Margarita Kareva is a Russian photographer who, in just three years, has made a name for herself with her fantasy-inspired art photography. Her website is in Russian but the images speak for themselves.
Category Archives: Art
Horror Artist Profile: Richard Tennant Cooper (1885 — 1957)
There’s not a lot of information available on the artist Richard Tennant Cooper. It’s known from 1910 to 1912 that he painted several paintings that were meant to show the effects of disease on the human body. In his paintings, disease was represented by skeletons and evil ghosts, which are often seen hovering above the sick. Cooper also served in the British Army during World War I and painted several pictures based on his experiences. The first five pictures below are examples of Cooper’s medical work while the final four were inspired by World War I.
Horror Artist Profile: Chris Kuchta
The paintings below are by horror artist Chris Kuchta. Hailing for Lafayette, Indiana, Kuchta graduated from The American Academy of Art in 2000 and, in 2004, he opened the Kuchta Academy of Fine Art and Illustration. Along with being a freelance illustrator, he is also an art instructor. You can see more of his work and find out more about the artist at Horrorartist.com.
Horror Artist Profile: Michael Whelan (1950– )
For more than 30 years, Michael Whelan has worked as an illustrator specializing in science fiction, fantasy, and horror cover art. His paintings have appeared 0n more than 350 book and magazine covers. You can see more of his work on his site.
Horror Artist Profile: Joshua Hoffine (1973– )
Do you want to see something really scary? Check out these photographs from horror artist Joshua Hoffine. You can learn more about Joshua Hoffine and his work by visiting his web site.
Horror Artist Profile: Alan M. Clark (1957– )
After receiving his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1979, Alan M. Clark has gone on to become a prominent illustrator and book cover painter. Most of his work has been in the horror genre. Along with winning the World Fantasy Award in 1994, Clark was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel in 2005 for his book, Siren Promised. You can see and purchase more of his work on his website.
Horror Artist Profile: Bernie Wrightson (1948- )
Horror fans know who Bernie Wrightson is even if not by name, but by the work he has done in the horror field.
Born in October 27, 1948, Bernie Wrightson has made his name creating some of the more recognizable horror illustrations since the 1970’s. Wrightson would have his break out work in conjunction with Len Wein in co-creating the character Swamp Thing for DC Comics in 1971. In time, Wrightson would move on from DC Comics and the character he created for Warren Publishing that were well-known for producing black-and-white horror titles.
Throughout the years, Wrightson would end up producing some classic images for horror stories ranging from Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein right up to several Stephen King novels (The Stand, Cycle of the Werewolf and Wolves of the Calla).
Here’s to hoping that Wrightson has many more years of horror work ready to fire up the imaginations of horror fans everywhere.
Artist Profile: George Grie (1962– )
Born in the former Soviet Union and currently living in Canada, George Grie was one of the first digital artists and is best known for his many surreal 2D, 3D, and matte painting images. A small sampling of his work can be found below and you can view more of his work on his site.
Artist Profile: Albert Kralis
Albert Kralis was a member of the Art Students League of New York City and studied at the Art Center School of Los Angeles before he was hired to serve as art director at American International Pictures in the 1950s. Not only did he design some of the most memorable film posters of the period, he also went on to be one of the founders of the International House of Pancakes!
A small sampling of his work can be found below:
Artist Profile: Jim Starlin (1949– )
The legendary comics artist Jim Starlin was born in Detroit, Michigan and served in the Navy from 1969 until 1971 as a photographer’s mate. He started working at Marvel Comics in 1972 and has been involved in the comics industry ever since. He is best known for his science fiction-themed stories and characters and helped to create several of the characters who are currently featured in the film Guardians of the Galaxy. A small sampling of his work can be found below.
Through the Shattered Lens 