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ANOTHER NUDE by Sean Phillips

2012-03-02T01:54:00.002-08:00

I didn't make it to my life class last night, so here's another old one, painted in class last year.

YOU'RE NOT THE BOSS OF ME by Panosian

2012-03-01T18:42:00.000-08:00

Raw Text by Duncan Fegredo

2012-03-01T07:52:00.003-08:00

So next time I'll find a picture of a pretty naked lady and stick to the reference. Not like I did here, start with a sketch and then refer to vaguely similar photos resulting in a bit of a cock up. Oh well, she's too busy downloading apps to realise her bum is broken…

Yes, I know, "It's cracked!", SHUT UP!

Better.

NUDE by Oeming

2012-03-01T04:37:00.002-08:00

Naked bird man. Why not?

NUDE by Sean Phillips

2012-03-01T01:20:00.001-08:00

Here's a pic I did at a life class last week. I've got another class tonight, so if I do anything worth showing, I'll post it up here tomorrow.

NO NAKED FLAME

2012-02-29T21:18:00.001-08:00

First posting to WhatNot. Thanks Duncan and the Reverend Dave for pulling me in. And Jock of course for suggesting the 'naked' theme.

zZZZZZZZZZzzzzz!!! by Panosian

2012-02-29T13:36:00.005-08:00

NUDE by Cameron Stewart

2012-02-29T09:00:00.000-08:00

I couldn't have asked for a better theme to make my debut on WhatNot.

NUDE by Jock

2012-02-29T08:02:00.002-08:00

MAKE UP WEEK: MUSIC by Mark Chiarello

2012-02-25T09:38:00.003-08:00

RAY GUNS: FLASH GORDON by Francesco Francavilla

2012-02-23T16:12:00.004-08:00

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Since the Ray Guns are still game, I can now reveal/share my recent cover for Flash Gordon #7 featuring double ray guns (and a lady with ray gun, so I comply with everyone else ;))
Hope you guys enjoy it :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Ray Gun Girl by Andrew Robinson

2012-02-21T15:49:00.000-08:00

Pencil sketch. Photo taken with iphone then put through the photoshop express and instagram blenders. Wish I had more time to have fun,

but painting a graphic novel hardly leaves time for anything else.

Sputchik with ray gun by Rev. Dave Johnson

2012-02-19T17:40:00.000-08:00

Started this at Drink and Draw Social Club and finished it later in PS. Sputchik is a goofy character I came up with a while again. Very Tank-Girl I suppose, but what isn't these days. Someday I'll tell the story of her exploits.

Here's a bonus pic of Sputchik. http://devilpig.deviantart.com/gallery/24476793#/d1qvbxe

RAY GUNS by Duncan Fegredo

2012-02-19T09:07:00.000-08:00

I really don't know what I was thinking of other than bad cos-play, bad dicking around with a perfectly fine movie and wishing I could colour like the über talented Dan Hipp.

Yep, that covers it.

RAY GUNS: PHANTOMS OF SPACE PT.3 by Francesco Francavilla

2012-02-18T08:33:00.006-08:00

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Thanks to Dave for talking me into doing something new for this jam (and putting me even more behind on my deadlines ;))
Since I picked the RAY-GUN topic, it seemed natural to do another "PHANTOMS OF SPACE"* poster!
Hope you guys dig it :)

Cheers,
Francesco

*Prints of the poster available if interested.

PHANTOMS OF SPACE & Artwork © 2012 Francesco Francavilla

RAY GUNS by Panosian

2012-02-15T19:17:00.000-08:00

Sure, most Ray Guns make a "ZAP!" sound effect - but try telling her that! She's pistol happy and consequences mean nothing to her. Nothing, I tell you!

RAYGUNS: CAPTAIN FUTURE by Sean Phillips

2012-02-15T02:36:00.001-08:00

Painted this for one of those back up articles in an issue of Incognito...

