Home

Subliminal Spiritualism

image by Veronica V. Jones

Randy Gallegos

A blond woman with wings in a purple and white dress looks hopefully upward.
A tattooed elfin man crouches in the trees.
A pale woman with white hair and blue robes holds a swirling white and blue orb.
A woman in heavy armor wields a large sword.

Understanding the complex rhythms of nature can be a lifelong pursuit. The ebb and flow of a stream, the deliberate dance of a cloud, the graceful arch of a branch… these mysteries are revealed to very few individuals. Randy Gallegos gives every indication that he is one of those learned few who understand the ways of the natural world.

With an eye for dramatic lighting and bold colors to draw in the viewer, Mr Gallegos captures titanic battles and personal moments with equal skill. It is his connection to something greater, however, that is the true lifeblood of his work.

His detailed figures — though frequently dynamic  — are often at rest or just slightly off-balance. These people are certainly powerful, but they struggle with their disconnection from the primal energies of the universe. Randy reveals these energies, however, in the dramatic swirls of fabrics and in complex, organic swaths of smoke and wood. Through these seemingly secondary elements, he hides powerful magic and subtle spiritualism in plain sight.

Written by in June of 2012. Last edited October 2014.

Related Features

Joshua David

A bulky, muscular man with a large shield stands with his head turned down. A tall man in black leather rests on a broken wall with a long rifle. A muscular man with long gray hair and a large sword crouches.

Drew Baker

A regal man in long robes stands in a darkened room. An alien jedi meditates in a field of driven snow. a tentacled monster grapples with a dark elf woman. A man in a black suit sits with a small colorful dragon. A drunken dwarf lurches at a table.

Craig R. Brasco

A fairy with white hair wearing jeans and a tee-shirt. A large muscular man with bull's head. A blond woman in a red dress carries a lit black candle.

Thomas Denmark

Tall white towers stretch into the sky, as sunlight slowly washes overhead. A large dragon belches flame upon a lone spear-wielding warrior. A dark chamber is lit by an eerie blue glow from outside of an opening doorway. An armored female figure with long flaming hair glowers menacingly.

Chris Pritchard

A man with a dark beard thinks while petting his cat with his cybernetic arm. A man with large red wings surveys the sky. A humanoid with several arrows embedded in his back slumps under a full moon.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *