Final Added a monk meditating while looking at the monolith to improve the story.
Flat colors In this phase I noticed the altar was not really visible, so I later changed it into a more interesting monolith.
Thumbnails The idea for this piece was to have some sort of obelisk or altar in a bright red environment.
The monolith stands in a field of flowing lava and scorched earth. Study in heat haze, hard edges, and molten color balance.