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Arrowfire — An Empty Husk
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Published: 2006-10-05 08:46:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 2250; Favourites: 22; Downloads: 25
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Another apocalyptic piece. This was inspired by Robert Swindells' book "Brother in the Land", a children's book set after a nuclear holocaust. I aimed to make the sky look poisonous and deadly in this picture. At one point the narrator describes the damaged ozone layer, saying: "The bombs had done something to the atmosphere so that the sun came up in a sort of fiery haze and burned behind it all day like a big fuzzy ball." Acrylic on canvas.Related content
Comments: 17
What talent! I wish it was available for sale. If I had it displayed, I think it might spark interest and conversation about the topic that it is really about without being overly blatant about the topic. I would be able to say that I read what the artist said about it. I can't do that by buying from a store at the mall. Amazing vision.
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I was just browsing the scifi gallery when i noticed the thumbnail of this and immediately thought- Arrowfire! And it WAS done by you haha..cool I could actually recognise your style 
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Excellent work. The colours and tone are spot on for the subject matter. The sky is great!
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wow youve captured it perfectly.
a very nice hazy look.
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Thank you. I used an airbrush for the haze.
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Thanks. The ruins in the picture are about twenty miles from the explosion. That reddish horizon is where the central business district used to be.
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Trully wonderfull work with a lot of detail and wonderfull light. This was well planned and executed. Well done!
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Thanks. Originally the sky looked different. More like a pleasant sunset. But then I thought it looked too pleasant and decided to make it look more toxic.
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you must be crazy to draw all that rubble!! but then i remmeber you saying you liked drawing grass too! must be theraputic huh? hehe.
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It is quite theraputic. Each brick was just one or two brushstrokes.
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wow that is good i like the way u put the emotion in
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Thanks. "Brother in the Land" is quite an emotional book.
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