Vampire Artists

Vampires have always been a mystery, yet unlike other dark presences vampires have always had a seductive quality. Dracula was one of the most popular vampires to date.

Tim Thompson was born in a small town in Northern England. He studied science in school and go t a PhD in physics. He also studied photography, which resulted in exhibitions and being published in numerous magazines. In 1990 he migrated to Australia and became a research scientist, which eventually moved him towards computer graphics. With the combination of photography and sculpture and computer imaging he came out with his own unique style. The classical artists like William Bouguereau, Auguste Ronin and Surrealist, Paul Delvaux inspired him.

Joseph Vargo has been conjuring fantasy artwork for the past decade. His haunting images give you an entry into another dimension into the darkside. In 1991 he established Monolith Graphics as a way to distribute lithographs of his own designs. Joseph Nargo works with oils, ink and pencil but his preference is to work with acrylic paints. He has been published in Spectrum III, Carpe Noctem, and Dark Visions.

Michael Whelan has established himself as one of the most distinguished artists in the field of science fiction, fantasy, and horror illustration. Many artists have been influenced by his legacy of vibrant, imaginative illustration.

Edvard Munch was a painter that was influenced by his mothers and sisters deaths. In 1880, at twenty-two he went to Paris, as it was the place to be as an artist and he acquired the technical means to portray it. He became obsessed with his grief. Many of Munch's art works represent women in the light of trauma.