The Promise of Death Artwork is Complete!

Posted November 27, 2017

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 it on last minute terms (and perhaps for mostly selfish reasons). This isn’t actually going to be used for the album cover because the small record label that was planning on putting this album out didn’t like it, but I’m really stoked to have pounded this one out so quickly anyway. I probably won’t be doing any free commissions for anyone again anytime soon (you live and learn), but I’m glad to have FINALLY gotten the opportunity to break-open those new paints!

This piece is titled, The Promise of Death. I opted to take my own reference photos this time around and worked on a handful of unfinished sketches before finally transferring the drawing to a wood panel. This piece took approximately 18 hours total (including sketching) to complete, making it one of the fastest paintings I’ve produced to-date.

You can view the artwork on my portfolio page here: https://wailingwizard.com/portfolio/

Here’s the reference pics I took using my handy husband:

Here’s The Promise of Death finished artwork:

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Rebecca

Rebecca has always been inspired by fantastic and imaginative stories with dark themes. In addition to her love of fantasy art, she is actively involved in the underground metal scene as both a visual artist and musician. She has dedicated most of her artistic efforts to illustrating album covers, posters and promotional materials for bands. Her work has also appeared on book covers and on wall graphics for Spirit Halloween stores. Rebecca Magar was born in 1985 in York, Pennsylvania. As a homeschooled child growing up on a rural farm, she had substantial free time to dedicate to her passion for drawing and painting. Though never formally trained in fine arts, Rebecca is employed professionally in the creative field as a graphic designer and web developer. Her understanding of design software and production techniques along with her lifelong affection for fantasy and macabre themes influences her current illustrative work. Rebecca lives with her husband and son in Dallastown, Pennsylvania and has recently taken a break from commissions to begin work on a personal series of illustrative works titled “Seasons of Sacrifice.”