THE PAINT IN MY BLOOD




The Paint in My Blood by Alan M. Clark is an 8 1/2 by 11 inch, 152 page, full-color book, containing over 130 paintings from a wide spectrum of the artist's work. Featured are works of fine art as well as genre illustration, including science fiction, fantasy and horror. There are 12 pieces from the Dead Wood series, 10 pieces from the Pain Doctors series, illustrations from young-adult, children's books and biology text books. The text includes commentary by the artist on his artistic process, techniques, the philosophies behind his approach to illustration and his career in the freelance illustration business.

The book comes in three forms:

Paperback edition -$29.00
To purchase a paperback copy of The Paint in My Blood click here.

Hardcover limited edition-$49.00
Signed and numbered (limited to 500 copies) A CD in the back of the book contains a filmed demonstration by Alan M. Clark of a spontaneous painting technique refferred to as "Controlled Accidents" and animations of several of the paintings in the book painting themselves.
To purchase a limited edition hardcover (signed and numbered) copy of The Paint in My Blood click here.

Lettered edition -Sold Out
Signed and lettered
(limited to 26 copies) Comes in a metal tray-case specially designed by Imagine Metal utilizing some of Mr. Clark's artwork. A CD in the back of the book contains a filmed demonstration by Alan M. Clark of a spontaneous painting technique refferred to as "Controlled Accidents" and animations of several of the paintings in the book painting themselves.

To see a selection of artwork from The Paint in My Blood click here.

The Paint in My Blood is on the Locus magazine 2004 Recommended Reading List and was a finalist in the "Best Art Book" category for the 2005 Locus Awards. It was also a nominee for the 2005 International Horror Critics Guild Award in the "Non-fiction" category.

Illustrations in this book were created for works by these authors, among others:

Kealan Patrick Burke
Christopher Golden
Jay Bonansinga
Stephen King
Joe R. Lansdale
Jack Ketchum
Poppy Z. Brite
F. Paul Wilson
Ray Bradbury
Steve Rasnic Tem
Brian Lumley
Tom Piccirilli
William F. Nolan
Richard Laymon
Charlee Jacob
Elizabeth Engstrom
Allen Steele
David Brin
Jeffrey Thomas
Gary Braunbeck
Norman Partridge
John Paul Allen
Jim Hines
Yvonne Navarro
Nancy Kilpatrick
Al Sarrantonio
Jeremy Robert Johnson
Brian Knight
Brian Keene
L. E. Modesitt

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