I can’t believe I forgot to post this. This was my entry for the Beautiful Grim fundraiser. I can’t even remember how many times I started over, I think I started 8-9 completely different paintings before settling on this one. Coming up with an idea was really hard for me because of how mentally and physically connected I am to the event. I wanted to create something that conveyed how I felt about the whole process, but yet I didn’t want to come off too grim or generic. Since this is for a fundraiser I also had to take into consideration what people would want to buy and hang in their house, which is also hard for me because I paint mainly evil fantasy illustrations that people would never buy for their living room wall. I also wanted to incorporate the moth from the Beautiful Grim site somewhere in the painting. I had this printed on watercolor paper and mounted on foam core. The size is 14×24. I am still trying to decide if I should get a frame for it, but I think I actually like it without a frame. I also recorded this painting, so I just need to go back and record the audio.

A few more of my Magic: The Gathering cards for Worldwake came out. I wasn’t too happy with these, but they are what they are. Sometimes it is really difficult to get excited about certain illustration briefs. One of the big challenges I face as an artist is trying to get excited and create something “cool” out of a description that seems silly.