Suphlatus, The Patient Hand

October 1, 2018

In continuing my journey of fleshing out Angelarium as an angelic encyclopedia, I'm revisiting Suphlatus, Angel of Dust.

Suphlatus built a growing collection of halls and spires that cracked the desert horizon. Each one, it’s own a jagged landscape. Every day, men would witness the Angel’s latest creations and each night they would cheer as he brought them down. As this cycle became commonplace, the only fanfare came at their destruction.
As children, we tear at flowers and rip the limbs from trees. Their transformation excites us. It’s only later that we learn that these changes are permanent. A thing comes into our world and then, with our own hands, we usher it away. Unmaking it. We live peacefully alongside the cycle of creation and annihilation. It passes us by. It’s only natural.

Patreon Update: Suphlatus, The Patient Hand

September 24, 2018

This month's upcoming piece is of the Angel of Dust. He's the first character I ever designed for Angelarium. This will be his 4th incarnation and the most different from the all the past versions.

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Azazel, The Fallen Star

September 3, 2018

In continuing my quest to flesh out Angelarium as an encyclopedia of angels, I'm revisiting Azazel, Angel of Sacrifices.

Azazel has a special place in the Angelarium lore. He's the only Angel who looks like a traditional depiction of an Angel. The idea behind that choice was to suggest that he left such a strong impression on the people that, every time someone thinks of an Angel, they imagine a being that looks similar to Azazel.

For this piece, I wanted to show Azazel later on in the story after a lot of big events have already happened. He has survived a lot, but he didn't make it out in one piece. Most obviously, his right hand is long gone.

Patreon Update: Azazel, The Most Punished

August 22, 2018

Each of these new Watcher paintings represents a different aspect of the same themes from their original version. Azazel is returning and this time, he seems to be missing an arm. As a central figure in the Angelarium lore, it's exciting to get a chance to bring him back with a new design.

Turiel, The Hero Immemorial

August 6, 2018

In continuing my quest to flesh out Angelarium as an encyclopedia of angels, I'm revisiting Turiel, Angel Of The Mountain.

I really wanted to expand in the ideas behind him. Wealth and power are things that so many of us desire, and yet their corrupting influence is so evident. In stories, you see this contradiction brought to life with lonely kings and greedy dragons.

The mountain is a beautiful thing to behold, but always treacherous.

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The Lament of Sathariel

July 2, 2018

The goal with the colors, was to break away from the Lament for Icarus painting by Herbert James Draper and make something that incorporated much more of the palette from the original Sathariel piece.

As the second Watcher of the South, Sathariel stayed close to his master’s side. While Samyaza created the flax of truth, Sathariel would spin that truth into a thread and weave it into the very reality around him. Beyond his smoothly guided words and expressive gestures, his skin itself brought his tales to life. The patterns of his wings would flex and flow with his impersonations, driving the excitement of any congregation to rapt attention.
When his heart was pierced, no one saw it for what it was. His death was met with great applause, for its realism.

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