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I painted a dragon for McFarlane's Myspace Art Contest, and was selected as one of the winners: http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...ogID=289103173. That means I get a dragon toy and I get to be one of their top friends. I'll enjoy that while it lasts.

The piece evolved as I was drawing the dragon's details. I kept thinking of the cardinals that I was seeing on my bird feeders at home - that's where the dragon's red color and dark spots around the eyes came from. From that thought, I leapt to the idea that a catholic cardinal could be riding him. A dragon in the service of the church sounded interesting enough, and why not, religion is a strong element in the Spawn universe. It gave me a lot of opportunity for ornamentation and the motivation to saw down the dragon's horns and chain him to the monastery foundation.]]> Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:44:25 +0000 http://chuckwadey.cgsociety.org/gallery/520319

As shipping routes were first being established in the eastern Mediterranean, a timid aquatic civilization was being displaced by the growing traffic and trade. In a hopeless attempt to preserve their secluded way of life, these Cephalopodic humanoids conducted raids on port markets. The Octopus men were perfectly adapted for thievery with skin that could morph color and texture to blend in with all the rich patterns of the bazaar and a tentacle for every tasty morsel. Regrettably, as much as they stole and sabotaged, it was not enough to stem the surging tide of commerce.]]> Fri, 20 Jul 2007 03:12:00 +0000 http://chuckwadey.cgsociety.org/gallery/520317

At the age of 26 I was diagnosed with Malignant Melanoma - an aggressive form of skin cancer. In this Halloween self-portrait, I'm pulling my scarred skin off. Sounds like a good idea to me. Stay out of the sun boys and girls.]]> Fri, 20 Jul 2007 03:08:36 +0000 http://chuckwadey.cgsociety.org/gallery/520314

This was my illustration entry for the EON challenge. It was a great book and my piece aims to capture one moment of it.]]> Fri, 20 Jul 2007 03:02:38 +0000 http://chuckwadey.cgsociety.org/gallery/520312

I painted this piece for a character of the week activity at Concept Art.org. The Bear is Iorek Byrnison one of the main characters from the book The Golden Compass, soon to be a major motion picture.]]> Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:58:17 +0000 http://chuckwadey.cgsociety.org/gallery/520311

Prominent resonator disks at the front of this monster's shell form the eyes of a tribal mask illusion. A hypnotic brain wave then generates an artificial devotion so steadfast that any beast will offer itself up for sacrifice. Its vine-tentacles produce hallucinogenic polyps that look like berries and compound hypnotic control when ingested. After the hypnosis is in full effect, the creature's real head will stop posing as a tree root and begin to feed. The commanding effect of the hypnosis is so powerful that victims rejoice in the consumption of their own flesh.]]> Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:51:55 +0000 http://chuckwadey.cgsociety.org/gallery/447619

This is a promotional card that includes pieces of 4 of my paintings.]]> Thu, 04 Jan 2007 22:58:29 +0000 http://chuckwadey.cgsociety.org/gallery/447622

This promotional sheet is made up of various examples of my work, mostly digital paintings in photoshop and some concept art drawings.]]> Thu, 04 Jan 2007 23:03:42 +0000 http://chuckwadey.cgsociety.org/gallery/447620

This promotional page is made up of various examples of my work, all 2d paintings in photoshop.]]> Thu, 04 Jan 2007 23:00:15 +0000 http://chuckwadey.cgsociety.org/gallery/363797

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