Behind the Veil of Night: Crafting ‘Haunter
As I continue to delve into the mystical realms of dark fantasy, the creation of ‘Haunter’ emerges as a personal exploration of contrasting themes and a challenge to my artistic [...]
Experimenting with Focal Points and Illustrating for a Variety of Layouts
Altar to the Stars is an oil painting on illustration board created for the album cover artwork of an upcoming Cultic/Funeral Bastard split. I was given four specifications for the “Altar [...]
New Album Cover Illustration Completed for Cultic
It has taken a year and 6 months to finish the High Command artwork and album. My husband and I started writing the music and working on the illustration for this album so long ago that it seems [...]
Harbinger: The First in the Seasons of Sacrifice Series
Today I turn 32 years old and there’s nothing I want more for my birthday than to kick back a few glasses of wine and transfer this new drawing onto a wood panel for painting! I’m [...]
The Promise of Death Artwork is Complete!
I’ve been dying to find time to pick up my new oil paints and get to work, so when Meta/Mor/Fos approached me about doing a quick album cover for their Skenvägar release, I was happy to do [...]
The Promise of Death: A New Illustration in Oils
I’m really excited to post this new work in progress titled, The Promise of Death. This is the first time I have worked in oils in many years and this piece began as an exercise to [...]
Spring Visions in the Seasons of Sacrifice
It is sort of ironic that I’m working on Spring doodles in the midst of some of the coldest days we’ve had in Pennsylvania this year! I am really disappointed that I can’t show you [...]
Seasons of Sacrifice – An Inspired Illustrative Project in Its Infancy
Fall is a season of change. It could be seen as a time of death. The leaves curl inward and wither away, the air becomes cold and quiet, frost nips at the petals of wilting flowers, and forgotten [...]
Visiting the IX Arts Conference
I don’t normally like to post about personal thoughts, ideas or feelings because I don’t want it to detract from the most important goal (which is to make art!), but this particular [...]
Mushrooms Art Collection Feature on Vango
The Green Dragon artwork was just added to this fun curated collection of mushroom artworks on Vango. If you need a little mushroom-boost you can view the collection [...]