Fantasy Women - 01

All Artwork is by Grady Lyda

It is not true that Woman was made from Man’s rib;  She was really made from his Funny Bone. – J. M. Barrie

"Why call it the Funny Bone? It hurts! We should call it the Hurtful Bone."

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Rockwell International - 01

All Artwork is by Grady Lyda 

Rockwell International Defense Systems, Anaheim, California – Mid-1990s

Acrylic Painting by Rick Olds, Rockwell International 1993

Above is the original painting used to showcase Rockwell's defense products. I was tasked with creating a detailed electronic version using Adobe Illustrator (top). This made it easy to update the image without having to physically repaint it every time (below).

We have guided missiles and misguided men. – John F. Kennedy

Drones (unmanned aerial vehicles) are well-known today. Rockwell played a significant role in developing that technology, as well as UUVs (unmanned underwater vehicles). Here is my Illustrator rendition of the Dolphin minehunter, a prototype we worked on in the mid-1990s.

Every science begins as philosophy and ends as art. – Will Durant

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A Quick Intro...

I'm an artist & writer called GRADY LUTHER LYDA III. I'm all about fun, creativity, imagination, futurism, fantasy & science fiction. My first professional art appeared in Galaxy magazine, and I've written and illustrated sci-fi graphic novels. I have also worked at major companies that were actively designing our future. Plus, I have the same birthday as Disneyland, and I worked there, too. It was a blast. To see my exciting trip to D'Land when I was 18, just go to this diary page over here:  August 28, 1972 - Disneyland for $4.95

How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. – Anne Dillard

All Artwork is by Grady Lyda

Much of my career has been spent in MarCom departments for Defense/Aerospace & Hi-Tech companies, such as Rockwell & Broadcom. I've had a SECRET Clearance since 1979 so I can tell what's real & what's not. But these pages aren't about words – they're devoted to 1,000s of rarely seen images I've created during my humble lifetime. If seeing is believing, you might as well believe this… ENJOY!

TEMPUS FUGITIVES - The Screenplay | Kindle Edition

Page from Grady Lyda's Graphic Novel, Tempus Fugitives | Amazon

Grady's wife, Celia

Digital Self-Portrait by Grady's daughter, Elora

Elora with Karen Gillan, 11th Doctor Who companion... and NPH at The Magic Castle

2014 Sketches by Elora Gracel Lyda

1963: Mom, Charmian; Sister, Laramée; ME with a Mummy model; Brother, Chuck; and Dad, Lu (Grady Luther Lyda, Jr)

Some things have to be believed to be seen. – Ralph Hodgson

The closest a person ever comes to perfection is when they fill out a job application form. – Stanley J. Randall

For more info about ME, see PDF: Gray Lyda Résumé

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