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A 🧵devoted to everyone's favorite Billy-Bumbler Oy from the Dark Tower books by @StephenKing

Painted study of Oy (2015)
Oil on Canvas - 18" x 24"
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I took a paintbrush with me to the doctor so the cast could be molded around my hand. That way I could still paint large areas with that hand.

Then I relearned how to paint with my left hand. Although I'm not ambidextrous, I had done some left-handed work before and managed.
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When the cast came off, the tremendous sense of freedom prompted me to use sweeping motions and bright colors.
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MORETA: DRAGONLADY OF PERN (1983)

Cover illustration for the book by Anne McCaffrey (Del Rey)

Acrylic on Masonite - 44" x 32"

https://t.co/pPtzQUCsAO

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When I took on the task of illustrating the last book of The Dark Tower, this was the first painting I did.

Dedicated readers will recognize hidden messages in the trees which are described by King in the story.

THE END OF THE ROAD (2003)

Acrylic on Panel - 22" x 30"

Illustration for the endpapers of THE DARK TOWER by @StephenKing (Donald M Grant)

https://t.co/Yr04A9v6VI

THE SKIN BAGS (2015)

Acrylic - 21" x 17"

Cover illustration for Mutant Hunter Book 4 by Stephen R. Cox

https://t.co/3DRF5RYhpW

THE SUMMONING (2022)

Acrylic - 8 ½" x 7 ¼"

The paint for this came from a leftover palette. Most of the earth tones had dried up but the blues, turquoises, and greens looked okay.

https://t.co/rysrXYm2Gc

THE CROSSING (1997)

Oil on Canvas - 30" X 60"

The uncertainty of and inescapable attraction to the concept of life after death.

https://t.co/MJWIp2ONX5

The latter is my main reason for taking a 'portraiture' approach to these covers. In this case, I chose Chronos with his major attributes: his hourglass and cape.

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