The Atlas of Dreams - Color Plate 199

Just a quiet day at the seaside. You suppose that there must be slow days, even for the Atlas. Still you remember reading something about how starfish have an eye at the end of each arm. That would mean that there are several hidden eyes in position to watch you now. You realize that you’re being paranoid, but you feel an urgent need to turn the page or close the book...

“Color Plate 199” combines a photograph from deviantART member doko-stock with a painting created by my father, Gus Maier.

"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...