Vampirella #5 1970

Frank Frazetta made this incredible cover art for Vampirella #5, using paint that just seems to flow. Look at how the colours are applied loosely and softly, like a memory of a thing rather than the thing itself. The texture is smooth, but the brushstrokes are visible, giving it a dynamic, almost cinematic feel. Notice the swirling blues and greys in the sky, creating a sense of impending doom, contrasted against the warm, earthy tones of the figures and landscape. And, oh my god, the dinosaur's toothy grin. Its like, what am I looking at here? Is it serious or silly? Then, that mountain in the distance, rendered so simply with that crisp white and blue against the murky atmosphere. It's just perfect! It’s like a nod to painters like Albert Pinkham Ryder, who knew how to make a painting feel both epic and intimate at the same time. Art, like life, is more fun when its not so clear.