gothic

Origin Story

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A woman in a golden, flowing dress, with curly light hair, leans back with a blissful expression as a skeletal figure with textured skin embraces her from behind. Dim, flickering candles create a warm, intimate atmosphere. Only their upper bodies are visible—perhaps hinting at an unusual origin story.

It’s 1815, in the waning hours of the moon the concept for a story, wherein a scientist brings the dead back to life sprouts from the fertile mind of a young Mary Shelly. This is obviously an amalgam representing the prudishness of the era clashing with vibrant storytelling.  No AI, of course. It’s all Digital … Read more

Medley’s Model

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Inspired by the H.P. Lovecraft Story ‘Packman’s Model’, this delves into the curious world of beasts and horror. The artist has his model sitting in a manor on a dark and stormy night, candles alight, the peculiar rasping of multiple tentacles moving to a melodic flute played far, far away, breaking the uncomfortable silence in … Read more

Thunderous Silence

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The battle was over, dead littering the landscape, their prized possessions of war adrift like so much flotsam. Now the feeding would begin, human problems dissolving into sustenance for natures favored creatures. This was nothing to crow about, but it is my current computer background. Never AI.

Almost

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Clamoring through the woods, terrified, the #turkey hunter spies lights in the distance – safety! Her weapons and phone long gone, ripped from her as the tree branches tore at her clothing in headlong flight. Little did she think going into the woods that #Thanksgiving morning, that the birds would have hired muscle to protect … Read more

Mermaid Mashup (Part 2)

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“Why do Mermaids have fish bodies?” This question led to the creation of this artwork. There are myriad of different species in the oceans, one of the most beautiful of which is the Jellyfish. So, when thinking of which to combine with the upper half of a woman, this beautiful creature came to mind. In … Read more

She’s Got the Look (Part 2)

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Some rando poses in a Graveyard because, Goth chicks. The first is actually the second… err… third because I couldn’t get her to look at the camera like those spooky paintings that follow you everywhere. Originally, the view showing the dragon was just to see if she was holding onto the candelabra correctly, then I … Read more

The Shipwreck

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So after the drunkstorm of yesterday, I figured I’d plant today’s flag on a rocky beach somewhere, where the sole survivor of some gale-battered ship is discovered washed ashore by a passing good Samaritan. Artistically, it’s about light, the subtle colors extant in every vignette permeating our lives. No AI. Even though it’s destroying the … Read more

Almost

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Clamoring through the woods, terrified, the turkey hunter spies lights in the distance – safety! Her weapons and phone long gone, ripped from her as the tree branches tore at her clothing in headlong flight. Little did she think going into the woods that Thanksgiving morning, that the birds would have hired muscle to protect them after linking the last Thursday in November to a human ritual involving the disappearance of many of their kind. As she comes to the edge of the forest, mere meters from the busy highway, a cold claw clamps on her wrist and pulls her back into the night, her scream mingling with the airbrakes of a passing semi…

This was a doodle I put together last night, the latest of probably 4 or 5 others I’ve created since moving to Patreon (link). I’m not sure if I like putting my art beyond a paywall, but one has to make a living, right? Anyway, since it’s turkey day / Thanksgiving, I’m throwing fiscal responsibility to the wind and posting one here, accessible to the masses, not just those elites earning $3 dollars a month in disposable income. Happy holiday, if you celebrate it. Happy Thursday if you don’t; but happiness is the main point.