
“Moon Crash 2” represents the time period one million years
after the crash, where the large craters and canyons left by
the moon fragments become oceans. An atmospher
e stabi
-
lizes with constant storms, leaving deposits of minerals
across the surface of the planet.
Instigated by elements churned up from the initial
impact, life begins developing from the recesses of caverns
and craters, pushing up the hills, and taking form in com-
plement to the envir
onment. Floating plant for
ms, com-
posed of bladders of light gases, travel across vast distances
leaving spores on the mountainsides. These roving islands
and the most evolved species developed a symbiotic r
ela
-
tionship which formed the basis of early travel.
This first conscious species takes inspiration fr
om the
distant architecture built on the cap of the lunar mountain
outside the atmosphere, and begins to develop its own
expression of civilization. At first ceremonial, the architec-
tur
e begins to reflect patterns of living and a sense of com-
munity, while always referring to the cryptic compound out-
side their reach. It is the presence of this compound, and
the natural ramp thr
ough the atmospher
e pr
ovided by the
lunar mountain that instills the goal to travel beyond their
means to make contact with the unknown.
This rendering began in the computer and was at one
point a clearly defined vista with a wider format and less
pronounced atmosphere. I painted over the top using the
existing color palette and basic for
ms, added the clouds,
center monolith, and floating elements along with layers of
scribbling to achieve texture. The foreground creatures and
ridgeline wer
e unchanged and r
emained a separate layer
that served as a station point for the saturation and tonality
of the piece.
MARK GOERNER:
MOON CRASH 2, SPRING
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