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My concept art based on H. P. Lovecraft's short story."In the morning mist comes up from the sea by the cliffs beyond Kingsport. White and feathery it comes from the deep to its brothers the clouds, full of dreams of dank pastures and caves of leviathan. […]
Now north of archaic Kingsport the crags climb lofty and curious, terrace on terrace, till the northernmost hangs in the sky like a grey frozen wind-cloud. Alone it is, a bleak point jutting in limitless space. […] Nevertheless there is an ancient house on that cliff, and at evening men see lights in the small-paned windows. The ancient house has always been there…"
Description and video tutorial on my website - mcrassus.wordpress.com/2015/12…
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the Strange High House in the Mist
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The family in the foreground must be that of Mr.Thomas Olney.
He visited that high house -and had tea with Nodens, one of the Elder Gods.
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Spot on. Thomas Olney, his stout wife and kid, moving to their new home in Kingsport.
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Great piece! Up till now I think all the representations of Kingsport (and especially the high house) I'd seen were more exaggerated and almost Tim Burton-esque, so it is fascinating to see a very realistic feeling depiction. I hope that is as high as the tide reaches. In Gloucester, Massachusetts (nearby to the town of Marblehead, which inspired Kingsport) there is an isolated mansion on top of a rock cliff, although it is only a fraction of the height in your image it is very reminiscent to me.
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Thanks! I've googled the mansion you mentioned and found some images; I think I'm not too far away from what Lovecraft had in mind, which tells a lot about the power of his descriptions.
Russel Smeaton also has a cool representation of the house, although it's more Tim Burton than photo realistic, but that's just his style. - tikirussy.deviantart.com/art/T…
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I like Russel's treatment as well, his is more stylized whereas yours seems almost like it could be a photo. I like even the very stylized ones, but I think what makes your special is that sense of reality.
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Thanks again. I'm starting work on another painting based on 'The Outsider' really soon, and some of your own works ('Ghouls', 'The Guide') might serve as inspiration.
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Looking forward to it!
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Well hello there gents! Yeah, I'm more into the cartoons 
With regards to this picture there are many things I like about it - I like the subtle mists playing around and the high house is very nicely worked into the rocks. I also love the characters on the beach walking towards (or away from) something.
I think the sea is what stops this image from being fantastic. I live in a small seaside town and I've never seen that many houses that close to the sea! I reckon there needs to be at least some kind of wall to provide protection.
Other than that, stirling work
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Thanks for the feedback, Russell. That is indeed something I will have to fix. Others mentioned it as well.
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No worries! It's a small thing and probably not overly important but with the incredibly high level of detail you achieve it would make the picture just that bit better (in my opinion)
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