Well, who’s that shouting?

And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him.

– John the Revelator

A commission for the Four Riders of the Apocalypse blessed me a few years ago. With rabbits, of course. The story terrified me as a kid. I could not look at stormy skies for the longest time for fear I would see these figures barreling out of the clouds. Yet, it has been one of my all-time favorite commissions.

I have worked it and reworked this piece. Each rider is based on a rabbit from real life.

Illustrating Death has always been a fascinating task for me. This particular rider was based on my own Russette. She used to loaf and slowly but surely, her head would fall back until she tranced out and fell over. It was the weirdest thing.

I cannot even begin to tell you how many times I reworked this piece. To this day I am not 100% happy with it – but I do enjoy it.

The first go of it was a plain black and white design for one color screen print. I tried to also capture some of the menacing Biblical symbols that I was sure was going to come out of the sky when I was 8 years old. But alas – BUNNIES!
Then … it happened: I saw some art pieces that utilized the red/black/white theme. This is an ancient, tried and true color scheme. I could not resist.

I say all of this to get to this:
Every-so-often something comes through my email that just blows me away. I am honored and humbled by all of my followers … but sometimes my mind is absolutely blown.

I confess I squealed like a girl. In all honesty, when I look at my work on someone’s skin I think …

HOLY CRAP!!
WOOOOOOOOOO!
I HAVE ARRIVED!

These days I only WISH bunnies would come riding out of the sky.
Until that day …

Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.

– John the Revelator (again)