#thefinalmonthoffear

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Last #thefinalmonthoffear piece! Inspired by "Don't Fear The Reaper". I always thought death is the end of our journey and something to be feared. However after watching a documentary about near death experiences, it changed my mind. One person on the show said she felt welcome as if she's going home, like the place was where she actually belongs. Thinking death as being reunited with our loved ones and spiritual peace makes it easier to live and appreciate everyday more I think. Knowing we will be welcomed home at the end allows us to drop our fear for future and focus on what we have in our current life. So, until the day comes, let's live in the moment. . Until the Death Unites Us Again 3x3 Mixed media . . #monthoffear #monthoffearart #hands #skeleton #horrorart #gothic https://www.instagram.com/p/CVgxbVRr9ZQ/?utm_medium=tumblr

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This week's #thefinalmonthoffear is from "Pet Sematary". Originally I was going to use the frame for a different piece, but I didn't like how it looked together when I tested it and decided to make a new piece for the frame instead. The background of this piece is rendered darker than my usual scale for this reason, to match the contrast of the frame. "I don't want to be buried in a pet cemetery/I don't want to live my life again" was a catchy phrase; I wanted to make art about it. They say cats have nine lives, and I have the sparkly acrylic to have fun with, so here we go. 9 simmering metallic paint eyed cat. . Nine Lives 2.5x2.5 Mixed media. . . . #monthoffear #monthoffearart #graphitedrawing #catart #monstercat #catartwork https://www.instagram.com/p/CVVL_ZHLuJt/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Happy third week of #thefinalmonthoffear ! This one is for Bauhaus' "Bela Lugosi's Dead". I immediately fell in love with this song when I listened to it the first time on the playlist. This song felt right up in my alley and I just needed to make some art with it. There are few technical things I wanted to experiment in this piece (nice thing about MOF, I can take risks comfortably in projects like this). The coffin shape composition made by masking is one of them. I wasn't sure if the usual tracing paper technique holds or not, but the layering seemed to survive just fine. Oh, and around his face is the gold tinted acrylic I tried on last week's piece. He radiates as you walk by it. . Undead! Undead! Undead! 2.5x5 Mixed media . #horromovie #belalugosi #monthoffear #monthoffearart https://www.instagram.com/p/CVDoHhKLw2f/?utm_medium=tumblr

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My second piece for MOF! Inspired by Ladytron’s “Ghosts”. The phrase “ There's a ghost in me/Who wants to say I'm sorry/Doesn't mean I'm sorry” gave me an idea to draw two conflicting emotional states merging as one entity. This one also has an experimental layer of metallic paint. I bought this fun paint for my infant daughter’s art project and I discovered it can create an interesting effect when it’s applied thinly. Sort of, ghostly simmer that appears only in reflective light. . Ghosts 5x5 Mixed media . #thefinalmonthoffear #monthoffear #monthoffearart https://www.instagram.com/p/CUxshN6rb8K/?utm_medium=tumblr