Drawing – Vanessa VanAlstyne

Self Portrait

Prismacolor on paper

6 in x 8 in

Drawing

2022

Ted Bundy Janus

Polychromos colored pencil on paper with gel pen

8.5″ x 11″

Drawing

2021

Traditionally Janus’ looks from war to peace. Janus is the god of doorways, reminding you, every time you pass, of the journey from one extreme to another. This Janus looks from evil to the illusion of normalcy. It is taken from Bundy’s execution photo, where his skull is exposed from the electric chair. This is the termination of his evil actions, and he looks from the goat-horned symbol of evil to the abyss of the afterlife. Ultimately, he is a normal man, and his evil faces that mortality and is forced to serve as a reminder to others.

Theresa Greaves Return To The Sea

Original art by Vanessa VanAlstyne

Theresa Greaves Return To The Sea

Polychromos Colored Pencil With Gel Pen on Paper

8×5 inches

Drawing

2021

A psychopomp to guide Theresa back to the primordial ocean. There in the cosmos, she can be rejuvenated and healed. Taken from a crime scene photo.

Psychopomp: Double Marilyn Monroe

Original art by Vanessa VanAlstyne

Psychopomp: Double Marilyn Monroe

Faber Castell Pencil, gel pen, & watercolor, on paper

24×36 inches

Drawing

2021

A psychopomp for one who needs to rest. The death photograph of Marilyn Monroe is used to transfer her essence to the next world through the occult tradition of mark making. Her body reconstructed is then disbursed into the ether, to regain another life or move on to the next reality.