Old fashioned horror spooky mansion. Not the place you want to Trick-or-Treat.

The original concept was less gloomy, but more light would have conflicted with the mist. I like the mood it evokes.

This, while minimalistic, is my favorite of the beach sunset series. (and probably the last for awhile.)

When I started this rendering it was almost warm outside. As I worked, the weather grew colder and started to snow. I'm sure that was just a coincidence.

Finished, scrapped, and restarted 3 times, I think I'm getting too critical. My concept was shady, yet well lit. Of course, a paradox.

If you are curious to see a tall version of this, the commercial version was setup as a vertical format.
Commercial version

The memory of a beautiful scene tends to exaggerate the key points, trees are taller, valleys are deeper, vistas are wider, and the moon is bigger. I used a telescopic photo of the moon to get more detail.

Was it the water, or the lack of everything else? This image came from playing with palm tree models.

In the spirit of Halloween I planned a goofy dance of skeletons, but it almost ended up creepy enough for a more serious category.