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Gary Mackean, The Boy Who Draws Monsters, is the creator of the gremlin webcomic Barnaby and Loaker, Angus the Haggis Slayer and many other characters. Gary is an Edinburgh cartoonist and illustrator and is available for commissions and projects. garymackean@aol.com

Thursday, 14 February 2013

Leviathan Strikes!!!


My first whale painting since graduating from my MFA course. I plan to do a lot more since I love playing with scale and my leviathan paintings have always sold well (almost as well as my Highland Cow paintings.....but not quite)

I originally intended for the painted illustration to be on an A2 MDF board but after a trek around Edinburgh the only piece of wood I could find was part of a desk. Naturally the painting became longer which I think has helped demonstrate the sheer scale of this whale and the fragility of the sail boat. Anyway I hope you all like it.....

1 comment:

Jeff G said...

Intense & beautifully painted movement.