I wanted to do this piece for a variety of reasons. The challenge of the photography, a desire to work with a green palette, and the unique interpretation of the subject. First off, I wanted to find a handsome man to be Jekyll and Hyde. I didn't want some 20 year old chisled Brad Pitt wannabe. I wanted a man that would resemble the dear doctor, had a unique face but fit with the theme. While some may ask 'what's up with the green palette?', I'll explain. Many years ago when digital art started to get popular, all that was needed to qualify as a 'dark artist' was to create artwork in, which I have referred to in the past as, the Geiger Palette. The Gieger Palette is named from H.R. Gieger who used washed out greens and muddy browns in his work that gave it an other-worldy and dark look. Many artists replicated his look and color scheme, so I stayed far away from anything green (as you can see in my gallery) - because I wanted my work to look like my own, not like someone else's.

The final challenge of the piece was that I did not want to portray Hyde as a 'monster' in the traditional sense. Hyde was an offensive person in nature and demeanor. He didn't transform into a gigantic, hideous beast or even into that long-armed goon from Bugs Bunny. In all sense of the word, Hyde was a complete asshole, creepy and dastardly. Trying to illustrate a piece that shows the evil of Mr. Hyde intermixed with the shattered psyche of Dr. Jekyll proved to be an interesting challenge. Whether I got it right, will be up to you, the viewer.

So with that in mind, I present Jekyll and Hyde. Hope you like my interpretation of this classic, disturbing tale.