WIM Final Matte Painting

At first I was going to use the concept art piece as a background but then I just picked the details I needed for my scene. I suppose it all started with this line drawing (I don't think I uploaded that on my blog, if I have, sorry):

Which led to my concept painting: 

 The final version of the matte painting (and the basis for my cd cover) is this:

Or at least I thought it was :)

After some constructive feedback on the lack of texture in the sky I refined the matte painting and ended up with this:

I think it looks much better.