Sorrow's Passing

This illustration was a tribute to both the anniversary of Bram Stoker's classic tale Dracula and to the man himself.  I have always loved the story of Dracula and I have always wanted to draw a ghost, so for the 100th anniversary of Dracula, which was first published on the 26th of May in 1897, I combined the two concepts. 

The tomb stone to the left reads "Abraham Stoker, 1847 - 1912, Beloved Husband", however the tomb stone to the right starts to read "West.." which was the start of "Westenra" as in Lucy Westenra who was Dracula's first victim. 

Is the ghost Stoker's wife?  Or is it Lucy? 

Medium: Pastel and Prismacolor on Artagain paper
Dated: 1998
Original size: 12"x 9"

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True Faith

This illustration was an idea I had for an undead priest who still presides over his church which has been long abandoned.  I like that it gave me an opportunity to play with lighting and a bit of chiaroscuro.   

This image was published as an interior illustration by Stygian Vortex in the 1997 edition of In Darkness Eternal, a gothic horror magazine. 

Medium: graphite on bristol paper
Dated: 1995
Original size: 14"x 11"

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Vampire the Masquerade: Followers of Set

This illustration was done for a female vampire character of the Followers of Set clan in White Wolf's RPG, Vampire the Masquerade.  The chess piece is a symbol of her rank in the vampire society.

Medium: Graphite on vellum paper
Dated: 1994
Original size: 10"x 8"

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Sting as Anne Rice's The Vampire Lestat

"That night the vampire returned to work the dark gift on Louis." We see the vampire known as Lestat consider the consequences of the act, but only for a second! 

My illustration was inspired by Anne Rice's Interview With the Vampire and the idea of what Sting would have looked like, had he played the vampire on Broadway as it was proposed many years ago.  

In November of 1999, as fate would have it, after listening to Sting play at the Jones Hall in Houston, I crossed paths with the man himself in an elevator!   He invited me to have drinks with him and his band and I was able to give him one of the only two artist proofs of the limited edition print series.  The other Artist Proof was a gift to Anne Rice. 

Medium: watercolor and ink on sketch paper
Dated: 1995
Original size: 14"x 11"

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Vampire the Masquerade: Lasombra

This illustration was done for a female vampire character of the Lasombra clan in the Sabbat faction of White Wolf's RPG, Vampire the Masquerade.  The chess piece is a symbol of her rank in the vampire society.

Medium: Graphite on vellum paper
Dated: 1993
Original size: 10"x 8"

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