Toren “MacBin” Atkinson
I’ve been fascinated with the work of H.P. Lovecraft and his contemporaries for many years. I founded a rock band called The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets (the name taken from a quote in “The Tomb”) which honors Lovecraft’s creations with songs like “Shoggoths Away,” “The Innsmouth Look” and “The Sounds of Tindalos.” I’m also a gamer and every year I put on a gaming convention called H.P. Lovecraft’s Birthday Party. Finally, I created a roleplaying game called Spaceship Zero which has some very Lovecraftian elements in it, though it is primarily a 50’s space pulp game. Oh, and also I draw & paint.
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Toren’s Links
- My art: http://mypage.uniserve.ca/~thickets/spamart.htm and http://torenatkinson.deviantart.com/
- The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets: http://www.thickets.net
- Spaceship Zero: http://www.greenronin.com/catalog/grr1010
Toren’s Art
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October 27th, 2005 at 12:21 pm
Simply, my tattoo is based in the Cthulhu picture (Cthulhu.jpg)!!!!
January 29th, 2006 at 8:07 pm
awesome artwork. I’d use more color though.
July 24th, 2006 at 9:07 pm
Great stuff. I love the shifting angles and the kinetic perspectives.
August 9th, 2006 at 1:11 pm
Great work,amazaing pencils, love your “Pursuit”
August 12th, 2006 at 2:13 pm
Ah, the pursuit is truly a masterpiece.
August 24th, 2006 at 2:29 pm
the artwork here is insane. I like the one of Cthulhu rising from the water. The temple of Dagon is doing an anthology of stories — Stefano is looking for artists to go with the stories.
February 20th, 2007 at 2:38 pm
I’ve seen your art before (on the internet), and I’ve seen you (Darkest of the Hillside Thickets) perform several years ago in Portland, Oregon, for a Lovecraft convention. Never made the connection between the art and the band until now… Both Rock! May the Old Ones bless you with further creativity… oh, and your cd’s are are my to buy list!
February 14th, 2008 at 2:09 am
Most HPL inspired artwork is horrible. The whole “seeing the creature fractures your mind,” and how that translates visually without driving you insane paradigm.
But your “Hound of Tindalos,” is one of the best representations I have ever come across. Really excellent.