Feelings of Unreality
From a description of depersonalization and derealization disorder, wherein the subject frequently suffers from the feeling that they or their surroundings are somehow not real, which can lead to significant distress and problems with work and relationships. Often occurs alongside other, better understood disorders, such as anxiety or depression. Like anxiety and depression, healthy people […]
Here I’ll Stand
The background here brings together five different landscapes from around the world, including one with a fairly prominent castle. There’s also a grungy layer on top with some vintage newsprint, and a second texture layer of a used cutting board to unify the colors a bit. Fun fact: this quote was actually my second choice […]
Meant To Be
An intimidating mountain dominates a scene filled with geometric patterns and natural formations, the sky swirling with metamorphic layers, the ground nearly barren with only a hint of green to suggest that anything could live here. In the foreground, a massive mandala holds the title text. Download the full size image here
So Cleverly
A light re-write of an earlier piece, which may or may not have been part of the 2016 nightmare writing, over a background full of graffiti, elaborate decorations, and grungy ancient electronics. Download the full size image here
Wherever The Winds May Blow
One figure fishes while another sits in contemplation, they overlap but do not interact. The vast sea is overlaid with mysterious creatures and visions of cities and mountains, the whole world at their fingertips. DOwnload the full size version of this image
Your Virtue Will Not Save You (2)
Chaotic blue and green swirls embrace a dark world of sharp angles and hinted urban decay. The central message is loud and clear: we may be able to save ourselves, but merely being good will not be enough. Download the full size version of this file
Evil Can Be Eloquent
In addition to the large central message and frame, the background has a pattern of cogs over a sepia-tone mess of supreme courts and churches. The words came to me while reading “There’s No Such Thing As Free Speech” and considering the practical issues with the Marketplace of Ideas. Download the full size image here
Til The World Falls Down
Awwww, lookit this cute couple, completely engrossed in one another’s eyes as chaos erupts around them! Background includes a wide shot of a heavily policed demonstration, bullet casings, and urban ruins. Download the full size image here
Getting Out Of Hand
“The Future is Getting Out of Hand” Broken gears and abstract cyber nonsense over a star field with some hints of Lovecraftian nonsense — it’s all of my favorite things! Download the full size version of this image
Nothing Lasts Forever
A hooded figure walks on a dark beach towards a city among the stars, positively glowing with promise in the unfeeling void. It’s unclear whether the figure is the doom implied in the title looming overhead, or merely an observer of the ephemeral. Download the full size version of this image
You Have To Breathe
Mountains of blue and green, rugged peaks and well-manicured terraces make up the bright background of this image, with some random jellyfish on the borders because I can’t help myself. bubbles of light float above, with errant sparks and a hint of a man in distress at the center. The title message is derived from […]
No Matter What
Bubbles, all-seeing eyes, and decorative lights are scattered throughout this chaotic scene, where staircases and escalators cut through explosions and city rooftops, and nature attempts to reclaim territory as the press cameras roll. A geometric image frames the title phrase off to the left. Download the full size image here