Through His Dark Paradise...process

This is another piece for what I aim will be part of an exhibition idea I have. This is the 4th one in the theme, although they don't necessarily run in sequence. This was fairly slow work at times, but it's satisfying to see it finally come to fruition. As always I've included the various stages to illustrate its progress. It's graphite and coloured pencil on toned paper.

Behind Beauties Darkness....process

This is another personal piece to go with 'Gnarled' and 'Master of Carrion'. They're all part of a series I'm working on, and I should be adding to that soon, as I've got another one lined up. Yet again, I always had a pretty clear idea of how I wanted this to turn out. The initial sketchbook drawing is very close to the final image. Although you could argue the hand crushing the butterfly is a significant addition to the narrative.