This is the essence of my life for the past two years. On the surface, things have become frozen, coagulated into an icy hinterland. Winter has set in. Beneath the surface, my waters boil for freedom and release, a fiery urgency focused on moving forward. Every choice, every motion requires twice as much effort and energy to accomplish. Amber like circumstance has become impossible to dissolve. I struggle for possibility in an ever tightening circle of dead ends.
Showing posts with label 2012. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2012. Show all posts
Friday, January 11, 2013
Zombie Bites New Abstract: Winter
This is the essence of my life for the past two years. On the surface, things have become frozen, coagulated into an icy hinterland. Winter has set in. Beneath the surface, my waters boil for freedom and release, a fiery urgency focused on moving forward. Every choice, every motion requires twice as much effort and energy to accomplish. Amber like circumstance has become impossible to dissolve. I struggle for possibility in an ever tightening circle of dead ends.
Friday, January 04, 2013
Tuesday, January 01, 2013
Monday, December 31, 2012
Sunday, December 30, 2012
The Last Bites of 2012 Part II: The King Beneath the Soil
Continued From
As difficult as 2012 has been, there have been several positive developments within Zombie Bites and beyond. July and August brought a collaboration with the Horror Blogger Alliance curator Jeremy Hawkins, aka Retro-Zombie, to create the 2012 designs for the HBA Tshirts. Also this year I finally realized a vision that I have been working towards since I began revitalizing Zombie Bites: The Weekly Featured Creature. I've had the idea since I began this blog, but circumstances and opportunity haven't coincided until this year. I'm just pleased that the creatures have been so well received. My number of page views has nearly doubled since the Featured Creature began! Thanks to everyone for your interest and support!
Saturday, December 29, 2012
The Last Bites of 2012 Part I: Janus Tunnel
I find myself in a strange emotional space as 2012 winds down to a close. This past year has been incredibly turbulent and in many ways disheartening, but as I look across the work I created during this year, I feel uplifted. If anything else fell to the wayside or was destroyed by the chaotic forces unleashed in 2012, at least this body of work came through me. This year has tested me in ways I never imagined possible, but at least amidst the waves of tumult, I managed to keep the art flowing.
Friday, December 28, 2012
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Featured Creature UPDATE: Bathroom Floor Zombie
Here is the toned version of the Bathroom Floor Zombie. Check out the original post to compare it to the original sketch.
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Featured Creature: Snake Demon
Here we have a raging horned snake demon. This creepy crawly was created using the Purple / Yellow technique. At first I was a little trepidatious of adding tones to this piece. The stark black and white wanted to remain so, but as I began working on it, I tried a bit of hand toning with the airbrush tool in Photoshop and it all made sense. The more detailed shading added a quality to it that reminded me of graphite drawing. As always, a nod here to the genius of H. R. Giger.
Monday, December 24, 2012
Friday, December 21, 2012
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Monday, December 17, 2012
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Featured Creature UPDATE: Autumn Winds Original Scan
After this week's mention on my process with the purple and yellow sharpies, I wanted to share the original color scan for Autumn Winds. I actually enjoy this piece a lot in its original form. I spend so much time looking at black ink on top of grey pencil that the variation is very refreshing. It's like artwork from some weird other world where the light is odd and the laws of physics are different, or the color green doesn't exist. Check out the original post to compare it to the finished piece.
Friday, December 14, 2012
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Fuzzy Skeletonians in my Closet: A Summer Commission
I've been meaning to post this for literally
months and plans have just not turned out in
any corner of my life, but finally here we are...
This summer, just before things went completely mad in my corner of the world, I commissioned a drawing from Vincent over at Fuzzy Skeletonian. I'm a big fan of Vincent's work and style and wanted to show my support by commissioning a piece. When the package arrived I was treated to an added bonus of two extra fuzzy skeletonians on the cardboard packaging. That's them in hanging in my closet with my other skeletons, they all keep me humble when I'm getting dressed by screaming and laughing at me. :-P
My request was a bit specific and explicit, but Vincent was nice enough to work with me. Just to give you a bit of a heads up for those that might be offended by such things, the content that follows the break is more sexually explicit than my regular fare. Be warned.
This summer, just before things went completely mad in my corner of the world, I commissioned a drawing from Vincent over at Fuzzy Skeletonian. I'm a big fan of Vincent's work and style and wanted to show my support by commissioning a piece. When the package arrived I was treated to an added bonus of two extra fuzzy skeletonians on the cardboard packaging. That's them in hanging in my closet with my other skeletons, they all keep me humble when I'm getting dressed by screaming and laughing at me. :-P
My request was a bit specific and explicit, but Vincent was nice enough to work with me. Just to give you a bit of a heads up for those that might be offended by such things, the content that follows the break is more sexually explicit than my regular fare. Be warned.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Monday, December 10, 2012
Friday, December 07, 2012
Wednesday, December 05, 2012
Featured Creature: Krampus Head
I know I said I had nothing for Krampusnacht this year, but this little guy kept bugging me until I broke out the paper and pen. Gruss Vom Krampus!
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