"The Visitors..."

Above is the finished spread

of the WIP (Work In Progress) I posted yesterday.
You can click on image to enlarge...:)

And below is the back story

to accompany the art.

I attached a copy of the story to the backside
of my spread.

This book has only two more artists to go

before it returns home to

Elaine

in New Zealand.

And, now...the story:

Behind the “Back Of Beyond”…

floating above and between

all that is known and yet to be known…

is a sacred place

where

“Those Who Came Before All" live.

These beings are like no other.

Invisible and ethereal

they appear merely for an instant

as a

twinkle in the mind’s eye.

On occasion

they might visit human life forms

in the mysterious guise of

“Deja Vous”.

They dance on velvety black skies

creating shimmering auroras

and twinkling stars.

They slide through slivers of time

leaving stardust trails

in their wake.

They bring gifts of

imagination, inspiration, insight,

and

individuality

to those who are ready to receive.

They expertly guide newcomers to the

lands past the

“Back of Beyond”.

Cloaked in rainbow hued mists,

they have been known to reveal themselves

in the presence of

collaborative artistic promise.

And…such a spectacular event

has, indeed, occurred.

Hence…

let it be written

on this warm summer’s eve

that I,

Margaret Storer Roche,

an appointed rememberancer

of the years 200-230 of the Flutterby era,

have artistically documented

the appearance of these magical visitors

for all to remember

now

and for all of the time yet to come.