Elgyem

"Elgyem" Corel Painter 11 & Adobe Flash CS5.

Galvantula

I know I said I'd do a Phobia piece on Oompa Loompas...But I really had an itch to do another Pokemon inspired painting. This is of the same game as the "Reuniclus" piece. This one is called "Galvantula" an electric spider. I also wanted to get at least one more piece done before I went back to work on my next deadline.

"Galvantula" Corel Painter 11 5/2011

Reuniclus

Nerdy? Yes. Do I care? No. Childish? Hardly.

During the few hours I have during the night, I play the "Pokemon: White" Nintendo DS game, the latest in the Pokemon franchise. There are a lot of weird and cool looking creature designs in this turn based creature RPG. A lot of people think of it as childish and not worth the time for adults. But the strategy, number game, and overall theme of the game reaches a far greater audience of gamer than an 8 year old. In fact, colleges across the nation have tournaments conducted and organized by the students.

But enough with me trying to over-explain why a 30 year old man plays this game. This piece is inspired by one of the games' monsters, "Reuniclus". Its design is based after microscopic cells in mitosis.

"Reuniclus" Corel Painter 11, 4/2011