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  • Sphere in the Desert

    Sphere in the Desert

    No plants, people or horses without names. Just sand. Lots and lots of sand. Oh, and one mysterious, giant metallic sphere. If you’d like to see more, a variety of cool gifts, apparel, prints, etc., are available in the following shops:

    Thanks for visiting!


    A Horse With No Name, by America (1971) – see lyrics here.


  • Mountain Range

    Mountain Range

    Digital artwork of an aerial view highlighting a sedimentary mountain range, with fog and a sandy desert below. You can find great gifts, prints and apparel in the following galleries…

    Hope to see you soon!


  • Treasure Hunt

    Located several light-years from Earth, a remote planet housing precious gemstones scattered on a sandy surface also maintains an unusual tower used as a mining outpost. Visitors are advised to use caution and follow all rules, where posted, including a one gemstone per person limit.

    You can see more by visiting the following galleries…


  • Zombies of the Desert

    Zombies of the Desert

    Zombies of the Desert prints, gifts & apparel items are available in these shops:

    So, where exactly did these Zombies come from?

    In 2006, I was visiting Marquette – in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan – and took a photograph (below) of a flagstone wall which I climbed in my youth. I later used pieces from this picture to create this character.


  • Desert Scene

    Desert Scene

    If you’ve ever wondered what it would look like observing a barren desert while standing inside the fossilized jaw of a giant prehistoric dinosaur…perhaps this image will suffice.

    As you imagine yourself enjoying the shade, make sure to check out the following shops for some really cool stuff –


  • Morning Oasis

    Morning Oasis

    Many hours in the desert without water left me parched, and, as I approached the Pyramids on the Giza Plateau of Egypt, I imagined a large pool of fresh water…

    You won’t need to use your imagination, however, to locate refreshing products featuring my digital artwork, when you explore any of the following galleries:

    Thanks for stopping by!


    Song for Today

    Midnight at the Oasis, by Maria Muldaur (1974) – see lyrics here.


  • Knight Television

    Knight Television

    Armor-clad with shield, this knight traveled for many days across a hot, barren desert, in order to audition for the lead role in an upcoming medieval television mini-series. However, when he arrived, the set was in a state of chaos. Time to hire a new agent! In the meantime, you can enjoy great gift & apparel items available in these shops:


  • Desert at Night

    Desert at Night

    Digital art featuring canyon walls and a pathway into the desert at night…be careful not to step on any rattlesnakes! Prints, gifts and apparel items are available in these shops: Pixels, Tee Public and Redbubble. Thanks for stopping by!


  • Haiku

    Haiku

    Once more, as before
    Her beauty draws pen to hand
    Déjà vu haiku

    © 2022 Phil Perkins


    PHOTO CREDIT: modified photo from unsplash.com.


  • Poem in Response

    Poem in Response

    There are times I feel I should refrain
    From the sounds that drum as rhyme
    Yet, your beauty shines through poetry
    Like your smile, your words sublime

    Having read “Twilight’s First Blush“, written by a lovely poetess and friend from the Valley of the Sun, Michele Lee Sefton – wherein she conveys a romantic recollection at dawn & shares her welcomed sense of humor – I was inspired to write this poem in response…

    On a late night cruise
    To a rendezvous
    Just seventeen miles or so

    It’s the magic hour
    When night fades to day
    And the cock begins to crow

    In romantic waves
    Rhythm fills the air
    Glances cast amorously

    Soon, a warm embrace
    On the edge of love
    Two hearts sing in rhapsody

    Til the morning draws
    Colors peach to blue
    As faint starlight blinks farewell

    Cheers, to drift once more
    On this desert sea
    Over sand and under spell

    © 2022 Phil Perkins


    PHOTO CREDIT: modified photo from unsplash.com.


  • A Glass of Water

    After exhaustive travel in a hot, arid desert, a tall glass of cool water is certainly a welcomed sight…but, is it only a mirage? Probably, though it’s still better than a glass of sand.

    Contrary to such illusions, you may quench your thirst for some very cool gifts and apparel when you visit the following galleries…


  • A Glass of Sand

    A Glass of Sand

    I’ve heard it said before, that, I’m so hungry that I could eat a horse! However, to this day I’ve not heard anyone exclaim, I’m so thirsty that I could drink a glass of sand! Not particularly thirst-quenching, I guess.

    However, you can still enjoy a glass of sand on prints, gifts and apparel, when you visit the following shops:

    Thanks very much!


  • Surreal Screens Scene

    Surreal Screens Scene

    Desert Landscape

    Wishing to locate a source of water, it became apparent to the weary desert traveller, when, upon seeing an unexplainable series of flat screen monitors so far from civilization, that he must be experiencing a mirage.

    Look no further, though, to discover a plentiful resource of refreshing products featuring my digital artwork, available in these shops:

    Stores open 24/7/365


  • Desert Buttes

    Desert Buttes

    Digital art featuring a sepia tone western landscape peppered with buttes, with a vignette and texture added. You can see more when you visit my gallery – wall art, home decor, puzzles, lifestyle, stationary, phone cases, beach, coffee mugs, face masks & apparel. Thanks for stopping by!


  • Desert Anomaly

    What is it?


    An unidentified flying object? Hmm…well, it’s not flying. It appears to be digital artwork featuring a fantasy desert landscape containing a mysterious metallic sphere. For a closer look, you can visit these shops for great gift-giving ideas: