Arik Moonhawk Roper

A piece I did for @flaming.hand ‘s new game The Black Spire Pact. The project is in fundraiser phase currently, find out details on Flaming Hand’s page. I’m currently making numerous other illustrations for the book. Also providing art is the riz master @theartofskinner ⚔️

Meet Voth, a power-mad sorcerer living on long stolen time. His longevity has been acquired by nefarious magical means, including pacts with demons. He knows his time is near, but he may be able to avoid paying his debts if he can only find the Tenth Crown of Chaos! An absolutely gorgeous rendition by @arikroper for one of the covers of The Black Spire Pact! Live now on Backerkit! For this 2 player competitive game, we are pitting Arik and @theartofskinner against each other. Arik is bringing the enchantment, the mystical side of things for Voth, while Skinner is capturing the frenetic chaos of the demon realm for Marax, the Duke of Astrology! Thanks to @exaltedfuneral @necroticgnome for hosting OSE month! #chooseyourownadventure #fightingfantasy #dungeonsanddragons #trrpg #gamebook

The Black Spire Pact launches on Backerkit May 6th!!! This is the first of our Player Versus Player Adventure Gamebooks, a two-player competitive game designed to play like a “choose-your-own-path” book but with dice and old school dungeon crawling! In this first set, Voth, the power-mad sorcerer invades hell seeking the Tenth Crown of Chaos. Meanwhile, Marax, Duke of Astrology, won’t stand for it! Grab a friend, or mistrusted enemy, and prepare to battle! Will you play as the demon, or the magic user? The Black Spire Pact is illustrated by an absolute dream duo: @arikroper and @theartofskinner and written and designed by @games.maxmoon and @janaka_stucky All as part of OSE Month with @exaltedfuneral and @necroticgnome !! It’s going to be a blast!!

Meet Arik Roper, the visionary of psychedelic landscapes! 🍄 We are SO STOKED to have an original piece from Arik at PORTALS, and it being an original DnD book cover? Just epic 🔥 🔗 Head to the link in bio to secure your ticket and see this original work up close! #portalsxp #fantasyart #rpgart #dndsingapore #dndart

Cover art for the album Infinite Illumination by @spiritadrift . The image depicts a mortal’s encounter with a Seraph. Researching the ranks and varieties of Celestial Angels is a fascinating rabbit hole to explore FYI. Gouache and airbrush. #seraphim #biblicalangels #gouacheartwork #fantasyartwork #visionaryart

The new SPIRIT ADRIFT album ‘Infinite Illumination’ is out TODAY on all digital platforms. It will be released on Gatefold LP and CD on May 15th, and can be pre-ordered now via 20 Buck Spin’s website and Bandcamp page.  The journey of Spirit Adrift has come full circle. With their sixth album in a decade, mastermind Nathan Garrett is ready to unleash the band’s final chapter.  ‘Infinite Illumination’, the Spirit Adrift swansong, is a return to the wellspring that first inspired it all and testament to a band that in the last 10 years has crafted an impeccable signature thoroughly their own, molded from the elemental matter of more than a half century of heavy metal exaltation.  “Infinite Illumination” has a directness to it, a sense of urgency and raw intensity. The songs feel inevitable, like they had to be driven out from deep within during a time of great upheaval.  The album has a palpable sense of malaise both spiritual and terrestrial, personal and universal, inflicted via crushing traditional Doom riffs, thunderous mid-tempo marches and Garrett’s impassioned vocal delivery.  At its core “Infinite Illumination” carries both the weight of conclusion and the troubling realization that it is rarely painless to say farewell.  1. Infinite Illumination 2. Window Within 3. You Will Never Hold The Key 4. Born in a Bad Way 5. Buried in the Shadow of the Cross 6. White Death 7. I Am Sustained 8. Where Once There Was As Ocean Cover artwork by @arikroper Inner gatefold art by @literal__lee Photos by @alex.all.access Tracked by @jeff_henson_producer Mixed and mastered by @zeussproducer Guest guitar solos by @cryptguitar , @dehuman1zer , and @jamesfmurphy

New artwork for the sublime new album by the masterful @davidmtorn “now i imagine a place not the same” being released by @kourecords I had a good time with this one, attempting to visualize a feeling of moving through worlds and Sonic textures. Vastness. I’m grateful for the opportunity. Thanks to @charmainelee and @randallbdunn for orchestrating such a rich project. Their attention to quality and aesthetics is evident on all of the Kou releases. Check out the other ones also.

Three editions. One record. now i imagine a place not the same by David Torn — out May 29 on Kou Records. A heavy declaration in the present tense from the godfather of cosmic, progressive, ambient guitar. Produced, mixed & recorded by Randall Dunn. The physical edition features original paintings by Arik Roper, a concrete poem by Stephen O’Malley written in honor of Torn, and liner notes by Randall Dunn. — Black 2xLP — gatefold with tip-on, mint blue obi — Mint Blue 2xLP — Cohort Edition, mint blue obi, 75 copies, Bandcamp exclusive — Artist Edition 2xLP — 75 copies, Bandcamp exclusive. Blue/black swirl + monster green swirl vinyl, mint blue obi, Torn hand-signed Arik Roper portrait print, rosewood mala personally chosen by Torn — featured in the record’s graphic notation. 
“Secret sonic treasure” — Jim Jarmusch 
“No one like him!” — Matt Chamberlain Presale open now. Link in bio. *limited early release at @sunnofficial show April 12 at @townhallnyc @davidmtorn — guitars, electronics Recorded by Randall Dunn & Chris Bittner @appleheadrecord Produced & Mixed by @randallbdunn at Circular Ruin Mastered & Dolby Atmos by @greenbergaudio at @circularruinstudio Lacquer cut by Paul Gold at @saltmastering Executive produced by @charmainelee Artwork & portrait by @arikroper Layout & design by @una_blue & @jordanrundle Concrete poem by @stephenomalley74 Additional liner notes by Randall Dunn 
Digital album available on Bandcamp as well as streaming on Apple Music, Tidal (both in Atmos), and YouTube. Retail worldwide distribution by @secretlydistribution via @ideologicorgan #davidtorn #arikroper #kourecords

Just in time for Spring @fiddlersgreenzine has an edition of small screen print versions of my cover art. Check them for the details 🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

Emerald Eclipse, created in 2009 for my solo show The Hidden Dimension at Fuse Gallery in NYC. The art was also licensed to the band Gates of Slumber for their album The Wretch by Rise Above Records. It measures 10.5″ x 14.5″ with the framed dimensions at 20″ x 24.5″ Now in the store on my website 🌿🌿🗡️ #watercolorartwork #watercoloronpaper #skullartwork #fantasyartwork #heavymetalart

@mortalmachinegallery now has the only few remaining hardback editions of Vision of the Hawk available outside of England.

Stargate Delta. Now at @mortalmachinegallery . Pencil, gouache, airbrush. Link in bio. 🌌 #visionaryart #fantasyart #psychedelicartwork #astronomicalart