Jamesy Turner Art Portfolio

by | May 19, 2025

Comic strip of various city landscapes depicted in orange and purples, including a

“Halloween City” (2019). digital. 8.5 x 11 in. Copyright Jamesy Turner

ARTIST’S STATEMENT


I love expressing my anxieties and neuroses through the lens of horror. Through printmaking, comics, and animation I explore themes of mental illness and suicidal ideation, death, human nature, existentialism, obsession, and friendship. These are things I grapple with as a person and seek to understand as an artist. 

Gif of a flashing pink and orange neon sign with the words

“Would You Be Mine?” (2021). digital. 1920 x 1080 px. Copyright Jamesy Turner

Comic strip of a young boy sitting in front of a psychedelic background looking distressed. A dialogue ensues between unseen speakers. One asks,

“The Zone” (2019). digital. 6.88 x 10.63 in. Copyright Jamesy Turner

Comic strip of a decomposing body laying on the grass. In the first panel, the body says,

“Parallel to Hell” (2019). ink on paper. 6.88 x 10.63 in. Copyright Jamesy Turner

Skull and bones depicting a bird beak and head with a humanoid torso

“Dead Bird” (2020). cyanotype. 4 x 5.75 in. Copyright Jamesy Turner

Jamesy Turner

Jamesy Turner

Jamesy Turner is a budding mortician from Baltimore, Maryland, who is devoted to artistic experimentation and demonstrating the value of the horror genre in his free time. He loves watching horror movies and cartoons, reading comics, and printmaking. More of his work can be found on his website and Instagram @highway_spin_art.