almost there

I want to redo two of them (2nd and 7th) and have to make a cover for the book. Almost there!

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yeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah booooooooooooyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!

Bernie Wrightson's Frankenstein

For those of you who actually read this (leave a comment if you'd like, i like feedback, discussions and i like knowing that people actually see and read this), it's propably clear that I am currently doing something that has something to do with Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.

Before i read the book, before i started sketching and drawing, i came across an illustrated frankenstein book. I flipped through it whilst trying not to look too much at the illustrations, because i didnt want to get pushed in a (copying) direction.

Later in my process, i decided to check that book out. Just to see the moments the illustrator decided to use, and how he did it. I got blown away. No shit.
The drawings are so good, so detailed, made with so much attention and craftsmanship, you can only look at them with awe. I know i did.

My first reaction was "Wow!", on account of the awesomeness. My second reaction was "Fuck! Fuck you Bernie!", on account of how much my stuff sucks in comparison to his. Now, i can only say that it has (fuck me, this is going to sound too fucking cheesy) inspired me to try and work harder (here i am, not working, but typing this thing noone will ever read, oh irony). Thanks for blowing me away Bernie, sorry bout the fuck you part.


Bernie Wrightson works in the comic industry as well, but i must confess that i am not too familiar with his other work, will check it out sometime!
www.wrightsonart.com

I'll add some of the illustrations Bernie Wrightson made, so you can see for yourself. I have to say that these internetphotos are rarely in such a good "condition" that it actually does the work justice. I have to confess that i do not yet own a copy of the book (will definatelty buy it in the future tho'!). If you really want to have a good look at the images and, like me, dont have the spare money to buy the book at the moment, I could suggest searching the internet for a certain file (.cbr) containing all 47 images, but that would be illegal, wouldnt it?
Needless to say that i didnt search for it, found it, downloaded it and watched it with the utmost appreciation, because its illegal.

the death of elizabeth

drowning

i redid this one, because the previous version sucked.

changed a few others, and made a new one too, will be up soon.

Wasting time

with freckles and redheads!

Félicien Rops

I have a Taschen-book called "Symbolism", and in it, there were two pieces by Rops, one of them being Pornocrates. Yesterday, completely by accident (I didnt remember the name, but saw a pastel-like drawing on the cover, and because im working with pastels on my current project i wanted to check it out), I picked up a book about him in a bookshop.

This guy's art is awesome! He flourished in 19th century paris, in an environment filled with drugs, sex, prostitutes and syphilis. He was married, but divorced after having numerous affairs, and ended up having a relationship with two french sisters. At the same time. The sisters, in writing, even combined both their names into one, which shows their lack of rivalry amongst them.

"I have taken a bath in flames"

In his work, he tries to capture the spirit and appearance of the age in which he lived. Which somehow resulted in works filled with nude women, anti-religion, sex and symbols/signs of death.


related: Vania
Equally morbid and sex-related is the art of Russian artist Vania Zouravliov. Be sure to buy his book, simply named Vania. (available on amazon)

technology is killing art!

Artificial light is killing my colours!
on the first, not the second.

frankenbubbaaablaablubla

tried something different for the drowning-one. Didnt quite turn out as i liked. These pastelpencils arent really that good to work with. At least not in this size/for these illustrations.

In between

a painting i did for a friend a couple of weeks ago, and something i did today.

Was quite a strange process for me, starting out by sketching fast, throwing ink around, adding greytones, adding a few coloured details, got angry because i thought it was ugly, tore it to pieces, calmed down, checked it again, thought it looked better now and glued it all on the surface of a little table i have standing in my room.