theartofmichaelwhelan: “ THE GHOUL WITH THE PEARL EARRING by Michael Whelan Oils - 20” x 16” This began life as a drawing in one of my sketchbooks while reading MUTANT HUNTER: THE SLICKS. I was trying to get the feel of one of the mutant characters...
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THE GHOUL WITH THE PEARL EARRING by Michael Whelan

Oils - 20” x 16”

This began life as a drawing in one of my sketchbooks while reading MUTANT HUNTER: THE SLICKS. I was trying to get the feel of one of the mutant characters in the book, but it fell short of the mark. I liked the thing’s grin enough to want to try to paint it, however, so I devoted a little time one morning sketching the head out in oils. Later I came into my studio and noticed for the first time how similar the head position was to that of the girl in the famous painting by Vermeer…so I put some more time into it and brought it up to a full color rendering.

The original art for GHOUL WITH THE PEARL EARRING will be featured in our next email newsletter. Stay tuned for more images as we’ll be posting previews here and on Facebook.

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Source: michaelwhelan.com

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