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April 4, 2013

04 Apr 2013

Villain 03: Grendel

The Bane of Heorot

Grendel the monstrous foe from Beowulf is the third villain in the Versus print series. Versus is a collaborative art project I’m doing with Fred DiMeglio. I chose Grendel as the subject based on the words Crimson, Caveman, Cannibal and Stoic, which were used to describe Fred’s Predator print, the second villain in the series.

Hero 02: Space Wolf Astartes

Space Marine of the Space Wolves Chapter

This is the second Hero print in Versus: Heroes and Villains a collaborative art project I’m doing with Fred DiMeglio www.manvsink.com/. It was inspired by the words Beardly, Electric, Armored, Thunderous, which were used to describe Fred’s Thor print.

Screenprinted using rubylith and ink on velum.

Villain 01: Aguirre

Aguirre:Villain 01

The Wrath of God

This is the first print in Versus: Heroes and Villains a collaborative art project I’m doing with Fred DiMeglio www.manvsink.com/
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February 26, 2013

26 Feb 2013

Monster Girl

monster girl

#monstergirl

From a super fun and awesome sketch exchange for Ten Paces and Draw, with MICA students. The theme was strange #hashtags. I was lucky enough to get paired with student Jessica Chen. You can see all the rad students and illustrators work @ http://www.tenpacesanddraw.com/portfolio/swap-hashtag-pt-1/

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February 5, 2013

05 Feb 2013

Strife on Mars

Bowie vs. Kaiju

A poster for fictitious Japanese movie staring David Bowie as a Mecha Pilot battling Kaiju on Mars. It is kind of a space opera with giant robots and monsters. Plus a lot of great original Bowie songs on the Strife on Mars soundtrack.

Since so many people have contacted me recently I have put more second edition prints in the Shop

Medal on Mars

First Human on Mars

My contribution to this weeks swap at Ten Paces and Draw “Made Up Medals and Monuments”. I was really luck to swap with Peter M Clark, who did this awesome fun medal, but me being me I took it to a dark place. He did an awesome job with my sketch too! Definitely check it out!

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January 10, 2013

10 Jan 2013

Wonder Woman Redesign

I Have always thought Wonder Woman should look more like a warrior, and less like a pinup. The Amazons of Classical Greek lore were from the region of Scythia. I wanted her outfit to reflect that culture and be almost ceremonial.

Meteor Hammer

I know her lasso is one of her Icons. But it comes from the lurid bondage themes of pulp comics, and felt to pinup to me. So I modified it to an exotic warriors weapon, a Meteor Hammer, a length of rope with weighted ends, think Gogo Yubari from Kill Bill.

Death Mask

She needs a way to protect her identity, so I gave her a Ceremonial Death Mask she could wear into battle. It would be good for headbutting too.

Update!

Awesome all around person Rachel’ghul @DarthRachel did this unbelievably great cosplay of my Wonder Woman redesign. It looks perfect! It’s a really amazing thing to have someone bring your imagination to life so wonderfully! She has an fantastic blog you should check out to! scienceofdiscontent.tumblr.com/

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December 25, 2012

25 Dec 2012

Three French Hens

Happy Christmas Card!

Three haughty French Hens for this years Holiday Card. Blue and silver ink hand pulled screenprint on Pop Tone Sweet Tooth paper. If you have been following my holiday cards the last couple years you may have guess Three French Hens for this years card.

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December 19, 2012

19 Dec 2012

Smaug over Laketown

An illustration of Smaug I did for the Ten Paces & Draw Hobbit artists swap. I’m so psyched I got to draw Smaug, he kicked off an obsession with dragons I cultivated as a kid and nurtured into adulthood.
PS- I saw the Hobbit in HFR I really liked it, a bit long but lots of fun. The HFR was interesting, not as bad as has been reported, though it did look a little televisual during fast motion sequences. I’ll be happy to see it again in 2D.

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November 30, 2012

30 Nov 2012

Santanico Pandemonium

My piece for The Light Grey Art Lab “Girls: Fact or Fiction” Show. You can buy it here!

Santanico Pandemonium is a Mexican vampire Queen and the star performer at the “Titty Twister” club. She was portrayed by Selma Hayek in the 1996 film From Dusk Till Dawn, written by Quentin Tarantino and directed by Robert Rodriguez.

Why did I pick Santanico Pandemonium as a subject? Firstly, I love the blending of European vampire mythology with the pre-Columbian Aztec art and culture. This in many ways is symbolic of the multi-ethnic culture of Mexico. Which I tired to capture symbolically in the background elements. But also, she is just a great over the top pulp character. The classic femme fatale, an exploitative blend of empowered femininity and sexual objectification.

I was stunned by all the awesome art in this show! I’m so psyched to be in it. LGAL is having a promotion spend $100 on prints and get the Girls book FREE! That’s a sweet deal.

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The Bane of Heorot

Space Marine of the Space Wolves Chapter

The Wrath of God

#monstergirl

Bowie vs. Kaiju

Since so many people have contacted me recently I have put more second edition prints in the Shop

First Human on Mars

Meteor Hammer

Death Mask

Update!

Happy Christmas Card!

Santanico Pandemonium is a Mexican vampire Queen and the star performer at the “Titty Twister” club. She was portrayed by Selma Hayek in the 1996 film From Dusk Till Dawn, written by Quentin Tarantino and directed by Robert Rodriguez.

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