ROTH!

Yesterday in the year 1932, Ed "Big Daddy" Roth was born in Beverly Hills, California. I'd watched a film about his life and Custom auto work a few months back and figured that making him a caricature study was a good idea... He has a fantastic face for drawing studies, very expressive.

The film Tales of the RAT FINK was great too. A 2006 release narrated by John Goodman with some fun editing and motion graphics work in it. I think you can watch still watch it online too...
So much inspiration in his work.

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Brown Paper M.O.D.O.K

It's the First of March.
So, beginneth our annual....
MONTH OF MINDBLAST !

Tis' the month of MARCH MODOK MADNESS!...

Hey there fellow Autumn Society Members I wanted to take a quick minute to mention that I blog I run with one of my friends to celebrate Jack Kirby's M.O.D.O.K is in its FIFTH YEAR!... Drop on by MarchMODOKMadness and check it out...
Also if the urge strikes, and you wanna contribute your own art in honor of this killer mental organism. We'd love to see it and even feature it on the blog...

In closing I wish you all a happy and productive month of march... Mindblasts for all!

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VIEWMASTER!!

Sorry I've been away for so long... But, I'm popping back in with this image here.
TIS' The Master of Views... There's more on my BLOG if you decide you wanna check it out.
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P.S. There are some really amszing photos of Viewmaster slides and the like... HERE! Very worth your time to check out.

Mugshots from the Ghost Planet...

So I did this image for an Adult Swim themed show that opened at Gallery 1988 in Melrose California last night.. I'm still a big fan of Cartoon Planet and SGC2C, and I miss seeing episodes of the show... In particular I really miss hearing the voice acting... Also, I was a big fan of the way that the show was written and made by reusing old footage in interesting ways. If I get some time I'd sure like to do some other Space ghost related images this year...

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Tin Gent

Been away for ages, Keeping busy with more exploration and practice with illustrator and photoshop... Lemme know what you think if you have a few minutes to spare.

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Summoner Of Demons...

Haven't posted here in a while. So, I'll drop in with this image. This guy in the red robes is a dark summoner of demons, he wears a glowing crown of magic obsidian... I imagine he's conjuring up some nasty stuff for Halloween.

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Dia De Los Mucha

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Here's my contribution to the wall tonight for THE ICONOCLASTIC DEAD show in Mexico City! I'm exceedingly happy that I was given a chance to participate with all the other great artists in this event.

I've had Art Nouveau on the brain since a very early age... In fact the bathroom in my childhood home had (and still has) this fantastic Nouveau print wallpaper in it. Even before, I knew his name I KNEW I loved the work of ALPHONSE MUCHA. Something about the Graceful shapes, the colors, the LINEWORK!... I've been hooked ever since. For my image I tried for a Mucha inspired composition with a keyhole framing element. I'm incorporating autumn leaves, and bone motifs to, lend to a lot of the natural content that you'd find in Mucha's work. But, also I see an odd similarity in brilliant colors of the old dead leaves verses the faded hues of dried bones.

I'll close by thanking, Chogrin for bringing me onto the show. Gracias also to the Guru gallery and German for being very friendly in welcoming me. I hope this leads to more great shows in the future. I'll also thank my model Dayna for putting up with my shooting of some helpful photo reference.

Lastly, I'll thank Alphonse Mucha for being a constant source of inspiration and beauty for me to draw on and appreciate...

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P.S. I don't remember adding my website to this post. But, its cool... If you wanna see more current work, please stop on by my blog HERE!

Iconoclastic DEAD Teaser...

Yep... I'm getting some info from Mexico that my artwork has made the journey down there for the show at the beginning of next month... This is a snippet of my show submission, and I'll be posting a full image closer to the show date. Hope you dig..

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8-Bit Champs: Pac-Man

"Dinner Bell at the Bottom of the Food Pyramid"

Here is my full submission to an 8-Bit Video games themed show in PARIS, FRANCE at FLAQ Gallery. This is the first international viewing of my artwork, and I'm really excited.

I made an image themed on PAC_MAN which explains the recent rash of PAC MAN here on the blog. I also tried to change up the type of image I was making. I'm pretty happy with the outcome and see myself making more 8-bit tribute images in the future just for my own entertainment.
Sadly, it wasn't on display for opening night due to some problem with postal papers and foreign Customs... DANG...
However on a happier note, I'm told that the work will be added to the show in when it clears customs... HELL YES!.

I'd like to end by thanking Thomas and Joe in coordination with the Autumn Society for making this event happen and for letting me be involved.. MERCI, and THANK YOU!

As always I hope you dig.

My Diet of PIZZA and TABLETOP ARCADE GAMES.

Just a teaser image... I'll post the whole thing here a bit closer to the show.

