Shannon Stamey

Let's see who they become
Seem to be a bit more character driven at the moment.
11x17 pen and paper #wip
#surreal #macabre #PenAndPaper #TraditionalArt #DarkSurrealism #DarkArt #Art #InkSky #GrimDark

Quick clip of rendering this star anise for a private commission.
Really enjoyed working on the black paper. Made that lighting feel almost neon-like in its vibrancy.
Derwent lightfast pencil on black Canson paper.
10”x20”.

Private commission.
2024.
Prismacolor pencil on paper.
3”x5”.
The progress of layering tons of pencil to get those pallid, cotton candy hues.

Hastur study.
2024.
Photo reference. (Yes, it’s me)
Some details and progress.
Oil and pencil on paper.
11”x17”.
I like this draft, but I still want to do the version I originally had in mind. Same comp, just differently executed. A less chromatic palette and probably more celestial chaos.

Lachesis.
Private commission.
2023.
Pencil and charcoal over watercolor on paper.
11”x17”.
I was still in the early stages of this, but wanted to capture as much of the process as I could.

Progress of The Spider.
2023.
Prismacolor pencil, oil, charcoal and pastel on paper.
3”x5”.
SOLD.
I’m really just going through a bunch of old Instagram reels and revisiting some stuff I had fun with.

“You now prosess Dracula’s scan lines.”

When you’ve been concussed as many times as I have, it’s usually the best option for me.
I don’t retain the words on the page as consistently as I used to and I lose a lot of the content in the re-re-reading of every third or fourth line.
It’s like trying to get dressed while driving.

Finished artwork.
Oil and pencil on watercolor paper. 16”x20”. SOLD.

The only two finished illustrations I created for a children’s book I was writing in 2010.
The Nightmare Tree: 2006.
Oil, pencil and charcoal on paper. 16”x20”.
Slithering Shadows: 2010.
Prismacolor pencil and charcoal on toned paper. 9”x12”.

FOR SALE:
‘Goth’ Spider-Man study.
2025.
Pencil and charcoal on Strathmore toned paper.
11”x14”.
$175.
DM for purchase inquiries.

The Ascension of Harmony Glass.
2022.
Pencil over charcoal on Strathmore toned paper.
11”x17”.
SOLD.

Some studies that never made it to their final form.
1. Sir Phelopod of Pungent Pond:
2011. Watercolor on paper.
2. Headless Horseman: 2023. Ink and pencil over watercolor on paper.
3. The Mad Hatter:
2023. Watercolor and pencil on paper.

The Spider and the Fly.
2014.
Prismacolor pencil on paper.
12”x18”.

Wynken, Blynken and Nod.
2006.
Pencil, oil and pastel on paper.
16”x20”.

Treebeard.
2023.
Private commission.
Pencil over watercolor wash on Arches watercolor paper.
11”x17”.
With details.

Just when I was about to delete my account..

Thank you.

La Librairie de la Lune
(1931-34)
by Brassaï

Derwent lightfast pencil over watercolor base on paper.
This is just a series of layers of ochres and umbers to get the bronze look.

This was my first day of rendering after I’d finished staining my paper and putting down the initial outline.
I limited myself to 5 colors for the entire piece.
The pencil layers are very light so each color will show through the next. Only the darkest areas were done with a heavier hand.

I’d originally planned to do this in grayscale, but the more I worked on studies, this warmer, bronze approach felt more appropriate and honestly more fun.

God, that’s such gorgeous pencil work.

Thank you, Nym!

Thin Man study.
2024.
A little slideshow of the details.
Graphite and colored pencil on Strathmore toned grey paper.
11”x17”.
SOLD.

Luna.
Study. 2019.
Charcoal on newsprint.
18”x24”.
SOLD.

The Disappearance of Roland Loch.
2022.
Prismacolor Verithin pencil and charcoal on paper.
11”x14”.
SOLD.

I clip of me working on The Thin Man from last year.

I don’t know when I’ll be able to finish this piece. It’s been on hold for about a year now. Pencils I needed were on back order forever and I still haven’t gotten the rest of the composition figured out.
Even unfinished, I really love what I’ve got so far.
#SciArt

Hastur study.
2024.
Oil and pencil on paper.
11”x17”.
SOLD.