MST3K vs Gorgo

Another drawing in the “MST3K vs Monsters” Series. Mike Nelson had an uncanny convey “Midwestern silted horror”. I hope I’ve captured some of that.

Live Music: Social Distortion

This was a really cool show. It’s probably hard to tell at this size, but I spent forever trying to get Mike Ness’s tattoos right.

Valentine's Day 2023

What can I say… She completes me.

Haloween 2022

Does anybody remember a corny old TV show called Dark Shadows?

MST3K vs The Creeping Terror

Never before (or since) has one monster embodied the entierety of human sexuality. Bravo Vic Savage.

Live Music in 2022: Subhumans

This was a great show, with tons of energy from the band and the crowd.

Live Music in 2022: Bad Religion

This was a really fun show. The opening act, Slaughterhouse, was surprisingly good.

Live Music in 2022: Circle Jerks

A new series of illustratuions based on concerts I’ve seen in 2022. I’ve missed live music.

MST3K vs The Giant Gila Monster

He sings whenever he sings…

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day. Shakespeare, always more romantic in the original Klingon.

This drawing was inspired by love, and classic Gold Key Star Trek comics (the art of Nevio Zeccara, Alberto Giolitti & Al McWilliams). What they could have probably churned out in an afternoon took me hours. It's an odd Valentine, but I am what I am. Come to think of it… drawing was my first love, then I found sci-fi, then I met my wife. I wouldn’t rank them in that order, but chronologically—that’s about right.

MST3K vs The Crawling Eye

This episode is from the first season of the classic Joel episodes, or the last season of the prototype episodes… dependimg on your point of view. Anyway, the monster is a cool idea—even if the filmmakers didn’t quite have the budget to pull it off.

Happy Halloween!

Believe it or not, the Three Stooges never encountered the Frankenstein monster. I know, right? A missed opportunity, for sure. I decided to remedy this problem by drawing a Halloween card for friends and family. The portraits are based on stills from various stooges shorts. As is often the case, the exact “iconic” poses that represent the stooges to me didn’t actually happen in any of the films. I used this drawing as a chance to work out how to draw a night sky in pen and ink. Definitely a fun exercise.

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Final Illustration

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Rough Sketch

Valentines's Day Monsters

MY take on the classic kids Valentine's Day cards

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Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror

This was the first movie that really scared me as a very little kid. It was on PBS (The Sesame Street Channel) and I was home alone.

Drunkard's Tale

The “olde” style moon and the victory curl hairdo were particularly fun to draw. I’m a big fan of old pulp illustrations. It’s been interesting teaching myself to work in this style. I’d like to do more.

The Gilman House

An illustration for a story about a dangerous encounter. Will be published in Bachelor Pad Magazine.

Nightcap

This image is meant to be very ambiguous. Is the woman in danger or in charge? Is Kong attacking or recoiling? Is the hand being held up in fear or casting a spell? The tattoos are mostly based on Sailor Jerry flash. This illustration will be published in Exotica Moderne.

Jungle Cruise

If you’re a fan of Disney’s Jungle Cruise, you should recognize this scene. In the park, the dangers are tongue and cheek. In this illustration, a passenger seems to have met a grizzly end. The boats are based on the African Queen — the same boat Disney based theirs on.

Godzilla vs King Kong

I’ve been looking at a lot of older illustrations lately. I thought it would be fun to render a pop culture image that felt a few decades out of step with the illustration style.

MST3K vs Legend of Dinosaurs & Giant Birds

The KTMA Public access version of Mystery Science Theater 3000 had a look all it’s own. Even stranger and more cobbled together. The bots are noticeably more primitive. This illustration is based on one of my favorite episodes from this early incarnation of the show.