More Poe

Got a new piece brewin' up, the ending scene from "Cask of the Amontillado." This is a collaboration instigated by my former classmate Mike Puncekar who is working on the color half of it. My intent was to show a more sorrowful revenge, rather than angry, being exacted on Fortunato. I felt it went with the slowness and contemplated way he was executed. Catacombs were a blast to draw.

The Black Cat Final

I think I will try using more permanent inks in the beginning stages of paintings. I have discovered that after about the 6th or 7th wash paint starts lifting off too easily, and sometime gets texture where I don't want it. Also my paper starts becoming more rough on the surface and the line drawing gets disrupted. Maybe time to try a new paper too.

The Black Cat

Beginning a new piece from Edgar Allen Poe's terrifying short story "the Black Cat". The environment was designed after the dilapidated basement in my parents house. This is the climax in the story right before the main character murder's his wife after being driven mad by their demonic pet black cat.

Illuxcon 3

Returned from Illuxcon on Monday, and my mind is still so blown from all the super pro illustration. Thanks again to Patrick and Jeannie Wilshire for organizing everything, and all the judges who made it possible for me to go. Also thanks to Volkan Baga, Jeff Easley, Donato Giancola, Don Maitz, Christopher Moeller, Tom Kuebler, Jordu Schell, and Michael Whelan the artists who donated pieces to pay for the trip. I'm so glad I was able to go this year!! I'm not one for taking photos but I got a few shots of the Paul Lehr collection, gorgeous stuff.

Dagon Illustration

Finally finished this piece after restarting several times. Rocks are not something I usually paint, for reference I looked at pics of the Giants Causeway in Ireland, it was almost exactly what I imagined when I read "Dagon".

Final final design. Illustration from text coming soon

Final Concept

If anyone has any crits I would be glad to hear. I've got one day before the contest is over. This is the text I took the description from

"Then suddenly I saw it. With only a slight churning to mark its rise to the surface, the thing slid into view above the dark waters. Vast, Polyphemus-like, and loathsome, it darted like a stupendous monster of nightmares to the monolith, about which it flung its gigantic scaly arms, the while it bowed its hideous head and gave vent to certain measured sounds. I think I went mad then." from "Dagon" by my man HP