Newest Illustrations!
“El Duende de Ecuador”
Ink and Ink wash. This is an illustration of el Duende, or the goblin, as understood in Ecuadorian legends and folklore. He sits on rocks near bodies of water, and will throw rocks at young girls and women he finds attractive to catch their attention. He wears a large hat and dark clothes. He also has a very large head and hands.
“My Sleep Paralysis Demon Loves Watching TV”
Markers and ink. This is a drawing of a man who fell asleep watching tv, only to find himself being woken up by his sleep paralysis demon, who wants to watch some late night tv with him. This is another Inktober drawing.
“The Aswang is Here!”
Markers and ink wash. This is a creepy illustration of an Aswang, or in particular a Manananggal, a creature from Filipino mythology. It is a witch like creature that eats unborn children by sucking them out of their mother’s belly, according to some accounts. When Spanish explorers first arrived to the Philippines, they noted the Aswang was one of the creatures the inhabitan
“The Babi Ngepet Stole My Gold!”
Markers. This illustration is of a Babi ngepet, a shapeshifting boar-demon from Indonesian folklore responsible for the mysterious loss of a village’s valuables. In essence, when someone engages in the dark arts in the hopes of becoming rich, they have to trade in their humanity for such wealth. Thus resulting in them becoming a boar for some time. They would proc
“My Pet Jenglot”
Markers. This is an illustration of a Jenglot receiving a scratch behind its ears, as pictured in its home, a gerbil cage. A Jenglot is from Indonesian mythology, and is a small evil humanoid creature or doll, with long hair and long nails. It is said to work on behalf of its master, who engages in dark magic.
“PT Barnum’s Mermaid”
Markers and Ink. A fun cartoon of the so-called ‘Fiji Mermaid,’ would maybe look like if alive! The ‘corpse’ was displayed at the great showman’s ‘Barnum’s American Museum’ in 1842.
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“The Mourning Vampire”
Pen and ink. An Illustration of a vampire, who I drew as a human-bat hybrid, mourning the death of his best friend, a lowly bat, who the vampire is holding after his death.
“In the Cuckoo House”
Ink Wash. An illustration of a deranged bird in a straight jacket being monitored and observed by scientists.
“The Beauty and the Bird-Beast”
Watercolor and digital. Pictured is both the monster-hunter and the monster who must keep his love for her a secret.
“The Spider Scientist”
Acrylic and Digital. A painting of a human-like spider in a jar eating a cow, while a scientist with a spider’s head observes.
“Woe to Those”
Watercolor and colored pencil. Inspired by Isaiah 5:20, “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.” A role-reversal painting of an alternate reality where the game animals hunt humans! You can see the buffalo and deer relaxing in front of a fire place, and above the mantle hangs a
“The Ningen and the Whale”
Ink wash and graphite. An illustration of friendship. This is my depiction of a ningen, a Japanese cryptid. The creature is alleged to be similar to both a man and a whale; with white skin, arms and hands, and the body of a whale. I imagine the ningen here as friends with the whale.
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