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Greetings! I am a freelance illustrator/artist from Boston, much of my work falls into the fantasy/games genre, with a specialty of H.P. Lovecraft inspired art. I've been enjoying music illustration (CDs, LPs and the like) recently and would welcome more of it. Outside of illustrating I have been learning to carve wood and have really been enjoying it! Current Residence: Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
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The Zargon
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Dragon trim installed
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Green Guy
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Knightbird - catalpa woodcarving
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carved dragon brackets
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Sun King sconce 2
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Sun King sconce Alight
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Sun King Glass Crown
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Sun King sconce 1
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Ghouls 2
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Moon Dragon stained glass panel
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Malus Malice - Halloween T-shirt design
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Ectoplasm
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Catalpa Satyr I
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Paul Carrick
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Nisse
Cherry, 7-1/4" This is inspired by the book "Gnomes' by Wil Huygen and Rien Poortvliet, it's been a favorite book since childhood. In it is an illustration of a 2,000 year old carving of a gnome, it had a big crack in it and I was reminded of a cracked piece of cherry I had. This is the first piece I've carved from a tree I cut down and let dry, though it was meant to be firewood. The words on the base are Norwegian, it translates to 'actual size'.
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The Zargon
Acrylic, 14x23" This illustration is for a tabletop role-playing scenario called "Cha'alt", created by Venger Satanis. Venger shares my love for the old school Dungeons & Dragons era, and this was an absolute joy to create. It brought back a lot of fond memories, and it certainly made me miss my old gaming days.
The Zargon first appeared in the 1982 D&D module 'The Lost City', here's a link to the original illustration: spesmagna.com/archives/4836
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Dragon trim installed
A while back I posted some Dragon/Viking styled house trim, one of the pieces was just installed so here it is in it's proper context. The wood is local white cedar, roughly 10" x 7'
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Hello Everyone!
Ever since I began my interest in fantasy/horror/science fiction art I have loved pouring through the art books on artists. Not only was it nice to have many of their pieces in one convenient collection, but I also enjoyed reading their words and getting more insight about their creative sides. I thought it would be nice to one day have a book of my own. Self publishing seems easier than ever before, it feels like a good time to work on a book which covers my 25 years of illustrating the imagined world of H.P. Lovecraft. A lot of my illustrations had been printed on less than desirable paper, especially for my greyscale work, so this would be a chance to share the images as they were meant to be seen.
I'd be interested to know what people would like to see in a book, so please share your thoughts! As for the where to publish, I'd also welcome any advice or suggestions as well. Some have been using DrivethruRPG, which looks like a convenient option. Also recommended is Amazon's "Kindle Direct Publishing", which I've been told might be able to offer higher printing quality.
thanks for any input! 
~Paul
Green Guy
16x7" Catalpa, oil and wax finish. Two views of the same carving, mounted on old hand-hewn beam The same beam which contains the other characters). This is longest piece of catalpa I have carved so far, it is also a larger scale and the first time carving more into the side grain than the end grain. I felt it was more enjoyable working this way as I could make cleaner shapes and I think more interesting grain patterns were revealed.
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Comments
Excellent art, I love your paintings the most, but maybe its unfair to your other master craftsmenship. You do it all !
Thank you! Well, I've been painting for nearly 30 years and carving for about three, so I am a little more familiar with one less dimension. It's been very stimulating to work in 3D, and I think it help my 2D art as well. I've been painting for quite some time too, maybe I should start carving 
If you feel inclined I would support your decision to explore a different medium, whatever it may be. Beginning carving made me feel like I was exercising muscles I had never used before, it forced me to think and visualize differently - and in turn my 2D art benefited from it.
Thanks for the fav's
not sure how I missed your comment until now, but it is more than a pleasure to favorite your work. I'm grateful you share your images with us, they're very inspiring!
Thanks
Thanks for the 'watch Paul! Appreciate it.. I've done glass half my life, wood carving, only a couple years. So much to learn..
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.. I agree about so much to learn. I think it helped to have already been familiar with other art materials, sort of like learning a second language one can kind of build off of what you already know. But, the nature of wood (grain, drying, etc) makes it so much more complicated. I am in less control than with other materials, but it is so satisfying when it is going right!
Beautiful work here Paul! Have a great finish to your weekend..
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