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“Puddle” woodcut, 24 cm × 31.9 cm M.C. Escher, 1952

Darryl Zudeck, from Illustrators 26 (1985)

THE DEVIL’S INVITATION, 2019

Another throwback, this one from 2019. This piece was made for an art show comprised of pieces inspired by music. I picked Aldous Harding’s “Stop Your Tears”, specifically the lyrics:

The yellow rose is a stranger, The Devil’s invitation in bloom.

I fondly remember painting and glazing, pushing and pulling, all the little lace details on the ruff and cuffs. Makes me want to paint lace again… 

You can read more about the process and everything behind the scenes here.

Masao Saito, 1981

Dennis Ziemienski, 1986

Fred Marcellino, from Illustrators 26 (1985)

Shigeru Miwa, 1983

Illustrators Salmon, 1986

Ryoko Ishioka, 1981

Record jacket illustration for Susto by Masabumi Kikuchi

Ken Westphal, ca. 1980s

Braldt Bralds, 1984

“ENGINE KILL.” Scribbled this up last Saturday, based on a certain super badass scene from Helsreach (watched that fan animation somewhat recently, surprisingly good)

Edgar Allan Poe - A Descent into the Maelström (Bernie Wrightson)

Vladimir Kush (Russian, b.1965)

Descent to the Mediterranean

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"Death Directs the Bullet” - Hans Larwin (1918)