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Category Archives: Skull
Ballast Point Victory at Sea
I know I just posted about a Ballast Point beer with a skeleton and his parrot, but here’s another! Victory at Sea is “porter with coffee & vanilla” and it’s pretty much that. Fairly smooth, but it’s an Imperial so it’s not for the lighthearted. I mean, just look at the art!
Also I like it because the title reminds me of this comic. Very NSFW. Please don’t click on it if you’re my Ma.
Gus
Gus by Meg Lyman
Oil on black canvas, 2×4″
SOLD
This is a tiny still life of an opossum skull. My sister and I found it in our Grandma’s barn. I cleaned it up and gave it to her for Christmas, like any loving sister would. I painted it first to try some new oils I got (and to keep the memory alive I suppose).
Bye 2015!
Furiosa – fan art homage to my favorite movie of all time
2015 was a good year. I was able to focus my art by doing more still life practice and background work, and I really got into the vulture culture/skull collecting community. I appreciate all of you – artists supporting artists, collectors, and the helpful and friendly vultures I’ve met. I hope we all have an awesome 2016!
Buoy – gouache work from a photo I took in La Push
Liberty Leading the Cephalopods – a fantastic commission
Madrona – experimenting with oils and daily painting
Orange Otter – alla prima from life plus a little Klimt influence
Vanitas I – my first try at still life with lead white oil
Octophant – a fan suggestion and experiment in textures
Drawloween: the Conclusion
Here are the rest of them! It was super fun and challenging.
Frankenstein’s Monster (OK Meg’s Monster)
Bat
Amulet
Grave – inspired by the Forks Cemetery
Demon
Mask
Creature from the Black Lagoon
Skull (otter)
8-bit zombie
Candy (laaaazy)
Gore
Just doin skeleton stuff
Mummy
Rat
Witch
Black Cat
Scarecrow (get it??)
Spider
Dragon
One Inch Skull
One Inch Skull by Meg Lyman
1×1″ oil on board
SOLD
Fun use for new paint tubes!
Camelid I
Alpaca (Camelid I) by Meg Lyman
6×6″ oil on canvas
SOLD
Value and brushwork study.
Vanitas I
Vanitas I by Meg Lyman
12×6″ oil on canvas
A quick study in the impermanence of beauty. This was my first time trying lead white (Rublev Lead White No. 2), and it was awesome. It really makes a difference with the textures and is great for painting skulls.
Below is the scan of the unvarnished version. Subtle but interesting differences.
Nutria Flower
Nutria Jaw by Meg Lyman
4×4″ oil on board
SOLD
I’m fascinated with the delightfully odd shape of nutria jaws. They remind me of flowers, so I made this one pink. Plus I wanted to try out my Old Holland Ultramarine Red-Pink.
Blue Skull
Blue Skull by Meg Lyman
4×4″ gouache on Aquabord
Using some lesser used gouache tube colors for funsies. This is a raccoon skull I found in the woods in Ohio.