The Artwork of Jay Trefethen

July '09

Welcome to my web site. My name is Jay Trefethen, and I'm an artist specializing in digital illustration. I have one children's book and one graphic novel under my belt, with more on the way. My favorite subjects are fantasy and science fiction. Please check out my portfolio page and take a look at my work. I'll be adding new art every month or so, so check back often! Please feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions or comments. Thank you for checking out my web site! I appreciate it!

Well, I've got my new portfolio piece up right on time this month, July 1st. Not bad, if I do say so myself. It came out pretty darned good too, don't you think? As usual this was done in CorelDraw X4, a vector based program, using a Wacom tablet. It was loosely inspired by the movie Dagon, from Director Stuart Gordon, which was very loosely adapted from the Lovecraft stories Shadow Over Innsmouth and Dagon.

I'm a big Lovecraft fan, and a big Stuart Gordon fan too. Some people stick their noses up at the B grade loose adaptions of Lovecraft that Gordon is known for, but I kind of like them. They are more Lovecraft pastiches than true adaptions, filtered through Gordon's own sensibilities. And I think he adds quite a bit to the horror genre. This particular illustration is my first Mythos piece in a couple of years, and the very first inspired by a film. I'ld like to do a dedicated Lovecraft portfolio someday, with both faithfull illustrations and more 'inspired by' pieces like this one. But tha't going to be awhile in the future. I've got enough pots on the stove right now!