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"Arrakeen (Day)"

This piece was inspired by one of my all-time favorite novels: Frank Herbert's "Dune". I realize it is a bit dark in spots, but I wanted a good deal of shadow between the desert and the Shield Wall.

I still have the hard-back copy of "Dune" that to my Mom gave me for Christmas way back in 1984 and I try to read it every few years. The movie was ok but no adaptation will ever compare to the sights I conjured in my mind while reading it all those years ago.

I recall that it was the first work of art that inspired me to be creative and I started writing my own stories around that time. Creative writing was my primary outlet, in fact, until the mid 90s when my Mom (again) gave me a computer on which to compose my first novel. Things took a different turn after that...

Anyway, I hope you enjoy my simple homage to one of my favorite works of art.
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Didn't know you are here on DeviantART. I have an old collection of your works - Dome of the Blue Seeress etc., etc. There is some similarity in general spirit to what another excellent artist is doing (he uses Vue too), ArthurBlue (Portugal)...