Skulls: (32 Days of Halloween Celebration: Day 4)
filed in Book Cover Illustrations and Artwork on Oct.03, 2012
False Dawn horror book cover design by artist Duncan Long
Day four of my exploration of horror and Halloweenish artwork that I’ve created for magazine and book illustrations as well as artwork that as yet remains unsold.
Today’s artwork will take a look at those terrifying skulls and bones that we associate with death — and which are within us all, just below the skin. Perhaps the horror of skeletons is that each of us contains these seeds of our eventual death everywhere we go during our lifetimes.
And those bones outlast us, perhaps terrifying living souls long after we’ve departed this life.
“The Arrival of Death” a horror illustration by artist Duncan Long
“Brain Swell” horror artwork by illustrator Duncan Long
“Centurion” book by horror illustrator Duncan Long
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Find more of Duncan Long’s genre artwork including illustrations suitable for horror books and Halloween celebrations in his Illustrator Portfolio.
October 3rd, 2012 on 9:16 am
Brain Swell reminds me of the Indiana Jones Crystal Skull movie Duncan. :)
October 3rd, 2012 on 10:27 am
Jack: I had not considered that similarity — but now that you mention it, maybe there is a little Indiana Jones influence. Certainly those movies had a variety of ancient artifacts (well, pseudo) and were always a feast to the eye. Ditto for much of the Star Wars series as well as Blade Runner and Hellboy II. Always a joy to see movies that give you a little more than you can take in with one viewing.
October 4th, 2012 on 6:40 am
Fabulous Halloween month – I’ve posted a link to my Fan Page.
October 4th, 2012 on 8:14 am
Thanks, Karen. Greatly appreciated.
October 12th, 2012 on 11:41 am
Strong work here. Thanks for sharing these illustrations on your blog. One awesome piece after another.