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
