Art Appreciation Thread

Discussion in 'In the Media' started by Tamstrong, Jan 13, 2011.

  1. Tamstrong

    Tamstrong Administrator Staff Member

    "Burn" by onelifeoneheart
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  2. Black DeNiro

    Black DeNiro Well-Known Member

    I don't know why but I like this one alot and want it hanging on my wall someday. Nice one Tam.:smt045
     
  3. Ra

    Ra Well-Known Member

    Bob Eggleton. This guy is known for his dragon and horror art most notably his Godzilla artwork and his cover art for Brian Lumley's Necroscope & Cthulhu mythos books.


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  4. Ra

    Ra Well-Known Member

    More Eggleton.


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  5. Tamstrong

    Tamstrong Administrator Staff Member

    Thanks, BD. I love it, & I'm currently using it as my desktop pic. I wouldn't mind having it hanging on my own wall.
     
  6. Tamstrong

    Tamstrong Administrator Staff Member

    Great posts, Ra-Ra! :smt023 Eggleton is awesome...his scary stuff gives me chills & gets my imagination going.
     
  7. Ra

    Ra Well-Known Member



    I think that's the idea. :D
     
  8. Tamstrong

    Tamstrong Administrator Staff Member

    John Jude Palencar

    John Jude Palencar is also great at horror...I recently saw his work for the first time on some books by H.P. Lovecraft he illustrated.

    Terror In The Yard AD 1000
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    PORTRAIT OF DEATH
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    Neuro Head
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    TALES OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS by H.P. Lovecraft cover art
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    MACBETH
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    The Road To Madness by H.P. Lovecraft cover art
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  9. Tamstrong

    Tamstrong Administrator Staff Member

    LOL...smarty pants. Be nice to me, it's been a rough day. I'm also slightly drunk, so I'm a little goofier than usual tonight. ;)
     
  10. Ra

    Ra Well-Known Member



    What? I'm always nice. :smt058


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  11. Ra

    Ra Well-Known Member



    I think his work fits more with a Clive Barker than H.P. Lovecraft. Barker has more of that gritty nightmare horror feel, while Lovecraft's is more creepy/alien feel IMO.
     
  12. Tamstrong

    Tamstrong Administrator Staff Member

    More John Jude Palencar

    SHADOWS OVER INNSMOUTH
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    THE WASTELANDS
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    "MYSTERY OF GRACE" - 1st Version
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    BIRD SHRINE
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  13. Tamstrong

    Tamstrong Administrator Staff Member

    You have a point. I've only recently started reading Lovecraft, & the cover art & his stories don't exactly jibe. Both are excellent on their own though.
     
  14. Ra

    Ra Well-Known Member


    As you are probably discovering Lovecraft's horrors/creatures/demons often have a sea-creature motif to them since Cthulhu & the Old Ones originate from a sea world/dimension.


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  15. Tamstrong

    Tamstrong Administrator Staff Member

    These are really good. I love the scary, creepy stuff. :D

    The one I'm reading now is 'The Transition of H.P. Lovecraft...The Road To Madness'. The more I hear & see, the more excited I am to read all of his stuff. I've really enjoyed what I've read so far...his writing draws you right into the story. I wish I could write like him.
     
  16. Daggerrrrrr

    Daggerrrrrr New Member

    Wow:shock:, this thread just went from beauty to horror quick.lol
     
  17. Black DeNiro

    Black DeNiro Well-Known Member

    This looks like that demon that came out of the floor on that movie "The Gate".
    Great pics Ra.
     
  18. Tamstrong

    Tamstrong Administrator Staff Member

    "Fatal Light" by Candra
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    "Gaia I" by Felsus
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    "Rush" by Thienbao
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    "Fairy Queen" by Steven Stahlberg
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  19. Ra

    Ra Well-Known Member

    Thanks. I'll chill on posting horror theme pics for now since some folks might get too freaked out by some of the stuff I could post up. :D
     
  20. Ra

    Ra Well-Known Member



    Lovecraft in a lot of ways is the 20th. century version of Edgar Allen Poe because they both considered themselves more as poets than actual fiction writers and both had that fascination with weird & dark themes.
     

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