The Bringer of War
(Mars)

For an exhibition at a science fiction convention I produced a set of seven paintings based on the pieces in Holst's Planets suite. The pieces were not based on the planets themselves, or the mythology which inspired the music, but the music itself. Of course it would be an indictment on the music if it weren't to engender some of the attributes of the planet that it itself is about, but I wanted to firstly see how far inspiration by inspiration could go, and also make the audience of SF fans think about the cosmos in a more abstract manner.

This piece represents Mars, The Bringer of War.