Ammutseba, Devourer of Stars


I had a request to do a series of monsters from H.P. Lovecraft stories. Lovecraft wrote about many monsters, the best known being Cthulhu. The lesser known monsters don't seem to get much attention. So, I painted an oddball monster: Ammutseba, Devourer of Stars.
This is a large acrylic and watercolor painting, 2 feet by 2 feet, on plywood. 
Little Z had to leave the room while I was painting it. "It's scary," she said. 
Make me an offer via email to buy it: cellar27door@yahoo.com
Update: Sold! (To a librarian. I was excited to sell my first picture imagined from literature to a librarian, though she confessed she finds Lovecraft difficult to read- the picture is a gift for her husband.)

I'm not sure what my gallery owner would say, considering that my current work there is cute sheep paintings and cats in clothes. 

Should it be a series? More monsters? Any Lovecraft fans in the house?

 

4 comments:

  1. At the Mountains of Madness is one of my faves, what the city of the Elder Things might look like has fascinated me.

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  2. Sure! Monsters is good for ya. Btw, Lovecraft's main monster is Cthulhu in case that wasn't a typo. I know this because it took me forever to learn how to spell it! :o)

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  3. Here's the page at Wordnik on

    Cthulhu

    If you don't know about wordnik, you should check it out. A great site that started out as "Wordie" - it's basically a site for word lovers as well as a wonderful lexicographical resource.

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  4. Thank you so much! I will change... Love words. Thanks for the link, too.

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