Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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Krang

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Krang and his robot body. Krang was one of my favorite figures from the toyline. Next up are the four turtles themselves.

Shredder

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Next up: Krang!

Rocksteady

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The next character in a series of TMNT illustrations i'm doing. Next up, Shredder.

Jacky Dan Hands

by Cig Neutron (http://cigneutron.com/)

A 16 in. maquette I did of Jacky Dan Hands, the lead guitarist of the Crapulon thrash metal band Demönshitfacer. Crapulons are a race of aliens that live off of booze and 80's metal...they also like bologna.

You can read more about them HERE

Good Morning, Mr. Breakfast.

Hey there. Here's my contribution to Pee-Wee. I must say that I don't have a fantastic memory for things that happened prior to about 2 or 3 years ago, but I clearly remember sitting in a completely packed theater on opening night of Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985). The audience cheered and laughed so hard at every joke that night that a second viewing was required to absorb all the plot intricacies and existential humour ("I know you are, but what am I?") that shaped this work of genius.

-Jay
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Pioneers of 80s Space & Time Travel

Betelgeuse: Pioneer of 80s Space Travel

Dr. Emmet Brown: Pioneer of 80s Time Travel

"Rufus: : Pioneer of 80s Space & Time Travel"
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Skeletor Skate Sesh

I promised I would actually finish this illustration last post. Usually I move on to the next thing before completion, my drawings think I'm a jerk:)

Skeletor Revenge (Preliminary)

This is an early preview of a recent design I am having fun with:) I plan on completing it...soonish. Don't get me wrong, He-man is definitely awesome with his "I have the power" scene on the TV show. Maybe its just me but even as a kid I always wanted Skeletor to win once and awhile. Think about the psychological effects that must have had on poor Skelly...and me:) Hope you enjoy the preview!

After These Messages

I posted this on my own blog a few days ago but forgot to share it with The Autumn Society. It's my newest chip-tunes collection, After These Messages, over 30 tracks inspired by classic TV shows, cartoons and commercials, all for a pay-what-you-want price!

Click the cover art above (by Jude Buffum) to get it!

"After These Messages is a collection of over 30 tracks inspired by classic TV shows, cartoons and commercials. Each track is arranged as the theme song for a theoretical 8-bit video game, much like titles found on the Nintendo Entertainment System. The full collection is available for a "pay-what-you-want" price and comes to you from the same artist that brought you 8-Bit Jesus. You can preview some of the tracks on Doctor Octoroc's YouTube channel. "

Listen to a preview here

CEREAL GEEK, issue 6!

Our good friends over at Cereal Geek have released their sixth issue! Check it out by clicking the image cover below:

Goonies

Hey again folks... trying to pump these out while I have a bit of time, so here is my Goonies piece. Not a big fun concept on this one, I just went with something that was fun to draw. I had a fun idea but when you see the Gremlins piece you'll see why I decided against it, I can't have all three pieces taking place in a completely destroyed room.... thats just overkill. Take it easy

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Coffee Break

Hey guys, it's been months since I've posted on here! Been busy with work and grad school and such, but I couldn't pass up the Gallery 1988 show, so here is my Ghostbusters piece. I wanted to try something different with keeping the background simple... but it didn't work out as I had intended. I am still not certain how I feel about it, but I think I like it, so there is a chance it will be a little different when it gets to the show.

Since I've been away I have redesigned my website: www.patkinsella.com and I started a blog: patkinsella.wordpress.com so please feel free to check it out.

I'm going to try to do better about being around the Autumn Society again, I miss it over here, and I can't wait to see what everyone makes for the show!

80's and clowntastrophe!

my piece for the 80's toy show. i love the idea of this show because it led to hours of me searching 80's toys online and reliving my childhood. made me giddy. but my love for rainbow brite conquers all so i painted her and starlite!

and here's the circus punk i did for the current clowntastrophe show, thanks to paul palcko (whose paintings were AMAZING)

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Stormtrooper and MUSCLE for 80's Toys Show

Here are my 2 pieces for the Autumn Society 80's Toys Art Show.

This painting is based off of the original crappily sculpted Stormtrooper action figure from the Star Wars line. I know the toy initially came out in 1977, but they re-packaged these through the 80's. Ever since I was 3, I was hooked on Star Wars, and after getting the Super Shogun Stormtooper recently, the old toys have been dancing though my head. It's a 2 color stencil, with the background made up of various colors of the black layer.

This second piece was kind of last minute. I had this weird long canvas, and had the idea to do a toy based off M.U.S.C.L.E., which were these crazy pink Japanese wrestling characters. This guy is Terry Bull, who if I recall was the leader of the bad guys. This was also done with spray paint and stencils. The art show will go from July 2- Aug 4 @ Brave New Worlds in Philly. More info can be found on Facebook.

80s Toy Show

My piece for the 80s toy show!

We'll Be Right Back...

A few weeks ago while visiting Columbus, OH I was wandering around downtown and stumbled onto a gallery called Rivet that had a show up based on 80's and 90's cartoons. Having no previous knowledge of the gallery or exhibition this discovery was a great surprise. I took a few photos and I posted my favorite pieces above, but you can check out more on the gallery's official page:

Rivet: We'll Be Right Back...After These Messages

King of Pop vs. King of Hop

Hi Everyone, here's my submission for the 8 Bit & Beyond Show! I decided to do Q*bert, since that was one of my favorite arcade games as a child. I fondly remember playing Q*bert in Chucky Cheese's, back when it felt like a tavern for kids... it was dark and they had no windows. I wanted to do more than just Q*bert hopping around. Then I thought about another character that "lit up" squares as he stepped on them, Michael Jackson in the "Billie Jean" video. With Michael all over the news, this inspiration was hard to avoid. So I went with it. I like that the video and Q*bert are from the same era, I'm sure someone thought about the similarities before.

"Sod off..."

Not sure if I'm dating myself by my choice of subject matter, but I think you "older" MTV watchers will recognize the 4 lads from Scumbag College (and their "mates") as they are given the "EC Horror Comics" cover treatment, complete with creases, scratches, and coffee cup stains... Hope you enjoy!
Derb-

Golden Girls!

Hi! There were so many 80's tv shows and movies I wanted to do, I had a hard time picking one but I went with the Golden Girls. I know, they are not exactly "cool" or whatever, but you know you watched too!

BUT my Golden Girls has a horror story to it... upon completion (it's a digital painting) I accidentally over-wrote the original (large) file and only have this web-sized version. I put a lot of time into this piece, it taught me to be more careful with digital stuff. Anyone have suggestions on how to recover or increase my pixels, I'm open to them! I'm going to see if there's any way I can get a half-way decent print for the show or I will start on one of the many other 80's things I love. So for now, here are the girls... I hope you get to see them again!