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Acrylic, 8-1/2 x 11"


This illustration is of the story "Pickman's model" by H.P.
Lovecraft.  It was created for a Spanish translation for a Lovecraft
anthology, "Los Mitos del Cthulhu" (the Cthulhu Myths) which was
released through Alma Publishing in Barcelona, Spain.  www.editorialalma.com  publisher's instagram: @almaeditorial

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Chaosfive-55 [2022-11-13 00:02:08 +0000 UTC]

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nightserpent In reply to Chaosfive-55 [2022-11-13 16:39:19 +0000 UTC]

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Chaosfive-55 In reply to nightserpent [2022-11-14 04:26:06 +0000 UTC]

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KRMarvelJedi [2021-01-09 16:33:57 +0000 UTC]

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nightserpent In reply to KRMarvelJedi [2021-01-12 16:14:29 +0000 UTC]

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KRMarvelJedi In reply to nightserpent [2021-01-13 17:33:04 +0000 UTC]

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nightserpent In reply to KRMarvelJedi [2021-01-14 14:46:06 +0000 UTC]

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EmmetEarwax [2020-05-22 11:21:14 +0000 UTC]

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nightserpent In reply to EmmetEarwax [2020-06-01 17:47:34 +0000 UTC]

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sevenofeleven [2020-05-19 16:07:56 +0000 UTC]

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nightserpent In reply to sevenofeleven [2020-05-19 16:26:02 +0000 UTC]

All artists need a muse, it's just that some are a bit moldy

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sevenofeleven In reply to nightserpent [2020-05-19 16:28:13 +0000 UTC]

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EmmetEarwax [2020-05-18 21:12:57 +0000 UTC]

Pickman: RTYTYTYUTUGYHjik ! (fires gun over & over !)

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nightserpent In reply to EmmetEarwax [2020-05-19 16:29:31 +0000 UTC]

  Shooting at Lovecraft's creatures rarely seems to have any effect, at least from my experience.

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EmmetEarwax In reply to nightserpent [2020-05-19 16:35:59 +0000 UTC]

This was in "Pickman's Model" where Pickman, talking to the narrator, hears something and,excusing himself, goes through a door and the narrator hears shouted gibberish and then a volley of gunfire and a squawk. Pickman then returns. muttering about rats. During this lapse, the narrator finds a photograph and this item causes him to become the latest person to cut Pickman socially.

I have seen Pickman's paintings...

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nightserpent In reply to EmmetEarwax [2020-05-20 15:25:03 +0000 UTC]

  yes, I know the story well!  But, did he actually kill the ghoul or just scare it off?  I played the Call of Cthulhu RPG many times, it seemed when characters started using guns is when control was lost, the guns rarely had any effect on the monsters.

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EmmetEarwax In reply to nightserpent [2020-05-22 11:21:21 +0000 UTC]

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Leonca [2020-05-04 04:19:28 +0000 UTC]

I like how curious he looks.

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nightserpent In reply to Leonca [2020-05-07 14:03:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!   Very little of that ghoul is depicted, so a lot has to be conveyed through it's eyes.

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JonGerung [2019-11-25 13:07:05 +0000 UTC]

Really nicely designed!

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nightserpent In reply to JonGerung [2019-11-25 13:36:07 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!   I've been asked to illustrate Lovecraft's ghouls on many occasions, so each time I try to improve the interpretation.

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glasslinger [2019-11-18 16:19:55 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful work!..   

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nightserpent In reply to glasslinger [2019-11-18 21:18:32 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

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Gnoll-El [2019-11-12 20:47:53 +0000 UTC]

Nice work.

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nightserpent In reply to Gnoll-El [2019-11-13 13:50:21 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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JamesSvobodaArt [2019-11-11 19:29:30 +0000 UTC]

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nightserpent In reply to JamesSvobodaArt [2019-11-11 20:55:42 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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JamesSvobodaArt In reply to nightserpent [2019-11-13 01:06:57 +0000 UTC]

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DanielWolff-Gallery [2019-11-10 07:00:58 +0000 UTC]

Well done; good detail. Definitely thought provoking.

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nightserpent In reply to DanielWolff-Gallery [2019-11-10 13:25:58 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, Daniel, I had fun making this one.

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ScottPurdy [2019-11-08 10:31:40 +0000 UTC]

Peekaboo!

Excellent as always

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nightserpent In reply to ScottPurdy [2019-11-08 13:36:54 +0000 UTC]

eek!!    Thanks, Scott!

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ZZplant [2019-11-07 20:04:16 +0000 UTC]

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nightserpent In reply to ZZplant [2019-11-07 20:21:05 +0000 UTC]

thank you!

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scorpionlover42 [2019-11-07 16:12:23 +0000 UTC]

You can imagine Pickman talking to his guest as the ghoul listens.  

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nightserpent In reply to scorpionlover42 [2019-11-07 18:17:51 +0000 UTC]

"Scraping sound?  Nope, I don't hear anything!"

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EmmetEarwax In reply to nightserpent [2020-05-22 11:27:10 +0000 UTC]

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nightserpent In reply to EmmetEarwax [2020-06-01 18:01:42 +0000 UTC]

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scorpionlover42 In reply to nightserpent [2019-11-08 03:02:19 +0000 UTC]

Whenever I read "Pickman's Model," I know I would have gotten the "get the hell out of Dodge" impulse the instant I heard that scraping.  

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nightserpent In reply to scorpionlover42 [2019-11-08 13:36:03 +0000 UTC]

Heh!  I live in Boston, one gets used to the scraping after a while

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