Illusionary Constructs

My interpretation of an Angel, inspired from various sources both religious and mythological. One of the biggest being the "Creation Story" where Satan is described as being like a snake, and as Satan was an Angel I took that an, well, ran with it :) Its a bit different I know ;)

When who we are, and what we are, becomes something to be consumed rather than cultivated. Created as a homage to one of my all time favourite artists HR Giger, using Krita and Photoshop, approximate time around 10 hours.

Inspired by a song by "Demon Hunter" called "Driving Nails" which has the lyrics: "What have I become? Thoughts like shadows swelling through my mind. What have I become? Something else inside... Is driving nails into my soul" Youtube Artvideo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIVIWj9I780 iPhone Case - "LINK":http://www.redbubble.com/people/lurchkimded/t-shirts/7889061-pierced-through-my-soul

Sometimes it can be difficult to see where one begins and the other ends, still unique from each other, but all the time also becoming something more than their separate selves. Started off as a pencil sketch, but decided to take it a bit further digitally in Photoshop

Inspired by the lines from Silent Planet's newest track "Trilogy"... "I fade to static. Harvesting synapses in my dreams. I breathe, choke, let it go - but the fear never left when I slept alone so I’m fading to static in the disconnect " and of course, "It’s always red the static in my head" (video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=928l9OH9DW4) I intended this piece to mainly be a reflection of the struggle with mental health issues, but also the anxieties created by a relentless onslaught of information with no filter in place, something that has become increasingly potent in the current crisis we face. Its vital, especially right now, we care for ourselves both physical, but also emotionally and mentally. We need to look after eac...

Inspired by the twentieth day of the Lent study “Atheism for Lent – http://www.atheismforlent.net/the-disintegration-of-god/ Todays inspiration was mainly from the chosen music in todays study (soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/disintegrationloops/disintegration-loop-1-1-by-1), but also the following quote, "God is dead, we are in the midst of decomposition, and we live as the decay. The world is and will be forever changed. Our voices echo off the tombs and monuments of God, a voiceless void and eternal disintegration loop." Created in PS CS6, total time around 100min Video: LINK

It seems that an almost constant theme for my thinking these days is the destructive power of divisions, in that how despite the need for further unity and the seeking of commonality between us, we instead seem increasing determined to create division with an almost deliberate disregard for the other. We have become obsessed with creating smaller tribes, more divisions, more of us versus them, greater and greater amounts if you are not us you are the enemy. I have made know my thoughts on such before, and with certain news stories seemingly reinforcing this on an almost daily basis I was asked how I’d represent that as an artist. I have previously done a piece called “Wounds of Division” which was a very abstract piece, but I felt I c...

"dynamic systems evolve irreversibly towards the state with higher entropy" The idea for this image came to me as I thought about the above statement to do with physics and thermodynamics. Could the same be true for love? That without something feeding the system, the state of love will grow towards a higher state of entropy and eventually fail? Just some thoughts. Making of yideo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_jgPSnWpPo

"Love is not jealous..." there is not much else to say really created in photoshop CS2 (video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-Bm2b470-s) iPhone Case - "LINK":http://www.redbubble.com/people/lurchkimded/t-shirts/7889048-jealous-love

In part inspired by the lyrics "You'll find it in the veil of night where solitude is born, In the emptiness of broken flesh, at the mercy of the thorns, Every line a path into an empty heart, Where the words of now forgotten love fall silent in the dark...", it is also an attempt to explore how at times the pain and scars of the past and present can produce something beautiful in the end. Created in Photoshop CC 2017

Rebirth is not always a painless experience but to mangle a favourite quote*... "Our future is born in pain. If we are wise what is born of that pain matures into the promise of a better self, because we learn that we can no longer afford the mistakes of the past." In a way this is also a bit of remake on an older piece, "I am a new creation", as it on a similar theme. * The original quote (from G'Kar - Babylon 5) - "It is said that the future is always born in pain. The history of war is the history of pain. If we are wise what is born of that pain matures into the promise of a better world. Because we learn that we can no longer afford the mistakes of the past. "

Inspired by the old concept of the humors (or temperaments), blood, phlegm, yellow bile, black bile. Traditional media painting, watercolours, inks, and pencils.

Created as my February 2017 Patreon artwork, well, It's a Sloth... not much else to add really :) Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kMcQKe2sPA

Seeing how much people liked my "Its a Kiwi" I decided to do another "Its a...", this time its the turn of that most interesting of reptiles the Chameleon.

Another in my kinda series, "Its a..." quite pleased with the look and feel of this one, I think I captured a meerkat quite well. Created in photoshop. Also available in a "T-shirt":http://www.redbubble.com/people/lurchkimded/t-shirts/4522057-1-its-a-meerkat

OK, its not exactly a like for like image but hopefully it at least looks kinda like a kiwi :) Just something a bit different than my normal. There is also a t-shirt version, which can be seen "here":http://www.redbubble.com/people/lurchkimded/t-shirts/3464333-2-its-a-kiwi (updated removed an error that I cant believe I didnt notice before now :) )

The Great Old One, Cthulhu. Part of a series of cute versions of creatures and elements from within the Lovecraftian Mythos. Enamel pin version: "Etsy":https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/505793184/cthulhu-cute-mythos-enamel-pin

From the depths of space, the fungoid Mi-Go come, from reasons unknown and probably quite strange. Part of a series of cute versions of creatures and elements from within the Lovecraftian Mythos. Enamel pin version: "Etsy":https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/505794716/mi-go-cute-mythos-enamel-pin

The King in Yellow, Hastur Part of a series of cute versions of creatures and elements from within the Lovecraftian Mythos. Enamel pin version: "Etsy":https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/519601661/hastur-cute-mythos-enamel-pin

A sign or protection to some, I think this one may have seen too much... Part of a series of cute versions of creatures and elements from within the Lovecraftian Mythos. Enamel pin version: "Etsy":https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/519603119/elder-sign-cute-mythos-enamel-pin

Created for CGTalk Daily Sketch. Rather liked this one, hopefully gets across the feeling of holding on too tight to the memory of our "first love" *T-Shirt version:* "!http://ih2.redbubble.net/work.5766382.1.fig,creme,mens,fbfbfb.first-love-v3.jpg!":http://www.redbubble.com/people/lurchkimded/t-shirts/5766382-1-first-love

Yup, another ipad artwork, very quick one, less than an hour (probably 30-40minutes)