Looking for a way to cope with the hard days of 2020, Canadian multi-media illustrator Mark Gagne started this marvelous ongoing series of illustrations of cute and creepy creatures populating somber pictures. He smartly titled it ‘Inked Photography’.
I’m a multi-media illustrator from Ontario, Canada, and during the last couple of months, I’ve been blending my two favorite mediums together into this series I call “Inked Photography.” A few things inspired me to create this series: First, to channel my anxiety into a new artistic area of expression. So many of us are struggling to cope with this tumultuous year, and art is my therapy. Second, I’ve always been fascinated with the deep dark forests of the world and the strange creatures that might dwell within. Who knows what lurks beyond the veil of our reality? Third, to perhaps make some statement with these creatures about how we’ve made a real mess of this planet. If these creatures did exist, I can’t imagine they’d be very pleased with the damage we’ve done.
Mark Gagne
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The Guardians At Dusk

Spirit Tree

Such Curious Critters

Scavenger

Migration Of The Guardians

Mom… those Things Are In My Room Again

Will You Reach The Axe In Time?

They Suddenly Appeared In The Mist

Captive Audience

I Think You Woke Them Up

House For Sale, Haunted Graveyard Included

As One Guardian Dies, Another Awakens

We Don’t Dare Go Near The Grimsley House

Mommy… there’s Something In The Attic

The House Is His Now

Crisis Of The Spirit Stags

The Tree Is Alone, But Not Lonely

Should We Let Him In?

Watching And Waiting

He Casts A Long Shadow

The Stain Of Pain

They Came Out Of The Walls

We’ll Stop For Water Elsewhere

Their Spirits Rise At Sundown

We Have A Terrible Mold Problem

The Eldritch Portal

The TV People

They’re Just Standing There… Watching Us

Shaggy Shamblers Always Travel In Threes

The Splintered
