September's amazing cover has been graced to us by Taz Jurs {eclipseink@optusnet.com.au}: a 30 year old resident of Melbourne, Australia. He works as a Stonemason by day, to pay bills, but gets straight into his "real work" once he goes home - layering down the paint and pixels and trying to get his artistic career up and running.
 
"I have, since I can remember, been fascinated by the realms that lie just between our perceptions and our consciousness. I have always painted the macabre or fantastic... gods, goddesses, mythological, horror etc. It's my passion... wait, let me rephrase that - its my passion..."

This piece - entitled "illumination" - relates directly to the clarifying vision we experience in our darkest moments, and reflects the fact that even when all is dark, the light within shines the fiercest.

"I love moments when the veil between our worlds grows thin and inspiration flows. Most times I can only catch a glimpse of what lies beyond ,yet that is enough to sustain me for weeks."
 
In addition to doing portraits for friends' characters, he also sells prints of his work at markets in his area, and is available for commission work. Examples of his work can be found at portfolios.com, and he can be reached at the email above.