11 Comments

1. NeoN

   April 29th, 2010

   I loved the concept of this and that red set the whole thing off like a bomb. Totally to die for.
2. Aimee Kuester

   April 30th, 2010

   thank you so much.. yes, I felt the red power for sure!
3. KjellO

   April 30th, 2010

   Love it, even though it’s quite disturbing… now is it crawling in or coming out?
4. Liga

   April 30th, 2010

   Just loved the concept!
   Agree that the red added some needed drama. But also love the use of white that made the depth so real.
   Loved it!
5. Aimee Kuester

   April 30th, 2010

   Here’s a little behind the scenes:
   Both the concept and the song lyrics are a reflection of a strange piece of my childhood. Dead center, warm desert night.. dry and harsh, New Mexico would have yearly plagues of june bugs dropping from the sky. If you looked up you may likely have one land on your face.
   My dog quite enjoyed them for dinner, after he played with his food first.
   We made him a bib, and instead of a lobster I drew a beetle with cutlery.
   I recently researched and found the real name ..”ten-lined June beetle,” Polyphylla decimlineata.
   They made an unnerving hissing sound if you touched them.. very mysterious insects.
   All the way down to the strange sounds of the track chosen, I tried to imply a place and time.
   Intense, I know.. but hey, a lot of artists have some insane internal dialogue about their ideas 🙂 Thank you for watching!
6. KjellO

   May 4th, 2010

   Thanks for the background info Aimée 🙂
7. KrippleCo

   May 7th, 2010

   I’m absolutely digging this! Nicely done! I dunno what I love more; the sketch or the background story.
8. chase

   August 16th, 2010

   nice
9. Alma

   October 21st, 2010

   i love it 😀
   its awesome
   pictures are made better when they have a story behind them
   well mostly all of them are
10. Tara

    January 5th, 2011

    i love this sketch are u usin just charcoal pencils in the middle of it?
11. Aimee Kuester

    January 18th, 2012

    @tara yes, the orange looking pencil is General’s brand charcoal in 4B soft 🙂

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