Second Animation assignment

The second assignment for my animation class involves a drawing in illustrator of some kind of environment whether it be realistic or other-worldly. I chose to make my environment drawing of a red rock desert at sunset. The scene was inspired by the famous Monument Valley (http://elmarto.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/monument_valley_mittens_sunset.jpg) located on the border between Utah and Arizona . The main reason I chose this as my environment is because of my love of western films. Monument Valley was used in countless Hollywood westerns, in particular those of the film maker John Ford who depicted the area in classics such as The Searchers, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, and Cheyenne Autumn. I recall the professor saying that we may use our environment drawings for future projects. Perhaps I will consider some kind of western animation, as I have already worked on a western period live-action short (shameless self-promotion: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1974394/) and could use it's story and/or characters.