Upon finding this Battlestar Galactica illustration Marcel Damen had a quick chat with maker Les Katz. He said it wasn't his best piece, but the likenesses were passable. Inspired by Jack Kirby, for the background he used a marbleization technique to convey swirling things (like the cosmos). He had done some early science fiction pieces for book jackets and the bubble bearing tree thing was a favorite of his in those too.

Les Katz Battlestar Galactica Art