ALPHA/OMEGA by Panosian

2012-02-13T01:23:00.000-08:00

Parodying Dave's entry, this really has nothing to do with Alpha or Omega. But... it just might. Maybe... Regardless, it exists and it's not going away. As a favor, I'm asking you to accept this. Thank you. [ and thanks Dave for that cool post below! ]

Alpha Omega by Rev. Dave Johnson

2012-02-12T22:55:00.000-08:00

Just trying to get better with painting in PS. Not sure how this is Alpha Omega, but it's all I could think up. Forgive me.

ALPHA AND OMEGA by Francesco Francavilla

2012-02-11T06:01:00.000-08:00

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Cool pick, Eric :)

I hope this qualifies for the ALPHA and OMEGA subject. Right?
Click on the image to find out :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2012 Francesco Francavilla

ALPHA and OMEGA by Oeming

2012-02-10T14:33:00.000-08:00

Too many options when coloring, always drives me nuts! Anyway, for more sketches and work in progress, follow me on twitter @oeming thanks!

Cosmic Odyssey (Does my bum look big in this?) by Duncan Fegredo

2012-02-06T06:49:00.000-08:00

Just sorting through a folio of bits and pieces of started and discarded art, came across this piece from a few years back. Think I'll resurrect it in gouache… also, bonus mermaid and cow girl, I'm just that good to you.

COSMIC ODISSEY: SILVER SURFER by Francesco Francavilla

2012-02-05T07:02:00.000-08:00

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One last one from me and one of my personal favorites :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2010-2012 Francesco Francavilla

COSMIC ODYSSEY "Captain Bunch" by Mark Chiarello

2012-02-04T19:33:00.000-08:00

CARL SAGAN "Cosmic Pimp" by Dan Panosian

2012-02-04T13:34:00.000-08:00

Hey, it's true.

BIG BARDA by Phil Noto

2012-02-04T11:44:00.000-08:00

I LOVE Kirby's New Gods , so......

COSMIC ODISSEY: PHANTOMS OF SPACE #2 by Francesco Francavilla

2012-02-03T15:43:00.000-08:00

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Since we had an extra week, I HAD to do more "PHANTOMS OF SPACE"*!
:)

Cheers,
Francesco

*Prints of the poster available if interested.

PHANTOMS OF SPACE & Artwork © 2012 Francesco Francavilla

Cosmic Odyssey: Sand Worm by jock

2012-02-02T05:42:00.000-08:00

No time to do something new again (sorry), so here's a concept painting from a few years ago.
It's from a now defunct DUNE adaptation that was set up at Paramount. A collapsed spice worm on the Arrakeen plains ----

Cosmic Michio Kaku: by Oeming

2012-02-01T23:35:00.000-08:00

http://mkaku.org/
He's so cool.

COSMIC ODISSEY: PHANTOMS OF SPACE by Francesco Francavilla

2012-01-29T19:58:00.000-08:00

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Great pick, Duncan! :)

I went the classic, low budget (Italian) sci-fi way, so I came up with the fictional "PHANTOMS OF SPACE"*!
Hope ya dig it while enjoying some popcorn :)

Cheers,
Francesco

*Prints of the poster available if interested.

PHANTOMS OF SPACE & Artwork © 2012 Francesco Francavilla

Cosmic Odyssey by Duncan Fegredo

2012-01-27T09:00:00.001-08:00

Not a remotely original idea, I know, but it's just one of those images I find very evocative. It's rare I ink solely with a brush, I should do it more often...

Cosmic Doodles by Duncan Fegredo

2012-01-26T09:49:00.000-08:00

Its all gone a bit quite around here so here's a page of proto-What Not doodling as a taster to a full Cosmic offering...

The Neck by andrew robinson

2012-01-22T20:38:00.000-08:00

So I had to go mobster. Just wanted to draw a big lug in his mug shot.

