Biography of Mitch PCP's Resident Artist!
Artist Mitchell Davidson Bentley spent the last 20 years moving physically from place
to place and artistically from traditional oils to cyber compositions. Trained in
the traditional medium of oil by his mother, and inspired by his grandfather's love of
science fiction, Bentley began his career as a full-time science fiction artist in 1989
from his home base in Tulsa. While actively involved in the science fiction art world,
Bentley also moved from Tulsa to Austin to Central Pennsylvania where his search for
knowledge earned him bachelor's and master's degrees from Penn State University. Over
the same period of time, Bentley shifted from the more traditional oil painting to
airbrushed acrylics, and since 2004 has been working exclusively in electronic media.
As the Art Director of Atomic Fly Studios, Bentley produces cover art, marketing materials
and Web sites while he continues to produce quality 2D artwork marketed through the AFS
Web site and at science fiction conventions across the United States.
Bentley has lectured at universities, worked in film, edited publications and served as
Artist Guest of Honor at more than a dozen science fiction conventions. He has also earned
35 awards, is a lifetime member of the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists
and a member of the International Association of Astronomical Artists.
He currently resides in Harrisburg, PA with his partner Cathie McCormick and their two cats,
Spike and Zoe. Bentley's Web address is: Atomic Fly Studios