The Great Survey

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Brown Deer Disc Golf Course Logo and Merch. Branding Exercise for a local course that doesn't get the attention it deserves. Not officially associated with the course. Contact me if you'd like to adapt if for your club or course...or to start your own project.

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The Workhorse.

9x12"

Acrylic on paper.

Commission. NFS. Contact me to start your own project.

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Mound Towns.

When originally built, the Mound Towns were actually island communities, with a vast inland sea covering the almost near-flat terrain of what now comprises the majority of the Oglije Basin. Over generations the water receded, leaving mounds 20-40' over the surface. The simple communities were continuously built up over the centuries, now housing up to 10K residents, each with their own economies, specialties and cultures.

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The Wall and the Stone Temple. The Stone Temple is a sight to behold, but one of many when it comes to The Wall. Believed to have started as a natural vertical wall of granite The Wall was flattened and carved by nearby inhabitants over a millennia, enhancing its man-made appearance and leading to mythologies involving giants, aliens, and gods. Small caves, enclosures, petroglyphs and statues were carved for various purposes throughout its existence with dwellings beginning about 2000 years ago and the larger complexes, like The Stone Temple, appearing in the last 1500 years or so, the most recent of which was completed just two centuries prior. Carved straight from the natural granite, sites like the Stone Temple have grown into monumental attractions in their own right, dwarfing more ancient creations and causing controversy as they loom over and intrude upon prehistoric installations still in use while attracting throngs of tourists who leave trash and damage in their wake. While some sites still serve their religious and social purposes, many have become tourist attractions meant to drive money to The Wall region, again causing distrust and displeasure amongst those claiming to be original descendants.

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Traffic at the Main Port.

It's hard to believe such a structure exists. What's even harder to grasp is that a structure so large doesn't have enough space dedicated to incoming traffic. Not only that but they all essentially enter through one main port, no matter the size of ship (an effective security measure left over from militaristic origins when it's commercial future was unforseen). From interstellar cargo vessels to planetary puddle jumpers and even individual cruisers, everyone enters "The Glacon" (a colloquial name referring to its shape and distance from the nearest star) through the Main Port, regularly resulting delays that stretch for hours, days and even weeks in the worst cases, depending on the season and space required for your vehicle. It makes sense then that The Glacon has seen a dramatic increase in unregulated black market ports (alongside a corresponding increase in atmospheric deficiencies and catastrophic depressurization incidents.)

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Harbor Town. When you round the Cape of Ston and pass the Saxum Gates, Harbor Town comes into view, and for a seafaring community used to remote outposts and dilapidated island ports, what a site it is. pen and ink on paper.

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The Fantastic Floating Flight.

6x6"

Acrylic on panel.

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The Wonderful Underwater World.

6x6"

Acrylic on panel

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The Blue Wonder.

12x24"

Acrylic on canvas.

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Refuge at the Southern Gorge.

ink on paper.

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Unnamed Cliffside Resort and Convention Center Concept.

Ink on paper.

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Mausoleum I. ink on paper.

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Introducing the Iconic Models poster series! Buy one today at the link below. https://www.blackforestllc.com/artandcollectibles

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First three posters in the Iconic Models series brought to life! Order yours today! https://www.blackforestllc.com/artandcollectibles

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The Iconic Model Poster Series (so far) Available on my shop HERE

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One drink a day from the birdman's bottle has proven to have caused some questionable side-effects.

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Collapse: Ruins of the Great Northern Citadel. It was just over two weeks ago when the lights of the Great Northern Citadel went out, a distant thunder swept the plains, and the water level of the Wall Dam Reservoir of Voreios mysteriously dropped by half in less than thirty minutes. While first expected to be a sensor error due to the vastness of the amount of water that would have had to escape (and no report of said flood that would have resulted), the true horror of the situation was unveiled when inspectors found a 400' wide gap in the wall. While the dam break was sudden and catastrophic, the collapse of the citadel, after some simple surveys, was revealed to have happened in multiple stages: The top of the tower fell when the initial tsunami burst forth from the gaping wound in the dam while two later collapses resulted from a second and third wave reflected off the valley walls. The unfortunate reason for the lack of reports or calls for help was the simple fact that everything up to the foothills was completely wiped out within minutes and the water itself poured into the Great Northern Break which surrounds the southern portion of the plains like a horseshoe. Though evidence is sparse, foul play is suspected due to the size of the break in the dam, its location high up in the wall and its sudden nature.