This is a back-dated post for my archive project, where I am copying over every piece of art I have ever submitted to DeviantArt, with the original submission date or watermarked year stamp, so a complete archive of my work can be found on this website, even if the item was never or is no longer displayed in my portfolios.

Originally posted November 25, 2011. WIP images originally posted July 6, July 23, November 12, and November 19, 2011.

Six sessions
No reference

In the final layer, I darkened the landscape, added some more black to the smoke, and added lighting on the mountainsides.

Five sessions

I’m ready to be done with this one, so I decided not to add more to the smoke.

Four sessions

No reference

I’m going with the feeling of a destructive glow over the horizon, and added some smoke. I think I like it, but somehow I don’t think I am going to be putting this one on my wall when it’s done…

No reference

This one started with the idea of painting a dramatic sunset, but I so disliked the first layer attempt that I didn’t upload it. I think at this point it looks more like there is a giant fire happening just over the horizon, so I’m not sure quite what I am going to do with it…