Created for generous fans A. and E. - the palaeontologically accurate version of Indominus rex from the 2015 film Jurassic World.
The original Indominus was a monstrous genetic hybrid which had, according to the film's official lore:
...DNA from Velociraptor, Carnotaurus, Giganotosaurus, Majungasaurus, Rug...
2025-10-06 09:36:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Generous patron B. G. came to me with a great commission; to turn her boyfriend's "chud son named Jabba, an African bull frog" into a wise, strange, alien deity.
My process with this commission proceeded as before. First, I drew some very loose sketches of Jabba in ink to better get a handle on his form, and to explore how I could transform him.
Acrylics on cardboard, 22 cm. high.
Don't worry, my leg is OK!
Charcoal, watercolour and other media on cotton art paper, 20 cm. high.
The title is a reference to Graham Sutherland (1903-1980) - one of my artistic idols.
2025-09-26 09:37:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Better heard than seen!
Acrylic ink on art paper, 42 cm. high.
Thank you all for your support on Patreon, and beyond!
Created for generous patron E. S. - a depiction of the famous "Jersey Devil" cryptid as a winged artiodactyl.
This was a very welcome commission - the original illustration depicting this beast was living rent-free in my brain since I first saw it in one of Karl...
2025-09-25 21:53:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Generous patron A. had a very interesting commission - a spec-evo caricature of a friend as a posthuman adapted exclusively for a life spent gaming and drinking diet coke.
This gave me a chance to pay homage to one of my favorite artists - Basil Wolverton (1908-1978), known for his bizarre and grotesque caricature portraits.
Charcoal, watercolour and other media on cotton art paper, 20 cm. wide.
Really enjoying this mixed media technique! Everything melts into the paper while staying crisp and vibrant.
Created for generous patron D.S., an animal-like form of their "original character" persona.
Like previous commissions, this character started out as a number of sketches based on my patron's initial art. Images of mummified foxes were a strong inspiration.
I created this mixed-media painting while live-streaming on the 14th of September, 2025. Charcoal, watercolours, pencil on Khadi cotton art paper, 15 cm. wide.
Thank you all for your support on Patreon, and beyond!
Charcoal and watercolour on art paper, 20 cm. high.
This painting is free to view - but I'd really appreciate if you subscribed.
Even a dollar a month makes a huge difference!
Thank you all for your support on Patreon, and beyond! :)
A short and mysterious commission for generous donor J.
"Just a regular red fox with an extra tendril extending from between his ears shaped like a red rose... And instead of pupils a starry field for eyes."
I think the stalk-tendril was inspired by Cordyceps, the famous "zombie ant fungus"; and the detail for the eyes was inspired by degenerative ocular conditions such as asteroid hyalosis or synchysis scintillans 2025-09-11 21:08:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Another concept created for the "In the Liminality" game project, commissioned by my generous patron S. A.
This was a commission for a giant palanquin built to carry one of the chief antagonist demon figures in the game.
Palanquins are these box-shaped litters carried by servants histori...
2025-09-11 20:03:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Surreal painting, oil on small canvas board,
20 cm. wide.
Inspired by bdelloid rotifers - strange microscopic animals which look like this:
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2025-09-08 11:28:53 +0000 UTC View Post
My rendition of the mysterious, singing "Llano Vibra" plants from Robert Reed's "Great Ship" universe - created for generous patron J. M.
These plants are not explicitly described - we know from the stories that they can learn songs, listen to commands, and can grow individually, or "in meadows". Here is a passage that describes them:
Every llano-vibra was descended from that single specimen, and because it was an alien to that world, and because there were no ex...
2025-09-06 14:47:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Check attachments - and enjoy!
2025-09-04 20:42:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Created for a private supporter, with the signature "saliva painting" technique I had used for the original All Tomorrows. After 20 years, it's nice to see that I still got the good old saliva magic!
I noticed that I don't fret over non-focal details as much as I used to; and textures, posture...
2025-09-04 09:55:49 +0000 UTC View PostWhen younger, at certain moments was dealing with extreme fever, I used to hear strange "dream music" when the illness was having its way with me. A few years ago, I tried to capture that feeling while messing around with paint.
Right after this, I made a few surreal sketches, incorporating a "melody of colours" into the bodies of creatures. Here is one.
Commissioned illustration of Nophtha proditor - discovered and described in part by my good online friend Niko Kasalo; who generously 2025-08-28 20:07:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Legacy palaeoart, pencils and watercolours on art paper, 50 cm. wide.
Legacy palaeoart, pencils and watercolours on art paper, 50 cm. wide.
Legacy palaeoart, pencils and watercolours on art paper, 50 cm. wide.
Legacy palaeoart, pencils and watercolours on art paper, 50 cm. wide.
Do let me know if you want to purchase this painting!
2025-08-28 12:58:45 +0000 UTC View Post
An intuitive, silly photobash for your eyes only!
I've created numerous photobash experiments like this before - they look very cool but there's really no science behind them. Just match animals that seem close "in spirit" somehow, and have fun! Here are a few:
This week I am a little slow on new posts and art - because I was away at the Dinocon expo in Exeter, UK, between 16-17 August, 2025. I will get back to my studio soon, and will resume sharing cool new stuff with you.
In the meantime, thanks to everyone who visited me at Dinocon! It was really nice to meet so many fans - and Pat...
2025-08-19 10:49:29 +0000 UTC View Post
A personal spec-evo concept, a giant descendant of Rhamphorhynchus-grade "primitive" pterosaurs which somehow evolved to be as big as the famous Quetzalcoatlus.
To put things very simply, there are two main lineages of pterosaurs. Rhamphorhynchus, with its teeth, long tail, and short wings, belongs to the "Rhamphorhyncoid" branch.
2025-08-07 13:34:57 +0000 UTC
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Created for generous patron J. - a beloved pet dog turned into a medieval demon with eyes all over.
The overall look was inspired by these old depictions of demons - with unnatural eyes, faces, and claws all over their bodies.
2025-08-05 21:31:24 +0000 UTC
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Another commission for the generous J. M., from Robert Reed's Great Ship universe, the depiction of a bulky, rhino-like alien with a curious "twin ended" symmetry. Here is how it was described in the story:
The alien’s body was also its head -- a cylindrical affair, without a preferred front or back. The upper half of the head was littered with milky white eyes that looked ev...
2025-08-03 20:21:49 +0000 UTC View Post
The "biological forteana" archive I have been curating for 20+ years - a big selection of strange natural deformities, vagaries of evolution, cladograms, illustrations, and more. Fuel for your spec-evo projects - or just cool stuff to share and gawk at! Some are very weird but all are tastefully curated - no gross stuff!
2025-08-01 13:46:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Created for generous patron S.C.- who always commissions the most delightful sort of liminal entities. This commission started out as a vision of "chaotic humanoids with grey skin and sunglasses".
After sharing this sketch - my patron & I reviewed the concept and refined the face - I'd forgotten that the entire face was meant to be a mask.
2025-07-31 12:06:50 +0000 UTC
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