Devil in the Closet

This illustration was inspired by the short story Lull, by Kelly Link. I was amazed and disturbed by her fantastic story, and based this (and the following painting) on a scene in which the Devil and a cheerleader are hanging out in a dark closet during a party. I loosely played with some of the themes from her story, including time moving backwards.

Cheerleader in the Closet

This illustration is the counterpart to Devil in the Closet, and is also inspired by Kelly Link's Lull. I took the theme and went a bit more abstract, trying more to capture the feeling I got from the story, of something sinister and vaguely sexual in the energy of the space and the characters, as in a dream.

Magnus Eisengrim

My vision of the magician Magnus Eisengrim, from Robertson Davies' Deptford Trilogy and World of Wonders.

Magnus Eisengrim

Another version of the character Magnus Eisengrim, from the Robertson Davies book World of Wonders.