SF&F Picture 32 out of 43 by Maija Pietikäinen.

SciFi and Fantasy Art: The Basalt Pillars of the West

It was dark when the galley passed betwixt the Basalt Pillars of the West and the sound of the ultimate cataract swelled portentous from ahead. And the spray of that cataract rose to obscure the stars, and the deck grew damp, and the vessel reeled in the surging current of the brink. Then with a queer whistle and plunge the leap was taken, and Carter felt the terrors of nightmare as earth fell away and the great boat shot silent and comet-like into planetary space.
-H.P. Lovecraft: The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath

I just adore Lovecraft's prose. :)

[watercolour and gouache, a3]


	Categories: [Dream Imagery] [Landscape, Nature, Panoramic] Techniques: [Gouache] [Watercolour] Inspirations: [H.P.Lovecraft]

Date	Name	Comment
11 Jan 2004	Kalkadianempress	Loading... hey, This is a beautiful picture, it's truly breathtaking. I was just wondering if I could use it for the background on my personal website. If you don't want me to, that's perfectly fin, I was just wondering. great work, truly beautiful!
11 Jan 2004	Tekninen piirtäjä oulusta	Loading... Iltaa! olet ollut todella tuottelias, pidän töistäsi todella paljon. Suosittelen jonkinlaista ammattia tästä "kynä kädessä" alasta. hyvää jatkoa!
26 Nov 2004	Aussie	Loading... It reminds me of the never ending story. I dunno dont ask!
27 Nov 2005	Lina C. Alsbjer	Loading... I'm not familiar with the author this was inspired from, but this makes me want to be! I thought "Wow, that must be the end of the world!" It's fantastic! It reminds me a bit of Narnia, too, the book with Caspian's ship... Anyway, wonderfully done!
5 Dec 2005	Sephiralen	Loading... Those pillars remind me of the pillars in Hobb's books... What are they called again? hits self upside the head Anyway, awesome picture. I liked those books too.
8 Apr 2006	Aja Mujinga Sherrard	Loading... despite not understanding the refrence (I've never read Hob's books, should I?) this is a beautiful picture.
1 May 2006	Siv	Loading... I just love the picture... Forgot to mention it earlier? I love your sense of colors... Especially blue...
10 Aug 2006	Danica A. Casey	Loading... WOW. that's amazing. I love the clouds.
31 May 2007	Invicta	Loading... Great colours. Truly awesome shading.
4 Oct 2007	Mario 'Max' Pastuovic	Loading... You know, this picture gave me the shivers from the first time I saw it, and even now, two years later I haven't changed my mind. You are one of the truly rare artists that successfully translated Lovecraft's literature vision into painting. I envy you, I truly do.
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'The Basalt Pillars of the West'

SciFi and Fantasy Art: The Basalt Pillars of the West