Procreate: Imagined Places

 

Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis, Kadath

2019

Digital

12x8

R'Lyeh's Ruins of Forking Paths

2019

Digital

12x8

The two above were my first attempt at taking structures that I made in SketchUp that were then rendered using Procreate. The titles are word salads from Lovecraft and Borges short stories. 

Archeological Fantasy in progress

Hypnagogia: Archaeological Fantasy

Digital

in progress 

40x20

 The idea of making a second version of the colosseum evolved into this image. Inspired by archaeology as well as the cyclopian structures of Lovecraft and Borges' library, I imagined an excavated city that blends architecture from Spain, Baltimore and SketchUp. The title comes from the podcast with the sam name.

  

Baltimore Colosseum (2017-2019)

Hypnagogia: Colosseum

Digital

2019 

40x20

After sitting with the image I decided to add some characters to the environment. I started thinking about these setting as if they were ancient ruins in the middle of a sprawling city and how real world locations like that draw tourists and therefore the typical tourist poses. 

 The idea of tourist locations stayed in my head so I began to think about creating some lovecraftian/cyclopian structures around my home of Baltimore. Simultaneously, I am becoming more influenced by work of Renato Nicolodi. All of that and playing with SketchUp led to this drawing. Along the way I become interested in the topic of archaeology which has influenced continuing work.

The Dream Quest of Unknown Baltimore...Final.Final.FINAL.Use this...

Baltimore Ruins

Digital

2018 

41x23

After sitting with the image I decided to add some characters to the environment. I started thinking about these setting as if they were ancient ruins in the middle of a sprawling city and how real world locations like that draw tourists and therefore the typical tourist poses.