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POINT / COUNTERPOINT (2017)⁣ by Michael Whelan from his 2017 Leftovers & Palette Gremlins gallery project.
⁣Acrylic on Palette Paper - 12” x 9”⁣
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POINT / COUNTERPOINT (2017)⁣ by Michael Whelan from his 2017 Leftovers & Palette Gremlins gallery project.

⁣Acrylic on Palette Paper - 12” x 9”⁣

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LEYNDECKER’S SHADOW (2019) by Michael Whelan

The thirteenth installment in his 2019 LEFTOVERS & PALETTE GREMLINS gallery project.

A shadow cast by my notebook made me think of paintings by J.C. Leyndecker so I sketched out a profile of my own.

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RHEA THE WITCH (2019) by Michael Whelan

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The twelth installment in his ⁣2019 Leftovers & Palette Gremlins gallery project.

A plastic glove discarded a couple of months ago and the witch it inspired. As I approached the bottom of this sketch, I longed to add a different note of color and in slithered the snake.

This is a riff on what my mind was seeing and certainly not intended to be “my take” on the infamous evildoer from the Dark Tower saga—something I hope to get to eventually! Stay tuned…I will try to paint my version of the “Ultimate Rhea” in the months to come and finally get her out of my system!

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SHADOW STUDIES (2019) by Michael Whelan

The 11th installment in my 2019 Leftovers & Palette Gremlins gallery project

This one started with a shadow cast in my studio one afternoon. I kept trying to duplicate the faces that shadow put into my head, using whatever media was at hand.

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I, REPTILIUS (2019) by Michael Whelan The ninth installment in his 2019 LEFTOVERS & PALETTE GREMLINS gallery project.
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I, REPTILIUS (2019) by Michael Whelan

The ninth installment in his 2019 LEFTOVERS & PALETTE GREMLINS gallery project.

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PISCINE DREAMS (2019) by Michael Whelan

The eighth installment in my 2019 Leftovers & Palette Gremlins gallery project

At the beginning of the summer I frequently walked past a tarp that had been tossed over a pile of sand. Each day it would look slightly different due to shifting by wind or weather. But it always had a rather piscine appearance owing to the grommet holes on the edges.

These observations led to sketches, usually done at the end of my workday with leftover paint. Sometimes the tarp made me think of a pike or barracuda, other times like a sunfish or some imaginary fishy shape.

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THE WITCHING TREE (2019) by Michael Whelan This will be available in our shop on 9/19 along with 4 new originals.
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THE WITCHING TREE (2019) by Michael Whelan

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NIMICUS (2016) by Michael Whelan Oil on Gessoed Masonite - 15.5" x 25.5"
We finally gave this creature a name, and he’s available in our shop at a great price for an original this size.
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NIMICUS (2016) by Michael Whelan

Oil on Gessoed Masonite - 15.5" x 25.5"

We finally gave this creature a name, and he’s available in our shop at a great price for an original this size.

https://www.michaelwhelan.com/shop/nimicus/

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THE WITCHING TREE (2019) by Michael Whelan The seventh installment in his 2019 LEFTOVERS & PALETTE GREMLINS gallery project
An accidental shape on a scrap of illustration board evoked a sort of Lovecraftian tree.
The board originally had a figure...
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THE WITCHING TREE (2019) by Michael Whelan

The seventh installment in his 2019 LEFTOVERS & PALETTE GREMLINS gallery project

An accidental shape on a scrap of illustration board evoked a sort of Lovecraftian tree.

The board originally had a figure sketch on it from the work I did for Lucca Comics & Games. When I saw it turned 90 degrees sideways I was struck by the shapes and one thing lead to another…the figures turned into a “tree”.

Executed with leftover acrylics from an underpainting on a gallery piece that I’m currently working on.

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BRIDE OF DARKNESS (2019) by Michael Whelan The sixth installment in his 2019 LEFTOVERS & PALETTE GREMLINS gallery project
I like using old scraps of book paper for wiping off my brush–the marks so often look like something suggestive to my...
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BRIDE OF DARKNESS (2019) by Michael Whelan

The sixth installment in his 2019 LEFTOVERS & PALETTE GREMLINS gallery project

I like using old scraps of book paper for wiping off my brush–the marks so often look like something suggestive to my imagination. Here’s another splash of acrylic paint turned into something.

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Fine artist of Imaginative Realism and illustrator of science fiction and fantasy. Winner of 15 Hugo Awards (SF's Oscar). Inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2009.

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