Angel of Pestilence

Acrylic, colored pencil and spraypaint on canvas. Original size 30x30 © 1998 Alex Ledante

Without a doubt, the best painting I ever made. Not to mention, the most coveted of all my traditional works. Indeed, this one rode forth like a conquer bent upon conquest. The pale skintones were intended to convey a sense of disease as was the abstracted background

Intended to be one in a series of four, the other three have yet to make an appearance. I seem to recall a notion of doing each in a different medium. I am under a considerable amount of pressure from one of my greatest patrons to do War with a Sabertooth skull. In my mind's eye I can see it on a battlefield, festooned with gristly trophies, beckoning the armies forth. Still, don't hold your breath...

Heavily inspired by Silence of the Lambs. You know the part I mean