Cthulhid in Profile

ACEO #4 - Cthulhid in Profile, originally uploaded by vebelfetzer.

ACEOs, or “art cards (editions or originals)” are 2.5 x 3.5″ pieces of media, meant to be sold or traded by the originating artist. I give one out in every art order from my Etsy store, which equates to constantly-necessitated doodling on my part. I like to keep me on my toes.

This piece, the fourth ACEO I ever did, is done in maroon ink on bristol, and was given to a guy who ordered some prints. The profiled octopoid head is a recurring character in my drawings. I am fascinated with the idea of heavy, succulent tentacles, cascading over human shoulders and neck like thick ringlets. The lack of arms and Auschwitzian gauntness is just gravy.