The Ship Eater

John Houle

The Ship Eater

China White, Sanguine, and Bistre Conte Crayon on Tea Stained
140lb Strathmore Cold pressed Watercolor paper 2007

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The Ship Eater by John Houle
  • GrayeaglePhotography

    GrayeaglePhotography

    LOL makes you wonder dont it. Good job.
    Pat

  • FakeFate

    FakeFate

    The amount of times that’s happened to me! You think you’re going to meet a lovely watery babe & it turns out that there’s a huge fish laying in wait.

  • metronomad

    metronomad

    great imagery! fantastic job.

  • KenK

    KenK

    cool image john

  • Carlos Solorza

    Carlos Solorza

    EXCELLENT work on this piece! great use of mediums and fantastic talent

  • Damian

    Damian

    Wow, that’s just fantastic! I love a good sea monster story/mythological creature. This looks great, as well as being a brilliant spin on the angler fish!

  • Lloyd Harvey

    Lloyd Harvey

    This is amazing! I love the colours, the texture and the story of the image. Brilliant.

  • dimarie

    dimarie

    Brilliant!
    wicked idea, and you’ve done it so well!
    Love it!

  • Firedrake

    Firedrake

    Incredible.

  • Jim rownd

    Jim rownd

    hey your a feature!

  • Lisa Defazio

    Lisa Defazio

    Great stuff!

  • brianjarvis

    brianjarvis

    wicked

  • brianjarvis

    brianjarvis

    wicked

  • Ash Sivils

    Ash Sivils

    Amazing work doll, I am
    very impressed and of course
    I am very fond of the gore.

  • Conrad Stryker

    Conrad Stryker

    This is … astounding. I can’t take my eyes from it.

  • carpenter777

    carpenter777

    fabulous

  • plyle

    plyle

    this is amazing

  • plyle

    plyle

    This encapsulates my fear as well as the alluring mystery of the ocean. Absolutely amazing!!

  • cdwork

    cdwork

    What a talented person- this is fabulous work

  • Colin Cartwright

    Colin Cartwright

    Stunning and straight to my faves, John.
    Old sailing ships and monsters…irresistable!
    Superbly detailed work in crayon.
    I’ve tried tea-stainng on my Thomas Hair series watercolour paper.
    Fun and instantly aged.

  • soulexperience

    soulexperience

    Yeah the temptress…..good imagry on that one….....nice work

  • stephfine

    stephfine

    one creative imagination on that one…love the antique feel… this belongs in on the walls of sea food restaurants… great imagery for the wondering mind>

  • Alyson Pearson

    Alyson Pearson

    wow, awesome illustration

  • Steven  Sandner

    Steven Sandner

    Great work! ahhh yes, illusions arent funny…

  • Karsten Stier

    Karsten Stier

    really creepy. well done

  • KillerNapkins

    KillerNapkins

    grest illustration!

  • loolalindaloo

    loolalindaloo

    oh absolutley fantastic love it!

  • Peter Coleman

    Peter Coleman

    awesome love it..great art

  • circusgallery

    circusgallery

    OUTSTANDING

  • greenbeards

    greenbeards

    great work

  • Morris Hill

    Morris Hill

    very cool and original, keep up the good work.

  • aila

    aila

    Great work

  • George Yesthal

    George Yesthal

    WHOA! I just love this. Great concept and execution. Bravo.

  • Alienjedna

    Alienjedna

    nice deep monster

  • Jessica  Tremp

    Jessica Tremp

    god that’s good, in a spooky kinda way

  • Karin  Taylor

    Karin Taylorcommunity helper

    this is fantastic illustration

  • chelsgus

    chelsgus

    Wow
    Ouch

  • turtlepath

    turtlepath

    I love the idea and the detail!

  • Ryan  Fisher

    Ryan Fisher

    scary stuff

  • DaveBassett

    DaveBassett

    A bad days fishing always beats a good day at work. Well… maybe?
    Superb art work – amazing imagination.

  • jacobea

    jacobea

    Nice imagery! Certainly a nice, gruesome twist on the old mermaid stories :) The use of tea gives this on old feeling too, and the amount of detail is wonderful.

  • Brujo9

    Brujo9

    this is a pretty rad drawing and expresses a cool affect

  • Miri

    Miri

    oh my, that is extremely good! such a good take on mermaids & angler fish!

  • amberafternoon

    amberafternoon

    Incredible detail!

  • Peter Zentjens

    Peter Zentjens

    Absolutely stunning drawing with a great all be it a little macabre concept.

  • sowhat

    sowhat

    Cool!

  • drjones

    drjones

    awesome. love the tea effect

  • darkestartist

    darkestartist

    amazing work. clever drawing!

  • randomdumping

    randomdumping

    Very cool. Congrats on the home page!

  • Steve  Woodman

    Steve Woodman

    excellent!

  • zomboy

    zomboy

    human skewers anyone?

  • Dayonda

    Dayonda

    Congratulations on having this scary guy Featured on RB’s Home Page! 02 Oct 2008

  • GeneralLexington

    GeneralLexington

    lol, it’s great. I think the maiden should be a part of the fish like the light of an angler fish.

  • David Lade

    David Lade

    Fantastic piece of art John!

  • misfit1965

    misfit1965

    this is a cruel piece of work, touching on humanity. The monsters within us. The speared woman. Its a painful piece to look at.

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