With a tongue-in-cheek approach to horror and metal aesthetics, the pieces teeter on the edge of the grotesque, but always with a wink at the absurdity of it all. Bold, high-contrast colours bleed into warped, otherworldly characters that mock fear and embrace chaos, often mixing macabre elements with a surprising sense of playfulness. Skeletons grin, monstrous mouths snarl in an almost comical exaggeration, and characters seem to revel in their own imperfections and grotesqueness.

There's a strong sense of dark irony in these works: exaggerated violence, vivid gore, and unsettling imagery are offset by bright, almost cartoonish color schemes and graphic design text that nods to the absurdity of life’s darker moments. In the world of Cowboy Illustrations, the sinister becomes funny, the terrifying becomes strangely relatable, and even the monsters seem to be in on the joke. The collection invites viewers to laugh at the rawness and rebellion of it all, while still confronting the vulnerability and emotional intensity hidden beneath the surface.