Merry Christmas!

Here are some of this year's Christmas creations! First, for my girlfriend Heather who shares a slightly macabre sense of humor.

 

For Heather's Mom and Dad, who took us Tannenbaum hunting.

Awaiting Heather this morning (we did our Christmas a day early) was a pennant and several alumni from Monsters University.

But my proudest creation, by far, was this delicious concoction.

 

A milk shake of equal parts vanilla bean ice cream, chocolate chip cookies, and ice; though the solution is named after it's two main ingredients: hot buttered rum and eggnog. Blend it all up and you've got yourself a tall, frosty glass of ButtNog!

1 day, but since I won't be blogging tomorrow...Merry Christmas!

Happy Halloween!

And Happy Hauntukkah to my BOO!ish friends! My ghoulfiend Heather's birthday is October 29th, and we both love Halloween, so this gave me the perfect excuse to paint something spooky for the bewitching young lady.

Here we are with our Jacques-O-Lantern and Drac-O-Lantern. Drac seems to be suffering a severe allergic reaction to that garlic.

 

Poison Ivy's got a brand new sidekick, and he seems to have some sort of fungal infection.

Anyone can pull off a cool Batman costume, but it takes a real man to rock a Robin. Of course, it doesn't hurt to have a stone-cold fox of a Poison Ivy.

 "Holy venus fly traps, Batman!" 

Hope you guys had as much horribly haunting fun as we did this Halloween! Now time to dust off those ugly Christmas sweaters...

0 days...HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

The Bear King

One more highlander for today's Chades Challenge. I couldn't let the day pass without posting a sketch of my favorite Brave character, King Fergus. 

This one's for my cousin Patrick who goes in for surgery next week. I wanted to encourage Patrick to be Brave, and to look on the bright side--at least he's got both legs!

That's Patrick below, on the far left.

As you can see, the kid's got good taste!

0 days...BRAVE premieres today!

My Brother, the Iron Man

My brother, Andy, is always looking for ways to expand his crime-fighting arsenal. So, for his birthday, I got him Iron Man's bracelets from The Avengers (available at Think Geek).

Andy enjoys the occasional skydive, so I figured the Iron Man bracelet would come in handy under less-than-favorable circumstances...

Happy Birthday, Andy! And many safe returns!

27 days...

Hulk Crush

"You don't want to see me when I'm randy."

32 days...

Happy Mother's Day!

Nothing says Mother's Day like arboreal marsupials. This was my gift to my mom, seen here with my brother and I.

You can blame her for my sense of humor, though she's much better with puns than I am.

39 days...

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Sure I'm two days late, but Honeybadger don't give a $#@&!

46 days...

Jolly Green Giant

A birthday card for fellow Sheldon High and CalArts alumnus, Sean Taylor.

8 days...

Ms. Poppins' Penguins

A card for my friend who is spending her birthday in Disneyland. Remember, Ms. Poppins had penguins long before Mr. Popper ever did! 

2 days...

"What If..." Part III

The final instalment of my "What if Hell froze over" series for the upcoming "What If..." Gallery Nucleus show. I call it "Hell's Angels."

The gallery opens this Saturday. If you're in SoCal, I highly recommend stopping by and perusing these and the humorous musings of other animation industry artists!

17 days...

House Topolski

I finally found a wedding gift for my friends, Jay and Sue Topolski! You may remember their Hawaiian wedding from a few posts back.

Jay and Sue hosted weekly Game of Thrones parties back when the show was on, so when I saw this Stark-esque chalice at the Dickens Fair (available online from the fine folks at Fellowship Foundry), the wedding gift question was answered.

Of course, I'm one of those people who, whenever they find a cool gift for someone, they have to buy one for themselves. As you can see, Jay if overwhelmed with joy:

If pewter chalices aren't your style (or price range), a cheaper Game of Thrones-themed gift is my "Iron Grill" apron, available here on Zazzle. 

This apron will make your food taste better, increase your sex drive and SAT scores.

It should be noted that Jay came up with the idea for this apron. I'll be keeping all the proceeds, of course.

19 days...

"What If..." Part II

Part two of my three part series, "What if Hell Froze Over?" I call this one "Ice Laden."

Check out this series, and work from other animation industry artists, at the Gallery Nucleus "What If" Show next Saturday, December 10th.

21 days...

"What If...?" Part I

Gallery Nucleus is hosting a "What If...?" show next Saturday. My take on the theme was "What if Hell froze over?" Here's the first of the three part series, "Faust Bite."

It'll be a cold day in Hell before I paint another theme as fun as this one!

23 days...

Chades Challenge LXII: Muppet Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving!...it certainly will be for Gonzo the Great if he seals the deal with his lovely turkey friend. If you have any Thanksgiving Muppet designs, let me know and I'll post them below. Otherwise, you can join us December 9th for... 

Chades Challenge LXIII: Explosive Stockings!

Jeff "Gravy Boat" McGuire



Colleen "Mahna Mahna" Madden

Tim "Brought To You By The Letters J and H" Luecke

Sean "Ain't Easy Being Jolly Green" Taylor

32 days...

The Electrician

A card for my brother, Andy, who just graduated from electrician school. He now has complete mastery over electricity!!! Or at least, that's how I understand it.

In case you haven't met him, this is my brother, Andy. This year was his first Comic Con/Trickster. He took something like 300 pictures. Mostly of cosplay girls. Goooood times.

Congraduations, bra!

2 days...

Another Day, Another Birthday Card

This one's for my friend Rob, who grew up in San Diego. I can only imagine how terrifying it must have been to spend your childhood in such close proximity to the world's most notorious killer whale.

12 days...

Breath of Embers Process

Here's a quick concept-to-completion look at my Breath of Embers pieces for Gallery Nucleus. Thanks to my friend Cassia Harries for the gallery pics!

"Loch" 

 

 "Stock"

 

"Smoking Barrel"

The show will be running through October 31st. If you're in the LA area, make sure to stop by and check out the other winged terrors!

17 days...

"Breath of Embers" Teaser

This Saturday is the opening night of the "Breath of Embers" show at Gallery Nucleus. Swing by and check out some amazing dragon art. Here's a peak at my submission.

Don't mess with the bull, my friend...

23 days...

UNPOWDERED TOOOOAST!!!

My friend Nicole asked me to do a painting for her kitchen. The only requirement was that the piece be food-themed. It was either this or a banana in a hammock.

0 days...First Day of School!