Bestiario

Found these incredible beasts in cloth on this flickr page from Pedro Tornero. There is a selection of other artworks collected at Tornero's flickr page. I'm unaware of any background information regarding these works other than the mention of Averno, a name that the Greeks gave to a crater near Cumas which they thought was the entrance to the Underworld, was mentioned alongside one of these pics.

Theo Ellsworth

Visit Theo Ellsworth's official site here.

Visit http://www.teeshamoore.com/theo's_images.htm to see more of his artwork.

There's a review with pics concerning Capacity Issue 4, one of Ellsworth's many mini comics here.

If anyone knows where I can find a larger example of this work online I'd really like to see it.

Ryan Heskha

Visit Ryan Heshka's official website here. And check out the Orbit Gallery Space for a great selection of more paintings by Heshka. Another painting can be seen here. Also, Heshka is on the cover of Blab! this year and has several paintings included in the Blab! art show "Devlish Greetings" check out the paintings here.

Ichiba Daisuke



See more art by clicking the links attached to Paris, Madrid and France on this page.

Guy Davis






A handful of interesting drawings by Guy Davis I found at ComicArtFans.com I'll be doing another post on Guy Davis before the end of the year focusing on all the amazing art he's been doing lately.

Robert Adam Gilmour - IAMRAGMAR!!!



My friend and incredible artist Robert Adam Gilmour has updated his blog with a fantastic collection of his strange sexual and demented art spanning the past several years. Knowing that he is 21 years of age right now it is impressive to see all that he has accomplished in such a short time. I can only imagine the amazing work he'll be doing in his 30's and 40's. Check out his art blog " IAMRAGMAR!!!" here.

I should also mention that Robert is one of a small circle of artists who make up the Eaten By Ducks art group collective.

Devil Prints

Temptation in the Wilderness, engraving from 1557.


Imprisonment of Satan, engraving from 1536.






















Papal Throne, engraving from 1545. "Adorning the title-page of a work by Martin Luther against the papacy, the papal throne is shown at the flaming maw of hell."





















Satan Bound, engraving from 1527. "An angel binds the beast in the abyss for the thousand years of peace."

All works found on this site.

Lucas Cranach Sr - The Last Judgement






The above pictures are from a painting (oil on wood) of the Last Judgement, dated between 1525 and 1530. Painting found thanks to this Flickr photo collection.






















"Lucas Cranach the Elder's depiction of "The Origins of the Papacy," printed in Luther's The Papacy at Rome, Founded by the Devil (1545). The work shows the pope being born of the devil's shit and being suckled and reared by demons." - quote and image source.






















The above woodcut from 1512 by Cranach is one of the earlier depictions of a werewolf.

Wojtek Siudmak












"Siudmak, an artist of Polish origin, settled in France in 1966 and is considered one of the principal representatives of fantastic realism.."

I noticed a similarity between Sidumak and another Polish artist, Zdzislaw Beksiński. I'm always amazed at the dark fantastic imaginations of so many of the artists from that area. There is an official website for Siudmak here. If the artist or representative of would like these works removed contact me at evilenergy At yahoo.com

And be sure to check out the Dune illustrations Siudmak recently did for a new edition of the book here and here.

Lewis Trondheim





















Here's an amusing beast illustrated by French cartoonist, Lewis Trondheim. I found this picture thanks to a blog post by Rod McKie.

Kellie Strøm - Worse Things Happen at Sea





















This comic strip appears in the Vrij Nederland magazine. Kellie's children's picture book "Sadie The Air Mail Pilot" was released recently, check it out here. More of Kellie's incredible paintings and drawings can be seen here.

J.C Bauer - S. Anthonius (1700)
Another fantastic scene of the temptations of Saint Anthony, always the inspiration for many a strange beast.

Many thanks to BibliOdyssey for introducing the amazing resource that is Virtuelles Kupfertichkabinett.
I'll be posting more works from there in the future.