3 Headed Gangsters by Reverend Dave Johnson

2012-01-22T19:19:00.000-08:00

Started this at Drink and Draw Social Club while hopped up on cold medicine, and then finished at home. I couldn't decide who to draw so I picked three of the biggies from the golden era of Mob films.

Sons of Anarchy by Panosian

2012-01-22T14:34:00.000-08:00

A little late, but here's my idea of a modern gangster. Done in the biker bar, Drink and Draw Social Club style of pen & white-out on cardboard chip stock. See it BIGGER here.

"Branded to Kill by Oeming

2012-01-18T07:17:00.001-08:00

Branded to Kill is one of my favorite crime films. It's not the BEST crime film, but it's one of my favorites because of the balance of a straight forward crime film and art. Director Seijun Suzuki was never afraid to do deliver his vision to an audience, even if it hurt his career. He did however, balance his artistic vision with the powers that be by delivering his vision FAST and under budget, allowing him artistic freedom while being able to feed his family:)
This crime film drips of style and hallucinatory vision that has been homaged by Jim Jarmusch (especially in the brilliant Ghost Dog which is almost a remake) and others including myself in the butterfly/moth scene in Cross Bronx with Ivan Brandon and this image I redid can easily be found online. Check it out if you get the chance. It's a great film.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061882/

"kid gangsters" by mark chiarello

2012-01-18T05:27:00.001-08:00

Gangsters: The Gangster's Moll by Sean Phillips

2012-01-17T03:39:00.000-08:00

Painted this yesterday for something else, but thought it might just fit this week's theme.
Bigger version over at my blog...

The Donk by andrew robinson.

2012-01-16T18:49:00.000-08:00

This is exactly what they tell you not to draw in art school. I tapped into my teenage psyche for this one. And apparently I'm not a very good speller.

Video Games- Super Miyamoto by Fegredo

2012-01-16T10:08:00.000-08:00

Another oldy, a portrait of Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Super Mario and many other classics from Nintendo.

Originally drawn for Hey Oscar Wilde! It's Clobberin' Time!!!

Go lookee, loads of your favourite artists drawing their authors or creations.

Video games - ARMY OF TWO by Jock

2012-01-16T03:30:00.000-08:00

I really wanted to do something new for this, but time is against me again. This is one of 35 'in game' pieces I did for the EA Games release a few years ago. Not very exciting, but unless you've completed most of the game, you wouldn't get to see it otherwise.

If I had done something new it would have been either MANIC MINER or JET SET WILLY. I'm not sure whether the ZX Spectrum made it across the atlantic in the 80's, but it was my weapon of choice as a kid.

Video Games - SUPER MARIO by Cliff Chiang

2012-01-14T15:00:00.000-08:00

Video Games- Gamer Grrls 3 by Fegredo

2012-01-14T08:16:00.001-08:00

The finished art. Each piece had areas of transparency for overlapping, not that it showed in the printed version… Why mention it then, you may ask? Because I did the work damn it! Grumble, grumble, bah.

Having fun. All night long. by Phil Noto

2012-01-14T03:57:00.000-08:00

Video Games- Gamer Grrls 2 by Fegredo

2012-01-14T03:21:00.000-08:00

So, pencil roughs for each character, each being either a standard gaming archetype or my specific take on a character like Lara Croft or Princess Zelda, albeit rather tongue in cheek.

Lara's backpack was originally going to be collapsing under the weight of the unlikely arsenal that all combative game characters seem to be able to lug around. Zelda on the other hand is rather more blatantly sexualised than the anodyne character in the games. For some reason I posed her like Posh Spice, I should be ashamed!

Anyway, the magazine asked that they all be rendered seperately so they could choose how to compose them… not too well as it turned out, it made it a much bigger job and the money was crappy in the first place! Oh well…

Video Games- Gamer Grrls by Fegredo

2012-01-13T10:44:00.000-08:00

Apologies if I swamp the blog with game posts, I have a bunch of stuff that really hasn't been seen much…. I may even do a fresh drawing!