I'm slated to have this image up in the 8-Bit Champions show in France here in a week (provided it makes its trip across the atlantic). My earliest experiences with Mr. and Mrs. PacMan were at the local Pizza Hut growing up. Where I'd squeeze in a few games between the slices and soda during family social outings... I remember they had a Tabletop unit, and I recall being pretty enamored with how it looked and helped create a head to head play style if you happened to be sitting across from your younger brother.
It certainly is a classic game, with many great tributes to it already in this most excellent show. I'm humbled to be in the presence of so many other great artists putting out such great 8-Bit tributes... I only hope I measure up. This image has gotten my mind working at brewing up some new image ideas for the future...

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PAC MAN!!

My artwork should be winging its way across the Atlantic right now, but I wanted to share this quick scribble of PAC MAN with you! I'll have a more finished image posted up closer to the show date.

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Twinkie Theiving Creature...

In case you guys hadn't seen it already through the Monster creeps page... Here's an image I made.
He loves Twinkies...AND, he'll be display at the MONSTER CREEPS show at Dark Delicacies Gallery, in BURBANK Ca. TONIGHT ONLY..

If you get a chance to see the show let me know how it is.
Hope yah dig.

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Frankendude

Just a little something for Friday everybody... Gotta hustle this weekend... Images to knock out, travel to plan and other stuff to take care of. Have a great weekend all.

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RED SKULL REMEMBERANCE

Oddly enough I posted some artwork with Captain America, on this very day exactly two years ago. That very same image had a RED SKULL Drawing in it too. Scope it out HERE. It was my very first project with THE AUTUMN SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA. Figured I'd post this in tribute to that day. Super skribbly line work on a NOTEPAD (uncommon sketch surface for me. Like the deformation of his face...Might visit it again for when the movie releases in a few weeks...looking forward to HUGO's portrayal of this character.

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PIZZA TIME_ Bonus Box Art...

I was pretty pressed for time, while working out my TMNT show artwork.. But, I made a little time to knock out an image for the Pizza boxes that where sold at the show... I drew Rocksteady for this project and worked through a few variations before coming to a finished product. Attached you should find one of my rough earlier studies (below), and an attached sample of the art that was in the pizza box (above)..

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Master Splinter, a radical rat in Action!

Here's some quick color on another TMNT sketch I passed over for that recent show...
I drew Splinter quite a bit and found myself really interested in the character. I see that he might be kinda dull at an initial glance, But when you start to consider that he trained ALL of the turtles. You get this clear picture that he has the ability to throw down and be a total bad ass, he just chooses not to and this makes him a great sage type character.

So here's a snippet of Splinter throwing a wicked Karate chop...
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SHELL SHOCKED into SUBMISSION...

"Splinter Searches for Baby Names"
Pen and Colored Pencil on Craft Paper.

I had fun with the final image for this show and also enjoyed all the exploratory drawing that lead to it...I'll be sure to share some more of it in the coming weeks.

I hope you Dig the work... and wanna thank everyone for making last nights show...AWESOME!!..

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Partrolling the ROOFTOPS...

Donatello, was/is my favorite turtle.
However, this is yet another drawing I passed over for my final showpiece. I do like the pose, and the composition so I figured that I'd share it with you all. I'm excited to be a part of this show tonight. I'm ready for a fun FIRST FRIDAY NIGHT IN PHILLY!!
Above is a little snippet of my final show work..it just so happens to be a baby turtle... Stay tuned to the blog for the full image which I'll post tomorrow after the show's opening is concluded.. For now though I'm packing my bags and heading to Penn Station to catch the train...See you all tonight...

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Enemies with Helmets and Pauldrons lined with blades...

Here's a Shred-head sketch that I passed on while brainstorming on the TMNT SHOW... Liked the shapes I was playing with though.. Though I'd share it with you all. I cropped out some of the surrounding image I'd planned, and stuck with the groovy profile shapes his helmet can make... I think the original image Idea was him interrogating splinter...From the first live action movie...

I'M SUPER GEEKED FOR FRIDAY NIGHT!!...

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ROCKSTEADY sketch.

So..I'm working through the tough spots right now... I've been challenging myself with new projects in an overall attempt to push my Illustration skills just to keep up with all you other society members out there..

I must admit its pretty staggering to see the caliber of work that's being turned out for this show.. I only hope that my images are going to impress the other artists as much as they're work has impressed me.

For now though here is a discarded drawing from my mighty heap of TMNT themed artwork for this show... A little bit of ROCKSTEADY with some Skeksis type anatomy thrown in, Terrifying stuff. I spent a lot of time sketching prior to this show and its left me with some fun sketches that I'm not using for final work...but I wanted to bring them to you all so that you might scope them out...

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