Mike Egan: Life, Death and Religion

These wonderful paintings were made by painter Mike Egan. These little skeletons are beautiful, I think,  and though they deal with a heavy subject matter they remain very delicate and sweet, reminds me of day of the dead a bit. The artist himself has spent years working in Funeral homes, which lends itself to his choice of subject matter:

The subject matter in my work tends to deal with life, death and religion. I've been working in funeral homes for the last five years and I've become quite familiar with all three subjects. Through funerals we tend to celebrate not only someone dying but we also celebrate that persons life. Through religion we hope that our loved ones are in a better place, that they are not suffering anymore. My inspiration comes from many different sources: The German Expressionists, stained glass windows, Halloween, Southern folk art, funeral homes, horror films, music, lowbrow/outsider art, Religious icons, etc.

Check out more of his awesome works on mikeeganart.com.