This was inspired by the famous Gobi Desert location where some of the first dinosaur eggs were discovered in Mongolia, around 1922. A dream I had one night was the reason I made this image. In the dream, I was looking up near the top of the Flaming Cliffs and saw a Tyrannosaurus Rex skull embedded in the rock. However, I was completely unable to achieve that particular effect. But for the first time, I was able to use actual scanned pieces of the cliffs, the dunes and a clutch of the actual dinosaur eggs found there. The lizard and camel caravan were supposed to help identify it as the Gobi Desert. It looked kind of cool so I didn't mind how it turned out. As a little boy, I was very serious about paleontology. Back then I was always struggling to make my dinosaur artwork look as good at the book illustrations. I never succeeded but somehow I've managed to eventually get paid for creating art.