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        Happy Halloween!

        Happy Halloween!

        Justin Gerard

        Wednesday, October 31st, 2018

        Art, Justin Gerard

        Posted by Justin Gerard | Wednesday, October 31st, 2018

        Justin Gerard

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        Justin Gerard is an illustrator who has traveled the world in search of the perfect medium to paint in. He has not found it, but along the way he has met some fascinating people, seen some interesting places and had a chance to paint a lot of great subjects. His work has been featured in Spectrum Fantastic Arts, Society of Illustrators and Expose. He enjoys good music, chocolate chip cookies and tank battles.

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        4 Comments

        1. Nico Kopf
          Nico Kopf on November 1, 2018 at 12:49 am

          Love it! From the amazing light to the contrast between the scary creates and the endearing main characters … all of it. Lovely piece.

          • Nico Kopf
            Nico Kopf on November 1, 2018 at 12:49 am

            *creatures

        2. Valerii Malkov
          Valerii Malkov on November 1, 2018 at 6:31 am

          JUST LOVELY. ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS. THANK YOU, JUSTIN.

        3. Aaron
          Aaron on November 2, 2018 at 11:39 am

          Holy makerel, Justin! You hit the Halloween nail on the head with this one! Just wonderful and really captures the spirit of the season. A friend of mine was bemoaning the fact that our modern celebration has lost a lot of it’s spooky atmosphere and become more of a costume party than the fright fest it used to be. Your art here had the feeling of the original shivers associated with Halloween. I like how even the cat is picking up on the vibe that as David Crosby put it “something here ain’t exactly right.” Wonderfully evocative work! Give yourself many pats on the back.

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