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The denizens of the Atlas have it tough sometimes, you think as you view this plate. Maybe they just wanted a nice relaxing day by the shore, but then the inevitable storm brews up, all the fences get blown down, and the Butterfly of Chaos exits stage left. Oh well, maybe next time...
“Color Plate 188” combines a photograph from deviantART member Alegion-stock, a painting created by my father, Gus Maier, and an engraving from The Complete Encyclopedia Of Illustration by J.G. Heck.
"The Atlas Of Dreams" is an ongoing project that began in 1999. Each plate is composed of several different images combined to create something greater than the sum of its parts. Complex borders around the images fade into a white background. Source images include 19th century engravings, filtered stock photos, ArtMatic renders, astronomical photos of space and planetary surfaces, the paintings of my father, Gus Maier, and of course my own artwork - recycled and reused. Watch out for stray critters...