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Michael Whelan
@MichaelWhelan@mastodon.art  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

THE WITCHING TREE (2019)
Acrylic on Illustration Board - 6" x 6"

An accidental shape on a scrap of illustration board evoked a sort of Lovecraftian tree.

The board originally had a figure sketch on it from the work I did for Lucca Comics & Games. When I saw it turned 90 degrees sideways I was struck by the shapes. One thing lead to another and the figures turned into the tree. 1/2

#horror #illustration #leftoversandpalettegremlins

With long curls of blonde hair flowing down her back, a naked woman throws her head back and her arms out in reverence while standing in front of a demonic looking tree. Behind her the bare knot of wood shoots out roots and branches wildly. Set randomly in the gnarly wood are eyeballs with squished and oblong pupils.
With long curls of blonde hair flowing down her back, a naked woman throws her head back and her arms out in reverence while standing in front of a demonic looking tree. Behind her the bare knot of wood shoots out roots and branches wildly. Set randomly in the gnarly wood are eyeballs with squished and oblong pupils.
With long curls of blonde hair flowing down her back, a naked woman throws her head back and her arms out in reverence while standing in front of a demonic looking tree. Behind her the bare knot of wood shoots out roots and branches wildly. Set randomly in the gnarly wood are eyeballs with squished and oblong pupils.
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Michael Whelan
@MichaelWhelan@mastodon.art replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

Executed with leftover acrylics from an underpainting on a gallery piece that I was working on. 2/2

https://www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/2019-leftover-7/

Background detail from THE WITCHING TREE featuring eyes set in the gnarled surface of the tree. Branches reach out against gray sky like tendrils, one piercing the sliver of crescent moon.
Background detail from THE WITCHING TREE featuring eyes set in the gnarled surface of the tree. Branches reach out against gray sky like tendrils, one piercing the sliver of crescent moon.
Background detail from THE WITCHING TREE featuring eyes set in the gnarled surface of the tree. Branches reach out against gray sky like tendrils, one piercing the sliver of crescent moon.
Figure detail from THE WITCHING TREE featuring a nude female from an angled viewpoint. Her legs are together and her arms out so her body forms a Y-shape. Light hits her from above illuminating the top of her torso but leaving everything below her ribs in shadow.
Figure detail from THE WITCHING TREE featuring a nude female from an angled viewpoint. Her legs are together and her arms out so her body forms a Y-shape. Light hits her from above illuminating the top of her torso but leaving everything below her ribs in shadow.
Figure detail from THE WITCHING TREE featuring a nude female from an angled viewpoint. Her legs are together and her arms out so her body forms a Y-shape. Light hits her from above illuminating the top of her torso but leaving everything below her ribs in shadow.
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