Original Cabinet Card - CC030 Eustace of Chicago

He introduced himself only as Eustace. No surname. No explanation. Just a steady psychic thrum and a business card that smelled faintly of ozone and licorice.

Hailing from what he described as “the damp quadrant of an unspoken dimension,” Eustace made quite the impression on Chicago’s high society. With a cranium resembling a coral reef full of secrets and a handshake that felt like both silk and jellyfish, he quickly became a fixture at galas, salons, and transdimensional summits.

No one knew exactly what he did—but rumors swirled. Some said he was a consciousness farmer. Others claimed he was here on a gentleman’s agreement to “observe politely and not assimilate anything important.”

He was courteous, punctual, and always arrived wearing a flawlessly tailored suit (no one could determine how it was fastened). At one particularly memorable garden party, he played the harpsichord without touching it and recited a love poem in a language that made all the tulips bow.

This portrait was commissioned just before he returned to the stars—or possibly the produce section of a sentient dimension. Either way, he left behind a single tentacle handshake and a cryptic note:
“Tell Gertrude the muffins were perfect.”

Colin Batty is an artist from Manchester, UK. He has worked on countless cool projects including Tim Burton's, Mars Attacks, the Oscar nominated short, The Sandman, Eddie Murphy's, The PJ's and many, many more. Colin has contributed to Freakybuttrue for many years and graces this site with his amazing designs, incredible sculptures, comics and his world famous cabinet card paintings and so much more.

Each original cabinet card is a genuine one hundred year old (or more) photograph on which Colin directly paints. Photographs of this age are often creased, scratched, deteriorated, and otherwise worn. Colin often utilizes the character of the wear to find inspiration.

Each card is signed and dated by the artist.

High quality prints of this original can be purchased HERE.