The Lovecraftian Horror Sketches of Israel Galindo

Israel Galindo's art is composed of black and white sketches depicting monsters shambling through isolated structures. And all of these eldritch places and unspeakable things are Lovecraft inspired. Galindo's vision contains a special touch. From a clear literary basis, the exotic shapes of Lovecraft's tentacled entities are pulled into unique new hells from the artist's imagination.

Boschian demons and zombie-like creatures populate other vistas Galindo puts to paper. These macabre gatherings of monsters are effectively conveyed through the strict adherence to black and white coloring. Indeed, one might imagine these particular creatures could be diluted by "realistic" coloring, so it's for the best that Galindo maintains a shadowy edge in his work through the yin and yang of light and dark. In more symbolic pieces, he breathes sustenance into his beings with a wide array of details injected into spinning collages, again with very obvious Lovecraftian inspiration.

Galindo's full gallery is available through his blog Thoth Ascending. Browse around in the archives for a slew of strange aesthetic delights. It also pays to check back often, as Galindo works seemingly quickly, fattening his blog with several new horrors on an almost weekly basis.

-Grim Blogger