Dale D. Ziemianski
161 Beechrun Road
Columbus, OH 43213

(614) 231-6611



Nature is my greatest inspiration.  I read more books on evolution than science fiction or fantasy...but I 
love the art. I believe the more factual information I absorb, the more believable my aliens and alien 
landscapes will be.

I attended the Columbus College of Art and Design for only one year, then began experimenting with 
mixed media.  I now work in Prismacolor pencil on tempera paint.  It allows me to work quickly while 
still maintaining intense detail.

I won the L. Ron Hubbard Illustrators of the Future Gold Award for 1994.  For the last 15 years, I've been 
doing Phantasy Portraits of clients from their photos.

Aliens are my specialty.  I try to make them look like they evolved naturally.  I've found that if I include 
just the slightest, but not too obvious, similarity to creatures of our own world, the painting is easier to 
relate to and, as a result, works better.