I’m delighted to share with you my recent work “Into the western desert and beyond” I created this painting over 5 weekends and it is the 10th in my new series exploring the adventurer in us all. New worlds, unexpected voyages, mysterious revelations, new friendships and quiet moments of joy on reflection of the wonders of our universe.
Our 4 adventurers have arrived at Dani’s old friend Revok’s lab. He has an ingenious plan calling on his sentient hologram friends to create a diversion which will allow them to escape the planet. Events unfold in the station’s underground system:
The two all terrain vehicles sped through the subterranean tunnels and within quarter of an hour found the grill exit to the outside. Lantra quickly picked the locks securing the great door and closed it behind them carefully re-locking it to cover all traces of themselves.
The team were now heading west between the dunes towards the ocean a journey of some 200 miles. After a couple of hours they caught sight of a glint in the midday sun from the top of a dune a few miles behind them and knew they were being followed and it wouldn’t take long for Ganum Dako and his henchmen to overtake them.
Lantra increased speed, but for the next hour the glint in the distance grew closer and closer. Finally by mid afternoon they found themselves driving along the white sands, the vast waters of the western sea stretching out to the horizon.
Lantra instructed her colleague Vila Takasian to make for a headland several miles distant to find the cover they needed in preparation for the next part of their journey. They both took care to travel in the opposite direction and turn around driving through the thick grasses covering the dunes so no tracks would be left.
20 minutes later they were around the headland and safely hidden from the open expanse of beach. Howerver to their dismay they noticed their persuers were heading directly towards them and would arrive in a matter of minutes.
Fortunately preparations had gone well with the vehicles and aquatic mode was now activated. This would hopefully mean escaping the crime lord and his minions.
Driving through the surf, waves washed over the team’s vehicles as they sank beneath them within a minute. Once on the ocean floor they engaged the ballast tanks and floated up engaging the propulsion units and heading west at high speed hopefully free of their pursuers.
See how the painting evolved here:
