This was for CG Society's CG Challenge XXV B-MOVIE. Unfortunately, they closed the image entry before the dealine(4-19-2010) due to the large number of submission. It never happened before. So I don't know where else to put this but here. It was fun to work on those ideas, Prof. Tarantula, Giant Panda, Revenge of The Chicken, Pharao Resurrection, and The Trash Man.
Which means I have time to paint landscapes after work hour. It is nice to chase the sunset and see how the sky turns colors. These were painted in Glendale. Man, I could do this all day. BTW, I touched up in Photoshop because I wasn't able to fully control the colors under such dark sky.
I went back to Japan during the holiday break. Originally, I wanted to paint the temple but it was awefully crowded. So I wondered around other area with my bike and found this view. There were residential buildings on a hill and a river which was in the middle of the painting but 5 feet below the street level. This is a very familiar view for me, so I am happy.