‘Mephistopheles’ is a name sometimes given to a representation of the devil or Satan. However, this interpretation tends to be more humanoid in appearance opposed to his other cloven-hoofed and horn adorned varieties. Mephistopheles is said to be a tall man who carries the "Red Book", which contains the names of all the damned souls he’s imprisoned in hell.

In Greek the name translates roughly into ‘Not a lover of the light’. The Latin translation suggests ‘pungent’ and finally ‘liar’ and ‘destroyer of the good’ in Hebrew.

I was inspired by the many different ideas surrounding the character and combined them to produce my own personal depiction.

Mike was born and lives in England. He has been working professionally for just three years and runs all aspects of the business by himself.

Mike is well educated in Art & Design and is qualified to Degree level in Illustration. He currently supplies unique artwork to clients throughout the world for use in books, films and games.

Mike has a passion for detail and enjoys capturing atmospheric lighting. Despite his interest in myths and fictitious subjects he tries to harness a sense of realism and history within his art. As a result his work balances on the divide between plausibility and fantasy.