A couple of recent commissions

Some recent work commissioned by a local band.  I will share more info (band name, release info, etc...) as I get the thumbs up to share it.  It will be released on vinyl, so the art will be nice and big on the cover.

The Crystal Ball

"The Crystal Ball" (May 2014)

8"x10" Mixed Media and Photoshop

The Wand

"The Wand"

One of the spot illustrations from the zine collecting my yearlong thesis project on witchcraft, paganism, and the occult.

Hop Toad

"Hop Toad"

Another reworked image turned into a spot illustration for a book collecting my yearlong thesis project on witchcraft, paganism, and the occult.

The Familiar (part 2)

"The Familiar (part 2)"

  Another reworked image turned into a spot illustration for a book collecting my yearlong thesis project on witchcraft, paganism, and the occult. 

The Wizard

"The Wizard"

This piece started out as an ink and acrylic painting that I worked up a few months ago.  I was trying to flesh out my portfolio with with some smaller pieces, but I was told that it seemed out of place since I don't paint much.  People seemed to like it, so I thought I would revisit it to fit with my current body of work (colorized lines, halftones, flat color, etc...).  This version will appear in a book I'm working on collecting my thesis illustrations and some new work following a similar theme.

The Druid

"The Druid"

One of the spot illustrations from the zine collecting my yearlong thesis project on witchcraft, paganism, and the occult.

Sentry

"Sentry" (May 2014)
12"x18" Mixed Media and Digital

The Familiar

"The Familiar" (May 2014)
12"x18" Mixed Media and Digital

This was originally a rejected sketch from my 2013 thesis project researching witchcraft, paganism, and the occult.  There were a couple of small issues that needed to be fixed, but at that point in the semester it seemed quicker to just shelve this piece until I had more time to play with it.  The model for this piece was my friend Stacy.  If you are an illustrator and you don't draw your friends talking to ghost cats then I honestly don't know what you are doing with yourself.

Selfie

My last illustration homework assignment.  We all had to do small self portraits for the portfolio open house this Wednesday at MassART.  There will be a whole wall of them for the reception from 6-8 in the President's Gallery (11th floor of Tower Building).  

Be sure to stop by if you are in the Boston area.

Grimoire spot

We had our final portfolio reviews last week and one thing that was mentioned by multiple reviewers was that I should produce more spot illustrations. I have quite a few spots that I created for the black and white zine collecting my thesis project, so I thought I would color some of them and add them to my portfolio. People seemed to enjoy this piece when I drew it up a few months ago so I thought I would share the colorized version. I'm in the process of updating my online presence (website, facebook artist page, tumblr, blogger, etc...) so be sure to check out those sites for even more illustrations. The links to all those other pages can be found at www.davemahanart.com

Veteran

Another full color page from The Red Masks.  

The black and white book with text and supplementary images is at the top of my to do list for the summer (with my thesis zine being a close second).