Art of Jeremy Deveraturda

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A scene I've always wanted to depict, a throne room (complete with oversized throne), and a brave adventurer infiltrating the space. This environment presented an interesting challenge, how do you show a temple that measures time? My solution was to create an alter made up of clockwork gears and plenty of windows to let the light in. Dante's Inferno is one of my favorite epic literary works. Here, Dante and Virgil cross the river Styx to the gates of Hell. In the opening section of the poem, protagonist Dante meets Virgil, cloaked in red. As his “trusted” guide, Virgil takes Dante onto his perilous journey, much to the protagonist’s dismay. Ice, somber, and lonely, that's what I wanted to get across in this environment concept. There might not be oversized chains in the actual poem, but I love the idea of using rusty chains to set the scale. Illustrated for UCLA Magazine, under Art Director Charlie Hess. Not the most optimistic illustration about our democracy, but hopefully an engaging one. Ran full page in the October 2008 issue. I love drawing environments mixed with a bit of surrealism. One of my favorite subjects, shipwrecks. It was fun painting the water. What else would you want after climbing a giant mountain? What else is left? Done for ConceptArt.org's "Grand Gate to the city of Magicians" challenge. I wanted to take on a darker feel. Also, thought it would be fun to use a portal as a means for an entrance. Happy to report this was voted as the winner. A little surrealism mixed with an icy environment. A crashed spaceship lying in perfect stillness. I did this illustration for fellow illustrator and animator Ramses Melendez, La Casa de la Risa. Ramses and his team are releasing an animation called Fantasmagorias, and I was honored when Ramses asked me to participate in creating some art.-Here, I interpreted their "Funhouse" design in this moody setting :) Crashing – melting – snow. A fun subject to take on! Inspired by old, dusty and forgotten paintings left behind in thrift stores. For ConceptArt.org's “The Alchemist who is also a detective” challenge. I just wanted to cram so much stuff in that environment, to adequately illustrate his job. Happy to report this was voted as the winner for the challenge. A bit biblical, and J.M.W Turner-esque (my favorite painter). This is an illustration of the "Cruz de Ferro", a monument in Spain. Tradition says travelers are supposed to place a rock at the base of the cross as a symbol of arriving. As I was doing some research, I read one report where people are just dumping anything there. I painted this after I saw retrospective of J.M.W Turner's work. I was blown away how Turner is able to capture color and drama. Playground's all about a contrast of harsh versus soft...The wasteland versus the rubbery vibrancy of balloons. An illustration of the perils of turning “green” too late. Poor panda. I wanted to show a contrast of two ways of living, urban versus rural. In this painting it's all about hard contrasts, the textural and colorful barn, versus the slick-shine of towering city buildings. Personally speaking, I live in the city, and while I love being encompassed by sky scrapers, once in a while, I urge to to escape to a red barn. Feeling a bit sci-fi, I had a good time detailing the structure. The Royal Palace overlooks the commoners... What's more epic than a robotic dragon?