Last year I did this painting of Spike, the Rose Goblin from my friend Seanan McGuire’s book Rosemary and Rue. I decided to rework the illustration for this weeks Illustration Friday’s topic Spooky.
You can buy the book here, it’s awesome!
This image was a speed paint completed in approx. 5 hours.
Here’s another version with slightly different colors
You can watch the evolution of the artwork below
The color choice is inspired. Makes me think of blood.
Just discovered this site through Google, what a pleasant shock! Your illustrations are fantastic!