New Photos of Alan M. Clark and His Studio by Vernon T. Williams
Visit the Alan M. Clark film gallery where you'll find animations of some of his paintings and a new film by Ryan Duncan about the artist's work.
Visit the Alan M. Clark German Fan Page, designed and built by Dieter Annecke
Of Thimble and Threat: The Life of a Ripper Victim
The new novel by Alan M. Clark, released by Lazy Fascist Press, is inspired by the life of Catherine Eddowes, the fourth victim of Jack the Ripper. Available at amazon.com.
Here's a great 5-star review:
OF THIMBLE AND THREAT is an wonderful little novel that conjures up the real Victorian London. No gleaming steampunk set-pieces are found within its pages, no storylines glorifying well-dressed gentlefolk with their brushed suits, parlor drama, and manicured carriages. Instead, OF THIMBLE AND THREAT unflinchingly depicts what life was like for the poor and forgettable in filthy post-Industrial Revolution London, a heartbreaking backdrop indeed for the story of Catherine Eddowes, the fourth victim of Jack the Ripper.
Clark recreates Eddowes' life in stunning detail, and the detail is not always pretty. The real Eddowes was not, of course, the plucky heroine of a novel, and to his credit, Clark does not try to make her into one. Instead he gives us a real person, a woman with flaws, whose wants that aren't always wise or sensible; whose actions are not always admirable. Because Clark gives us such an honest portrait of her, her life, and inevitable death, are that much more tragic: When she dies, it is no stage death. Catherine Eddowes was real, and Clark masterfully brings her back--only to snatch her away again.
—Molly Tanzer, Managing Editor of Lightspeed and Fantasy Magazine.
Read an article about the writing of the book.
Enter a raffle to win a free painting by Alan M. Clark inspired by the novel. See the sketch/study for the painting.
The new fiction collection by Alan M. Clark, released by Lazy Fascist Press. Available at amazon.com.
A review of Boneyard Babies by Jeffrey Thomas.
D.D. Murphry, Secret Policeman
The novel by Alan M. Clark and Elizabeth Massie, released by Raw Dog
Screaming Press. Available at amazon.com
For more information click here.
The Paint in My Blood, Fine Art and Illustration by Alan M. Clark
This 8.5"x11" full-color art book contains over 130 paintings and commentary by
the artist on his process, techniques, the philosophies behind his approach to
illustration and his career in the freelance business. For more information click here.
Self portrait of the artist, Alan M. Clark.
ALAN M CLARK.COM & IFD PUBLISHING.COM
Welcome to the home page of artist Alan M. Clark and IFD Publishing.* Come in and bring your imagination with you. Use the navigation panel above to peruse the site and online store, The Imagination Aperture.
