Halloween Watercolor

These sketches were done in an art journal I had during my my high school years as a teenager.  My photography instructor had us keep a journal and we had to turn in a minimum of 5 pages every week.  The idea was to get your head in your creative side daily.  It was a great exercise, one I should do more often.     I walked on the "darker side" of life during these years and like Ministry's famous song, Halloween was everyday for me. 

 

Medium: Watercolor on sketch paper
Dated: 1993
Original size: 8"x 6"

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Halloween Doodles

These sketches were done in an art journal I had during my my high school years as a teenager.  My photography instructor had us keep a journal and we had to turn in a minimum of 5 pages every week.  The idea was to get your head in your creative side daily.  It was a great exercise, one I should do more often.  I walked on the "darker side" of life during these years and like Ministry's famous song, Halloween was everyday for me.   

 

Medium: Graphite, prismacolor, watercolor, and ink on sketch paper
Dated: 1992-1993
Original size: 8"x 6"

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Letter Transition: V for Vampire

This illustration was done in my Commercial Art class.  It was a "transition" assignment starting where I had to start with a letter in the alphabet and transform it into an object.  I loved this assignment and went with a vampire theme.      

Medium: Ink and prismacolor on sketch paper
Dated: 1991
Original size: 4"x 10"

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Vampire the Masquerade: Brujah

This illustration was done for a female vampire character of the Brujah clan in the Camarilla 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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Deadly Beauty

With her latest victim's blood splattering the wall, you would be wise to keep a distance from this female vampire should you meet her in a dark alleyway! 

This illustration was the second to be done for my gothic vampire series, Red Death, drawn exclusively in black and white with a touch of red. This image was used by DNA Publications as the cover of the Spring 1997 edition of the magazine Dreams of Decadence.

Medium: Graphite, Ink and Prismacolor on sketch paper
Dated: 1996
Original size: 14"x 11"

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Lost Boy

This image was commissioned by Shadowfire Press as an interior illustration for the 1996 edition of the magazine (Im)mortal. 

Medium: graphite on bristol paper
Dated: 1996
Original size: 14"x 11"

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Dark Desires

This illustration captures a beautiful female vampire bathing in the desires of her bloodlust!  This illustration was the third to be done for my gothic vampire series, Red Death, drawn exclusively in black and white with a touch of red. 

This image was used as an interior for the 1997 edition of An Ancient Death is the Most Beautiful, a vampire chapbook.

Medium: Graphite, Ink and Prismacolor on sketch paper
Dated: 1995
Original size: 14"x 11"


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Distant Memories

This illustration portrays the isolation and loneliness of an immortal vampire who must live with the choices she has made, both good and bad, for eternity.

This image was an interior illustration for the Spring 2000 issue of Dreams of Decadence, a national newsstand publication. 

Medium:  graphite on bristol paper     
Dated: 1999
Original size: 12"x 9"

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Vampire the Masquerade: Gangrel

This illustration was done for a male vampire character of the Gangrel clan in the Camarilla faction of White Wolf's RPG, Vampire the Masquerade.  The chess piece is a symbol of his rank in the vampire society.

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

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A Night in Ophir

This illustration was created to go with a poem that tells the  story of an Egyptian female vampire in the ancient port city of Ophir. 

Fun Fact:  I am a bit of an Egyptologist by hobby and it was very exciting to get an assignment to illustrate something in an Egyptian theme, especially with a Gothic twist. I loved creating the border and using my extensive Egyptian library for references. 

This illustration was published in the 1997 edition of An Ancient Death is the Most Beautiful, a vampire chap book.    

Medium:  Graphite and ink on sketch paper     
Dated: 1997
Original size: 12"x 9"

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