Dan Voltz Art & Illustration

Star Trek art featuring a Romulan Valdore-type warbird swooping through a nebula.

Valdore Type Warbird – Star Trek Art

September 28, 2020 by danvoltzart

This piece was created on commission for a client who wanted a mean, powerful looking Romulan starship. She specifically requested the Valdore-type warbird, and I was really happy about it. The Valdore is an amazing design (once again, we have John Eaves to thank for this ship). The Valdore-type (so named after the IRW Valdore, the only named ship of this type seen on screen) is a really fascinating design. It seems really closely related to the D’Deridex class warbird… […]

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Avatar Korra – “Peace”

September 15, 2020 by danvoltzart

I just finished watching Korra for the first time (we went right from Avatar: The Last Airbender to Korra). And it was amazing! True, both Avatar and Korra have their strengths… but overall, I think I liked Korra a bit better. It felt more mature in the ways it handled many of the themes. So, this piece was definitely inspired by my Korra watch-through. I wanted to show Korra in a peaceful settings–especially because peace wasn’t necessarily something she got […]

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Fan art of the Battlestar Galactica taking flak. Painting of Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica Fan Art – “Flak”

September 8, 2020 by danvoltzart

For a certain time in the 2000’s, Battlestar Galactica was the single greatest sci-fi television show of all time. It was amazing. And, honestly, I kind of want to go back and revisit it. (I still have a very high opinion of it, despite the somewhat polarizing finale.) With this piece, I tried to capture some of the energy of Galactica the show while still showcasing how fantastic Galactica the ship really is. So, I wanted this to be a […]

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Velociraptor Search and Rescue

August 21, 2020 by danvoltzart

Fighting wildfires is brutal business. Just look check out the news (especially as California burns in 2020). That’s probably where the image of this particular piece came from. I’ve painted a lot of dinosaurs-in-our-world pieces, so it made sense to me that certain species of dino might be incorporated into our lives like canines are. And, of course, velociraptor is an excellent choice for that. Mostly because they’re smart, relatively small, and tough (in theory?). Anyway, this image came into […]

Categories: Fantasy, Original Art, Science FIction

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Space Whale Escort

August 10, 2020 by danvoltzart

I’m not sure where the idea for this piece came from. Space whales are certainly not anything that I can take credit for inventing. The idea is as old as science fiction (or thereabouts). But I do like the idea of lifeforms that reside in space. It’s just kinda cool. I also like the idea of people doing right by nature. So I the story of this space whale popped into my head. It’s a rare creature, and its centenary […]

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Akira Class – “Blaze of Glory”

July 30, 2020 by danvoltzart

The Akira-class starship is what you call a “fan favorite.” That’s because the ship isn’t really featured all that much throughout Star Trek. An appearance in First Contact, seen a few times in DS9 and Voyager… and that’s about it. It’s never been a hero ship. And yet, the Akira class is remarkably popular. I chalk that up, mainly, to the fantastic overall design. If memory serves, this starship was designed by Alex Jaeger… the idea was to design a […]

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The Lighthouse is Watching

July 22, 2020 by danvoltzart

One of my favorite novels of all time is Jeff VanderMeer’s Annihilation, although I dearly love the entire Southern Reach trilogy. That novel is what inspired this particular artwork. Which is funny, because it’s not like this painting is necessarily a scene out of the novel. I mean, it could be. But I wanted something that hit the mood more than was a direct adaptation. Hence, the vines and the skeletons. And, if you look really closely at the lighthouse, you might […]

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USS Enterprise – “Boldy Go”

July 19, 2020 by danvoltzart

The Starship Enterprise is likely the single most iconic space vehicle design of the 20th century. Which is probably why updating the ship is hard. Somehow, the folks at Star Trek: Discovery managed to create an elegant and sophisticated take on the USS Enterprise. And that’s what you see here. The Discovery-era USS Enterprise, NCC-1701. I love the way this ship is designed and updated. And John Eaves and the team at CBS did a fantastic job. My intention with this […]

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Snow Crash

July 6, 2020 by danvoltzart

The summer in Minnesota has been mostly mild so far. But last week got really, really hot. So, naturally, I started thinking about winter. I think that’s where this piece came from. At first, I was thinking about a ship stuck in the ice. But slowly, it morphed into a more sci-fi-style setting. And, if you crash on an ice planet, you’re definitely going to want to salvage what you can. So the focus of the piece, then, became the […]

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USS Endeavour – First of Her Class

July 1, 2020 by danvoltzart

So, a few months back, I was commissioned to design a starship and create some cool art. The starship would be the setting for a Star Trek Adventures actual play podcast (for those who don’t know, an actual play podcast is kind of like a tabletop role-playing-game radio show… You get to watch other people play an RPG and it’s way more fun than it sounds!). Anyway, the Endeavour herself has some pretty nifty features. The most interesting is the […]

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