This piece won the Spectrum 16 (2009) Gold Medal in the “Unpublished” category. Read more about it here.

About Jeremy Enecio:

“I was born in Ormoc City, Philippines in 1986 and moved to the United States at the age of four. In 2008, I received my BFA in illustration at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland. Currently, I reside in Baltimore City as a freelance illustrator and concept artist at Big Huge Games/38 Studios. ” (more).

Visit his blog.

Poster design by Mark Weaver inspired by the book Moby Dick by Herman Melville (1851). The poster was designed for the Kitsune Noir Poster Club.

Follow the link to read an interview with Cody Hoyt about his creative process.

Previously on Skandalon : Mark Weaver, Kitsune Noir

If you like this one be sure to check his other paintings and all of his work on paper. It’s interesting to find a link to Damian Loeb’s website in his “links” section.

Previously on Skandalon

Great post collecting illustrations inspired by Melville’s Moby-Dick (1851)

Check Elizabeth Schultz’s book on Amazon.

“Damian Loeb (born May 9, 1970 in New Haven, Connecticut) is an American painter. Self-taught, he moved to New York City in the early 1990s. Discovered by Jeffrey Deitch, Loeb had his first solo in 1999. Since then, he has had international solo and group shows at galleries and museums, including the Mary Boone Gallery in New York, White Cube in London, the Jablonka Galerie in Cologne, the Kunsthalle in Hamburg, and a 2006 retrospective of his work at the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art[1] in Connecticut. His work is featured in several prestigious private collections, including Douglas Cramer, Michael Lynne, and the Rubell Family Collection, and has attracted the attention of a number of collectors. He is currently represented by the Acquavella Gallery.” (Wikipedia). Visit his unofficial website.

“Rita Aarons, wife of photographer Slim Aarons, on a lilo in a swimming pool decorated for Christmas, Hollywood, 1954. The Hollywood sign can be seen in the distance.”

Previously on Skandalon

Photographer: David De Maus Ship Garthsnaid, ca 1920s, Glass copy negative, Reference No. 1/2-014494-G, De Maus Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand

Subject : On board the ship `Garthsnaid’ at sea, circa 1920s, showing unidentified sailors on the rigging. Location unknown. Original photographer unidentified. This copy negative, and inscription, by David Alexander De Maus.” (more)

Eric Zener is “California artist creating figurative work with underwater themes.” Read an article about Zener’s work by Jessica Lyons: “Swimming strong: Eric Zener creates narrative paintings that float between introspection and escapism.” (2004)

I first came to know this artist via Pasa La Vida.

Description: “Glass negative, full plate, ‘Coogee Beach’, Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1917. Silver gelatin dry plate glass negative in landscape format. The caption, studio number and studio mark are inscribed on the reverse of the negative.”

About Kerry and Co: “Charles Kerry was born in 1858 and by 1885 was running a studio in partnership with C. D. Jones. This partnership lasted until 1892, when Charles became sole owner and changed the studio’s name to Kerry and Co.” (Read more: perm. link)

This picture was found while searching Flickr: The Commons: “The Commons was launched on January 16 2008, when we released our pilot project in partnership with The Library of Congress. Both Flickr and the Library were overwhelmed by the positive response to the project! The program has two main objectives: 1)To increase access to publicly-held photography collections, and 2) To provide a way for the general public to contribute information and knowledge.”