Cloudburst Flight

A picture that has been at the back of my mind for a long time. Sparked by the Tangerine Dream track of the same name, from their album, 'Force Majeure'. © - 2001.

Pencil sketch, computer coloured using Paint Shop Pro 7. 1500 pixels x 2151 pixels.

The basic sketched layout was scanned and scaled to an equivalent physical size of 529mm x 759mm. Paint Shop Pro 7 was then used to colour the image, with only the paint tools being used.

Much of the art that I produce originates from images that pop into my head when listening to music and this is one in a long list of such pictures. Indeed, I get more inspiration from music that I do from reading fantasy novels.

The reasons for this, at least in part, may be due to the fact that the great fantasy novels have been illustrated by so many artists over the years that it almost seems pointless in doing them again. Music doesn't suffer from that.