Welcome
to the Vampires and Werewolves Art Gallery of Contemporary American Illustrator Howard David
Johnson, whose illustrations have been published all over the world by
distinguished learning institutions and publishers including the Universities of
Oxford and Cambridge. If You love paintings and pictures of monstrous werewolves
and blood sucking vampires, You've
come to the right place!
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PRESENTS : A GALLERY of 21st CENTURY VAMPIRE AND WEREWOLF ART |
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A Gallery of New Illustrations- ~ Paintings, Drawings and Pictures of vampires and werewolves in Mixed media combining traditional oils, acrylics 2D and 3D digital media in the style of the classic illustrators. |
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Vampires and werewolves of folklore, history and fantasy ~
Vampires are the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and drink the blood of living persons... The vampire of modern folklore is much more charming and charismatic than the bloated creatures in our ancient and medieval mythologies. Modern vampires are defined as slender and beautiful people who are abnormally pale in complexion and have a fatal reaction to sunlight.
"Nosferatu",the vampire of folklore "Vlad the Impaler, The Dracula of History" and "The Shadow of the VAMPIRE, a vampire of fantasy~ all MMXX
The Transition
of Vampire Folklore
Although most of what we know about vampire lore comes from Europe, there are ancient records of them
from all around the world... As time went
on many different variations of the vampire tale developed. These would shape the myth
into what we know in the modern day. It wasn’t until 1819 that John Polidori
wrote‘The Vampyre.’ This work would redefine how we view the vampire legend. Instead of a horrid and bloated creature, Polidori transformed the vampire into a suave and charming beast of the night.
While this established the modern day vampire, it would not stand out in history as many look to Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’ for their favorite example. While ‘Dracula’ quickly
became the most famous vampire in history, it was not released until 1897 and many of Stoker’s ideas came from ‘The
Vampyre.’
Johann Heinrich Zopfius, wrote one of the most authoritative scholastic treatises on the undead, in a time when the fear of vampires was rampant, "Dissertation on the Vampire". Published in 1733, it is best known for this famous description: “The vampires, which issue forth from their graves at night, rush upon people sleeping in their beds, suck their blood and destroy them. They attack men, women and children, sparing neither age nor sex. People attacked by them complain of suffocation and a great interception of spirits; after which they soon die… Those who are killed by them, after death, become vampires…”
Werewolves from History
History? Yes! Legends of werewolves have haunted the wilderness of Europe since the Middle Ages and the origins of these stories go as far back as antiquity in world mythologies. No story comes as close to the terrifying reality of a werewolf (or werewolves) as the one that became known as the Beast of Gévaudan according to history, France's nightmare ~ "La Bête du Gévaudan" was a real wolf-like monster (or pack) that prowled the Auvergne and South Dordogne areas of France during the years 1764 to 1767, killing scores of people, often in bizarre circumstances.
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These were the times of George Washington and the French and Indian wars
in the Americas and the Seven Years war in Europe. Every effort to
deal with the beast or beasts failed and it became nationally infamous.
The mysterious and gruesome killings created mass hysteria and eventually demanded the attention of the highest levels of the government, even
King Louis XV himself.
Descriptions of the time vary, but the beast was generally described as a wolf-like canine with a tall, lean frame capable of taking great strides. It had an elongated head similar to that of a greyhound, with a flattened snout, pointed ears, and a wide mouth sitting atop a broad chest. The Beast's tail was also said to have been notably longer than a wolf's, with a tuft at the end. The Beast's fur was described as tawny or russet in color but its back was streaked with black and a white heart-shaped pattern was noted on its underbelly. The number of victims differs according to the source. Research studies estimate there were more than 200 attacks, resulting in 113 deaths and 49 injuries and 98 of the victims killed were partly eaten. Other sources claim the animal or animals only killed between 60 and 100 adults and children and mauled more than 30. The Beast was reported killed several times before the attacks finally stopped. Now almost |
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"The King's Soldiers and the Beasts of Gévaudan" |
250 years later, the Beast has become a famous figure in werewolf lore. |
The Modern Werewolf Legends...
"The Werewolf Knight, from Arthurian Legend", "The Lycan and the Full Moon" and "The Big Bad Wolf" all MMXX
The werewolf mythos most of us are familiar with today was created in 20th century Hollywood by Curt Siodmak for the motion pictures using cherry-picked fragments of the medieval Vampire and shape shifter folklore... Siodmak, a German novelist established several werewolf "legends" — being marked by a pentagram; being practically immortal apart from being struck/shot by silver implements/bullets; and the famous verse: "Even a man who is pure in heart, And says his prayers by night May become a Wolf when the Wolfbane blooms, And the Moon is full and bright".
"The Eternal Struggle" , " Lycan Wolfpack" and "Battle of the Damned"
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Click on these Art Gallery Icons for Two-fisted Tales of VALOR & Frontline Combat featuring Legendary Warriors of History, Knights and ladies of Arthurian Legend, Celtic, Nordic, Asian and Olympian mythology~ Fairy Tales, Fantasy and Science Fiction, Portraits and more!
| All these pieces of art and the text are legally copyrighted and were registered with the U.S. Library of Congress Office of Copyright by the author, Howard David Johnson All rights reserved worldwide. Permission for many academic or non-commercial uses is freely and legally available by simply contacting the author via e-mail or visiting www.howarddavidjohnson.com/permission.htm |
With a background in the Natural Sciences Howard David Johnson uses traditional media including oils, pastels & colored pencils and also embraces leading edge digital media in the creation of his realistic depictions of fantasy, folklore, mythology, legend, religion, and heroic history. He works in and mixes a wide variety of media * Oil paintings * Acrylic Paintings * Prismacolor Paintings * Drawings * Chalk & Oil Pastel Paintings * Photography * 2D & 3D Digital Artistry* and Mixed Media including any and all of the above*
Thank You for Visiting the Vampire and Werewolf Art Page of Howard David Johnson...
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With a background in traditional media including oils, pastels & colored pencils, Howard David Johnson embraces leading edge digital media in the creation of his depictions of fantasy, folklore, mythology, legend, religion, and heroic history. He works in a wide variety of media * Oil paintings * Acrylic Paintings * Prismacolor Paintings * Drawings * Chalk & Oil Pastel Paintings * Photography * 2D &3D Digital Artistry & Mixed Media *
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