Imaginary Beast Created by Femke Hiemstra
I found this fantastic image on Jacob Covey’s Beasts! blog. It was created by Femke Hiemstra for Beasts Book Two.
The image was submitted by Femke Hiemstra in the hope that it would be included in Beasts! Book Two as Jacob was asking readers of his blog to submit artwork for consideration to fill a space in the book left by the omission of artwork by Ninja Turtles creator Kevin Eastman.
The closing date for artwork submission is 1st March, so you still have a couple of weeks if you are interested.
About Beasts! Book One:
Beasts! is a classic mythological menagerie, comprised only of creatures that were thought at one time to actually exist, depicted by about a hundred of the most acclaimed artists and cartoonists coming from the most avant-garde ambits of the art world. The Beasts project has fired the imaginations of luminaries such as Craig Thompson, Souther Salazar, Jeff Soto, Glenn Barr, Dave Cooper, Tim Biskup, Seonna Hong, Jeremy Fish and Jay Ryan, who will present never-before-seen art completely original to this book, superbly laid out in breathtaking, full-color two-page spreads.
Beasts! collects many of the best visual artists from the worlds of comics, skateboarding, rock graphics, science-fiction, children’s books, commercial and fine art. The book is conceived and designed by Jacob Covey, lead art director for Fantagraphics (Dennis the Menace, Billy Hazelnuts, Hanging Out With the Dream King, etc.) and a well-regarded designer and artist in his own right in the Northwest rock and arts community. Other contributors include: Anders Nilsen, Art Chantry, Brian Chippendale, Brian Ralph, Bwana Spoons, Colleen Coover, Jason Miles, Jesse LeDoux, Johnny Ryan, Jordan Crane, Keith Shore, Kevin Scalzo, Marc Bell, Martin Cendreda, Mat Brinkman, R. Kikuo Johnson, Richard Sala, Sammy Harkham, Stan Sakai, S. Britt, Steven Weissman, Ted Jouflas, Tom Gauld and many more.
Beasts! is published by Fantagraphics Books.
