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The Twilight Gallery

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THE TWILIGHT GALLERY features the finest of macabre fine arts. Pencil, pen & ink, oils, photographs, sculptures; anything of the weird, wild, whimsical, the eerie or uncanny, can be found along the corridors. Browse freely, but don't stray too far from the tour; many have become lost in these halls…

I first became acquainted with local artist Rebecca Degagne at the Arcata Street Fair in May. A professor and lecturer at College Of The Redwoods and Humboldt State University, Ms. Degagne's art is, in her words,
“based on organisms and patterns found in nature, many pieces reference obscure lifeforms which take on an otherworldly quality when confronting the audience...I enjoy enticing viewers with sensual forms moving with a sense of weightlessness common in underwater and zero gravity environments. Soft, dark openings are suggestive of cavernous mouths of creatures of the deep – mysteriously inviting, yet disconcerting…and leaves my audience wondering what is "real" and what is imagined.”
Very true; I find in her work comparisons to Lovecraft's denizens of the deep and dark shadows, conjured believably and fantastically. Some of the biological aspects remind me of a more serene, whimsical Giger.

This creature is known as the Red Nudibranch, is even more impressive in three dimensions. You can find more of Ms. Degagne's creations at www.rebeccadegagne.com , along with a listing of the galleries were her work can be viewed in person!

This exotic Fey Creature is the work of an extraordinary artist named Bethalynne Bajema. Her work is at once ethereal and unsettling, exquisite and multi-layered, with a true sense of the beauty that often accompanies the dark macabre. I'm also delighted to report that she is, as I am, a devote of Lovecraft, and her Cthulhu homage are both delightfully quirky and true to the Master's memory. But don't take my word for it; you can find more of her images by logging onto www.bethalynnebajema.com .

We open our new Gallery with this wonderfully atmospheric October Season work by photographer Bernadette Fischer. You might remember some of her work gracing our pages from the last website; she is one of our friends from Six Flags America's FRIGHT FEST. She has her own company now named [OneThousandWords] Fine Art Photography. To find out more information about her company and see more stunning examples of her art, you can visit her at http://www.myspace.com/otw_photography .

What is it? Whatever your senses tell you it may be. Tilt your head to the right; could it be a skull, staring out from a black evening? Tilt your head to the left; is it a robed spectre reaching for you from the void? The image was contributed by one of our friends who goes by the Internet name of BigPenguin. He lives in the northernmost reaches of Canada , and photographed this Rorschach display of the Aurora Borealis for your viewing pleasure.

This darkly whimsical portrait, entitled Krahe , is the work of German illustrator and cartoonist Rudi Hurzlmeier, whose work has been featured in television and satirical magazines. Painting since 1990 under the signature RuDiHu, I believe Mr. Poe would greatly approve of this interpretation of one of his most famous creations.

You'll no doubt recognize this, one of the most famous images from Walt Disney's masterpiece of music and animation FANTASIA. This is Chernabog, the demon that resides on Bald Mountain, brought to life by the magnificent animation of Bill Tytla. It is cinema legend that Bela Lugosi provided the Chernabog movements as a live model for the animators to work from. A grand Walpurgisnacht to you all!

This beautiful vampire maiden, awakening from her daylight slumber, is the work of an artist named Phoenix . It was discovered on the pages for The Paranormal Research Society (www.theparanormalresearch.com ). I'm afraid I know little else about its creator, but I found the work striking and wanted to offer it here in my Gallery for your edification and entertainment. If you have any further information about Phoenix , please email me at twilightgallery@patientcreatures.com .

"In The Deep Midwinter..." Beware than the January chill doesn't bring you face to face with this representative of the Snowscape. (Although not everyone seems terrified; look at the ace of the youngster…) This menacing version of Frosty was created by Serj Iulian, an avid gamer and industry aficionado, for the cover of Issue #28/January 2009 of Clarkesworld Magazine, an online periodical dedicated to fiction of SF, Horror and Fantasy. (Learn more about this wonderful Zine on our LINKS Page.) You find more of Mr. Iulian's fascinating work by going to
www.beloved-creature.deviantart.com.

It's often said that the eyes are the windows of the soul. If that's true, then you can see right into mine through this marvelous painting by my lovely com panion, artist Tessa Thornberry. I met her last year at FaerieWorlds in Eugene , OR ; in addition to her paintings she also does sculpture, costuming and mask-making. You can see more of her work by logging onto her art site www.thornberryarts.com.

Do you have a drawing, photograph, sculpture, or morbid bit of d'art that you'd like placed in our Gallery? You can email it to the Curator at carpathain@patientcreatures.com, and we'll be happy to arrange a showing.