Arrakeen (Day) Poster

This piece was inspired by one of my all-time favourite novels: Frank Herbert's "Dune". I realise 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 Mum 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 Mum (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 favourite works of art.