Artist Hideout

I recently received an email from a Mr. Dark who likes to draw bones and skulls. Besides my initial reaction of “hey, this is really good!” was the morbid factor which encompassed with the anatomical renderings of a Mr. Dark led me to the final conclusion of “hey, this is really good!”

Rendering the dead has long been a part of traditional art. Artists were employed by early doctors and scientists to make models, drawings and paintings of various skin diseases, maladies, and sicknesses as well as the eventual death of many of these patients, with autopsy drawings when that was done as well.

I have always wondered if this is considered still life or portrait myself…

Mr. Dark is R.E. Wolf of www.varianceart.com who says this about his unique art:

Media is good old pencil with white coloured pencil for highlights on kraft paper. Inspiration? I have become obsessed with drawing bones – especially skulls – of humans and animals. I love the play of light and shadow on them and enjoy the challenge of rendering them as three-dimensional as possible on a two-dimensional surface. I love how the cutest, fuzziest creatures can look vicious and nasty when stripped down to bone and teeth, and I love how some animals are instantly recognizable even in that state.

Thanks Mr. Dark for your submission. This is really fascinating. I am not even going to ask how many skeletons you have in your closet.

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