: Kyoto, Japan.
 

Fence
 

Humpback
 

Desert Dusk
 

Visitor
Current Location: S.A.G.E. Planetarium, Palmdale, Ca., U.S.A.
 

New Moon
 
 

Biography of Mr. Tom Hames

Tom Hames, born 1951, in Lakewood, California. His initial introduction to a paintbrush was at the early age
of ten. He started out by doing pencil sketches, portraits and science fiction art. At the age of twelve he
discovered a passion for astronomy that he has kept up with ever since. At the age of sixteen he built his first
telescope. It was a 12.5-inch reflecting telescope, with the optics ground, figured and polished by himself. Tom
has also mastered the art of optical telescope making. The largest optical system that he has ground, polished,
and figured was a 20” (50.8cm) mirror.

 Tom has received formal training at the Pasadena Art Center College of Design, Long Beach Art Institute,
Westmore Academy of Cosmetic Arts and Dick Smith’s “The Advanced Professional Makeup Course”.

 From the 1960’s up to the early 1980’s Tom attended many of the science fiction conventions hosted in
the southern California area, displaying and selling his renderings. Tom is now spending his full time painting
astronomical renderings. Tom’s ideas for his renderings come form many sources. He receives inspiration
for his renderings at the eyepiece of a telescope. His active interest in Science Fiction has also played
a key role in his fabrication of conceptual designs for his work. Tom is an avid listener of Classical and
“Space” Music while working on his renderings. He receives a certain amount of inspiration from the music.

 During these years he also worked at Griffith Observatory, in Los Angeles, as a graphics anddisplay artist.
Tom also had the opportunity to work at Hanna Barbera Studios. There his talents were put to use in
backgrounds and airbrush special effects.

 His artwork has also appeared in Science Digest Anniversary Edition ‘86, World Space Foundation, and
The Smithsonian Book of Flight. Collectors in various foreign countries also own his art... England,
France, Germany, Greece, Japan and Turkey. The bulk of his artwork resides in California. Tom
has rendered just over 2,000 original paintings, in the medium of oil and acrylic, in the last 48 years.
His works have ranged in size from 20”(51cm) x30”(76cm) to 120”(3m) x1,296”(32.6m).

Mr. Tom Hames

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