I was browsing the Terragen product home page yesterday and under "Learn / Tips and tricks / Support Diaries: Scene optimization example #1, I noticed the image looked remarkably like something I would do. So I began reading the article (written in 2019 by Oshyan Greene - I still miss his presence here...) and it contained this, which I had not ever seen before:
Our scene today comes from user "RichTwo" on our community forums, a skilled Terragen artist with a lengthy history and a distinctive style, often depicting desert or barren alien worlds.
I wouldn't exactly claim to be so much skilled as I am imaginative. The best description of my style could be "Frankenstein-ian" That is, very little of what I create is truly of my own making. I habitually take bits and pieces of others' work, edit and patch them together, and sometimes getting results I'm actually satisfied with! And I credit any "skill" I may have to the many here with the real know-how who've done all the heavy work.
But I was a bit honored by Oshyan's words, and it came as a (late) surprise.