Here is the preliminary and ink drawings! This painting is from a couple of years ago. I was looking through my files and I still really like it, and I don't know if I ever posted it here.
I'm going to start sharing art books that I keep near me for inspiration, with the tag #StudioShelf! Here is BESTIARY, MACHINES & ORNAMENTS, sketches & designs by François Delarozière, puppeteer & art director of the La Machine company, makers of massive performing machines.
Today's #StudioShelf feature is A LAND CALLED TAROT by Gael Bertrand! A wordless, surreal collection of stories following a nameless hero through a series of quests, all loosely inspired by Tarot imagery.
Today I'm remembering the modern horror classic HIS FACE ALL RED. Emily Carroll is one of the finest horror storytellers in any medium. https://t.co/ceUSz1wxwv
Hayao Miyazaki's illustrations for "The Nutcracker And The Mouse King" by E.T.A. Hoffmann.
The hills are calling to you.
An air of mystery.
Happy New Year! May your year be filled with guiding lights and good stories.
A tomb of whispered secrets.
Beauty and the Beast
Even a man who is pure of heart, And says his prayers by night, May yet become a beastly wolf, when the autumn moon is bright.