Happy Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)!
Archive for the Art Category
Jose Posada
Posted in Art, Death with tags art, artist, day of the dead, Dia de los Muertos, prints, skeletons, woodcut on November 2, 2012 by elgrayso
Johanna Parker’s Halloween Folk Art
Posted in Art with tags art, black cats, folk art, halloween, johanna parker, parker, pumpkins, spooky on October 31, 2012 by elgrayso
You can learn more about Johanna’s amazing Halloween themed works (and even find out where to buy some) at her website! I got a reproduction of one of the cats for my parents.
Bill Sienkiewicz
Posted in Art with tags art, bats, blackthorne publishing, halloween, plate, vampire on October 22, 2012 by elgrayso
Tales of Mystery and Imagination (1919)
Posted in Art with tags 1919, 20th century, drawing, e. a. poe, edgar allen poe, harry clarke, illustration, poe, prints on October 8, 2012 by elgraysoHarry Clarke’s book “Tales of Mystery and Imagination” contains amazing Poe inspired illustrations from the early 20th century.
Monstrorum Historia
Posted in Art, Science with tags 1642, 17th century, botanist, history of monsters, italian, italy, ulisse aldrovani on September 24, 2012 by elgraysoselections from Ulisse Aldrovani’s Monstorum Historia (History of Monsters), 1642
Aeron Alfrey
Posted in Art, Satan with tags aeron alfrey, alfrey, art, black and white, creepy, detailed, joel-peter witkin, lovecraft, photoshop, scary, witkin on September 17, 2012 by elgraysoAeron Alfrey is a very interesting artist who uses collage and photography to create his hauntingly detailed black and white worlds. His work reminds me of a modern Joel-Peter Witkin using Photoshop as his medium. 
