Artist Christopher Tupa is posting a new piece of full color Halloween art every day for the entire month of October.
Some of them are zombified versions of his friends…which I love.
See the rest at Tupa’s Treasures.
Category: art
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Don’t know the origin of this, but I love the extra written touch.
This kid’s face is not exactly what I’d call “joyful.” At least the trees are happy.
Awesome.
A very intricately done Day of the Dead hanging bat!
This seriously looks like she’s wearing her sister’s skin.
A little macabre for a greeting, no (that pumpkin is crying actual tears while getting murdered). What’s with the gleeful spectators? Is this some kind of Gladiatorial event for squash and…elves?
The source said this is a real Victorian postmortem, but I have trouble believing it’s not doctored. Still…maybe the photographer was just really, REALLY late.
Gorgeous custom Monster High doll!
I wish this item hadn’t been taken down for sale/display. I would’ve done a feature post on the crafter of this fine wooden witch carving.
At first it looks like a strange pose, but my black cat Dr. Morbius does this gravity defying move all the time.
So long kiddies…pleasant dreams…
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Long Forgotten recently made a post about a piece of Haunted Mansion concept art that never made it into the actual attraction: The Burning Miser.
This miser, who has clearly sold his soul to devil, was supposed to appear in the hall of changing portraits. Here is the progression, in a series of sketches:
I think this would’ve made a great addition to the Mansion. The devil sneaking up from behind the Miser to claim his soul via spontaneous combustion powder is certainly creepy enough to make the cut.
See more info here.
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I came across the following macabre yet captivating image by Otto Rapp and fiendishly searched for more.
Many would be quick to associate his work with classic surrealism (which he does cite as an influence), but he balks at the idea of, pardon the pun, being painted into this corner.
He states:
I do not concern myself with the elimination of the rational, the exclusivity of the irrational and the absurd, but presentation of the conscious and subconscious world as an inseparable whole. I draw my inspirations from the layered labyrinth underground which represents the other side of life, which is an inner imaginative-inspirational counterpart to the outer world, expressed with the help of logic-alogic associations, analogisations and symbolism.
His portfolio is teeming with richly detailed paintings and drawings. Have a look.
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Peruvian born artist Edith Waddell is a painter, illustrator and printmaker who often combines traditional painting with collage and digital work.
Many of her works are brightly colored, tempered with soft pastels…filled with feminine imagery, botanicals and spiritual symbolism.
At times, she employs a kind of beautiful yet unsettling symmetry that makes one feel as if staring at a colorful Rorschach test.
She states:
My goal is to make visible that which is overlooked, confronting the public with the dark and mysterious aspects of their own psyches, emotional struggles, and their relationship with the natural environment. My work is an invitation to make an introspective examination and reflection into our own existence, both physical and spiritual.
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Steven Russell Black’s monochromatic pieces often make me feel like I’m looking at double exposed photographs…in hell.
We see beauty unhinged, morphing, revealing realities strange and sinister under the surface.
His subjects are caught in moments of unveiling an extreme duality.
Or perhaps, an awakening…a transmutation.
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Rose Wong’s illustrations are slightly strange…
…peppered with magic…
And often manage to convey a kind of cool detachment combined with the vaguest sense of longing.
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Moths & Milk is the work of young Irish artist Darragh Mallon.
The work is a combination of pencil, ink and digital, often depicting somber, ghostly girls.
He has also done album art:
See more strange, wan creatures in his portfolio…
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My fellow MST3K fans, check out this awesome Tom Servo print, brand new from Bombz N Roses.
I love the style of this piece. I wouldn’t mind a little space traveling Servo gracing the walls of my home.
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Cory Benhatzel’s glowing white-eyed animals perch among occult symbols and pieces of nature, often appearing as if they are in the midst of various conjurations and psychic phenomena.
From the artist bio:
Inspiration comes from such diverse worlds as The Last Unicorn and Disney movies to magic, witchcraft and nature itself.
In addition to personal and occult symbolism, Cory employs Floriography, the Victorian- era form of communication also called The Language of Flowers within each piece. By this code, every flower has a specific meaning which lends itself to the imagery.
Perhaps this is what my black and white cats do when I’m not looking at night…
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