Kwaidan: Hoichi The Earless

Kwaidan: Hoichi the Earless

Inspired by the 1964 anthology film Kwaidan. Hoichi is a blind minstrel, renowned for his skill at playing the biwa (a type of lute). Especially noteworthy is his recitation of the battle at Dan-no-ura. Late one night Hoichi is approached by a mysterious samurai demanding that he recite this tale in the house of a powerful nobleman...

"It shone, pale as bone As I stood there alone And I thought to myself how the moon, That night, cast its light On my heart’s true delight, And the reef where her body was strewn."

Just a bit of Grim Fandango fan art for you all.

Today marks 100 years since the birth of Tove Jansson - here’s a portrait I created earlier in the year in her honour.

Here's a conceptual trailer for an animated short film I'm currently working on.

It's called "Ozonfeber". I do hope you'll like it.

Oh dear, a deer.

Kwaidan: The Black Hair

Finally got around to colouring this. Kwaidan (or Kaidan) is a 1964 Japanese anthology film consisting of four different ghost stories. This illustration is based on the first segment: ”The Black Hair”.

More to come very soon.