Departure, final

For this particular painting, its current state is as far as I can get it. It is reasonably close to the scene I had envisioned, an ancient astronaut with his space vehicle standing by, thrusters on warm up sequence. He gives a few words of encouragement to a few elite priests before departure. A crowd of followers below witness the event, some of them are burning bonfires. Hope it all goes well for them. On to other projects for me.