Monday, October 31, 2011

C is for Chōchinobake

I was so tickled to discover this monster, clearly related to Jack-o'-Lantern, just in time for the Halloween edition of AlphaBeasts!


Acrylic on found illustration, ~4½"x5½"


The illo in the background is from one of my favorite Fleam Finds, The Museum of Science & Art, 1855. I couldn't bear to tear that one up, so I scanned  & printed it to paint over. If you click to enlarge & look very closely, maybe you can see the flying bat-skulls on the wall. I didn't even notice those until I started painting-- kinda spooky! Happy Halloween, everybody!

10 comments:

  1. love it. love the colors and texture.

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  2. Sometimes I wish you would post some "process" images, too, Leah — I feel like I could learn a lot about technique by watching your work come together.

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  3. Thanks, y'all!

    Isaac, I hardly ever remember to take process scans, but I do have a few on my process/sketch blog, Curious Art Lab. The most complete sequence is http://curiousartlab.blogspot.com/search/label/Goodly%20Creature

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  4. very stunning texture. Did you inspired by the ghost from Japan? (I forget the name, but the walking lantern seems familiar).

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  5. My bad! You've already said chochinobake for the name! lol I didn't read it

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  6. Ah! That looks so perfect with the background!

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  7. Such interesting creatures! What a creative imagination. Wow.

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  8. This is great its an awesome and really original design, i likethe colours and the textures :D

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