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Celestial Kraken: An Odyssey Beneath Waves

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A vibrant, abstract painting featuring a fantastical creature with elongated, pink feather-like appendages and intricate, swirling designs. The background is a mix of deep blues and purples, creating a cosmic atmosphere with floating bubbles and a glowing orb—truly resembling the "Celestial Kraken: An Odyssey Beneath Waves.

This piece is an enthralling amalgamation of aquatic mystery and celestial wonder, blending the organic with the cosmic. The artist has harnessed the vibrancy of the palette to evoke the dynamic movement and fluidity one might associate with the deep ocean, but with a twist that takes the viewer into the realm of the stars. The bold, crimson hues of the central figure, reminiscent of a galactic squid, demand attention, while the surrounding swirls suggest a dance of astronomical proportions.

The use of color and contrast is particularly noteworthy. The luminous tones of orange and red contrast with the deep blues and purples, creating a visual feast that is almost operatic in its drama. The painting invites the observer to consider the interconnectedness of all things – the macrocosm within the microcosm.

Celestial Kraken

The image presented here, though striking, simply cannot do justice to the original work’s luminescence and texture. The physical presence of the painting, with its layered applications and subtle interplay of light, offers an experience that is both visceral and ethereal. The viewer is reminded that this digital representation is but a shadow of the true vibrancy and depth that can only be fully appreciated in person. This artwork is not just to be seen; it’s to be experienced, lived with, and pondered over, promising new discoveries with each viewing.

Echoes of an Eldritch Moon

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The product named "Echoes of an Eldritch Moon" is a surreal painting that depicts a giant red moon setting over a calm ocean, with several large, glowing turquoise tentacles emerging from the water. The sky is an otherworldly mix of dark purples and blues.

Today’s #artwork while vending at the Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire. It’s basically a #kraken or other #cthulhu / #tentacle monster in the #harvest #moon. Be kind, it was 90 degrees and hot, I didn’t have shade for a lot of the #painting day. Asking $250. Will have prints at some point in the future.

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

Waiting for the Bluebell

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The Bluebell is a tree that blooms only once in a 1000 years, it’s bioluminescent flowers both fragrant and beautiful. The sentient tree is shy, however, and pulls its azure petals in tightly when gazed upon, so one must trick it by using a mirror or camera to view it.

Video of Recent Art

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I’m truly sorry I’ve not done anything in the last couple of days. I’m working through proposals at work (to pay for my art!) and skin cancer to boot, but last night at 3ish, I made this video of recent art (going back to October (ish). I’ll get creative again soon! I kind of want to do a full length video of all the artwork I’ve done, but it would be significantly longer than 2 minutes – more along the lines of an hour. Maybe over the holiday weekend.

Unleashed

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I didn’t want to let the first day of a new year go by without creating some artwork, so here you go. It was originally named ‘Flight’, but I used that yesterday. So I solved the conundrum and changed the name to the song I had on repeat while I was creating it; because one should credit where one draws inspiration, and it’s as much a part of the total package for me.

Now, for legal reasons and all, these two things are not associated, nor am I riding coat-tails. I’m merely sharing what inspired me. The song is ‘Unleashed’ by Two Steps from Hell (one of my favorite groups). The composer is Thomas Bergersen, and Merethe Soltvedt provides the vocalization. I visualize the birds taking off at 2:50, or here:

The Joy of Flight

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Remember when you were a kid, and you pretended you were on a rocket ship or airplane as you tried to swing higher and higher? That’s the feeling I’m going for with this. Whether or not I’ve achieved it is up to you, as that is the purpose of art. It’s a fantasy piece, to end a not so great year and bring in a new one full of hope, happiness, and dreams. I could explain the piece but I’m hoping you get it without that bit of tediousness. Happy New Year.

Happy Reunion

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There’s a movie reference in this one. John Carpenter made one of the quintessential horror movies in 1982, the Thing, with Kurt ‘Call me Snake’ Russell. In 2011 a prequel was made, starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead (sigh, heart). She survived the movie but we don’t really know if she was infected (aka the thing) or not. The dog that runs out of the Norwegian camp of the 2011 film towards the American camp of the 1982 err sequel is definitely infected. So I was like, “what if she was the alien and met back up with the other aliens at camp?” So, at heart it’s a girl and a dog happily reunited.

For those that are, like, “what’s up with this dude and horror?” I’m working through a thing. It’s called 2020.

The Selfie

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In all of humankind’s explorations and raging against the borders of the unknown, there has been one thing it has never been able able to resist – the selfie. From the first transistors that allowed us to capture our location for our aggrandizement on social media, it has also been our downfall. Many have gone over cliffs, bridges, retaining walls, and railings in pursuit of the ultimate presentation of self. But no one has gone as far as that person in 2162, who, after calculating the risks and minimizing the egregious lapse in judgement, took a deep breath, uncoupled their helmet, and took the ultimate selfie. The death report listed the cause as ‘suspicious’ but ‘definitely not a problem with the helmet locking mechanism.’

Note, I’m not impugning the ladies with this image, it could just as easily be a man, and more than likely would be. I just find women to be easier on the eyes as far as art is concerned.

The Gardener

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This is a doodle playing on the question “what if our universe were just an atom in a bigger thing, like a sewage pipe?” – it would explain a lot 🙂 I took some previously used elements and combined them in a different way, so, yeah. The gardener, an Android whose head provides life for the fruits of her garden, tends the various seeds of life in her garden. Space within space I guess is the theme.