I used to be a regular reader of Edge magazine, my studio, along with art supplies, comics, art books etc also housed a complete run to date of the high brow gaming monthly. A shift in geography led to my listing the collection on Edge's forum as free to a good home, which in turn led to me being invited to provide illustrations to an article about women and their representation in gaming culture and the games themselves…. or something like that, I forget.

Anyway, heres my first not terribly specific sketch… more soon if you want it, probably even if you don't.

Video Games- FPS by Fegredo

2012-01-13T08:03:00.000-08:00

FPS stands for, as every gamer knows, First Person Shooter. I started this canvas over 6 years ago in my old studio. After a couple of hours (if that), pleased with progress I downed brushes for a break on Halo… and for whatever reason it remained untouched until about a year back when I knocked out the background in white. I was on fire again, enthused, gripped by the desire to explain to the world what games meant to me, so much so I rinsed my brushes and fired up the xbox again. I'll finish it when I get to the next level...

VIDEO GAMES: WAR OF THE WORLDS by Francesco Francavilla

2012-01-10T12:59:00.000-08:00

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I so wish this was a real game...

Will have some more game-art coming later this week, after taking care of this deadline.

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2012 Francesco Francavilla

Video Games- GALAGA by Oeming

2012-01-10T01:53:00.000-08:00

Oh yea. Used to play this game at Harras Casino while my parents gambled. Don't feel bad for me, I saw Sammy David Jr. once cutting through the arcade because of that. I remember being entranced by Galaga's high contrast colors, black on primary colors. Anyway, here is my real world version of the 8bit space opera-

ARMAGEDDON: REAPER by Francesco Francavilla

2012-01-07T08:22:00.000-08:00

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I know, not really an original creative concept, but I am under a tight deadline and my brain is half fused already, so...
Now that I think of it, this would have made for a great HAPPY NEW YEAR greeting card :D ;)

Oh, and I threw in a raven cause it kinda fits with the scenario ;)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2012 Francesco Francavilla

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Armageddon FAIL by The Reverend

2012-01-06T18:59:00.000-08:00

Started this last night at Drink and Draw Social Club. And before I knew it, it started looking a little Mignola-ish. But in for a penny, in for a pound. And besides, this blog is just for fun anyways. It's not like I'm trying to pass myself off as a cheap knock off. Although my life as an artist sure would have been a lot easier if I had. And Mike's style is so fun to look at, it's hard NOT to channel him when drawing skulls.

If you want to see a large view of this, go to: http://devilpig.deviantart.com/art/Armageddon-FAIL-278044553

Armageddon by Rafael Albuquerque

2012-01-06T17:59:00.001-08:00

revelations by andrew robinson.

2012-01-03T18:48:00.000-08:00

when i was a kid going to church,

this "end of the world business" really scared me. happy new year.

The Liar & The Horse Thief by Panosian

2011-12-31T15:16:00.000-08:00

I've been called worse.

pen & ink, iphone camera scan and Photoshop

When The Man Comes Around - by Dan Panosian

2011-12-30T23:36:00.000-08:00

Johnny Cash is about as Wild West as it gets.
Pencil, Ink, iPhone [ camera used as scanner... ] and Photoshop.

The Posse by sinKEVitch

2011-12-30T00:44:00.000-08:00

Originally done as very small bkgd silhouettes for graphic novel/ film project's poster, (working title Man with No Name). Enlarged, 'opened up', & redrawn.

"General Goldilocks" (version 1) by sinKEVitch

2011-12-29T18:58:00.000-08:00

General George Armstrong Custer ,aka "Boy General with the Golden Locks" aka "Fair-haired Stupid Dead White Man" aka "Pompous Landfill" - eh. doesn't look like him - though I admit that was low on the list of priorities- at least at the outset- -tried to stay in the proverbial moment:, mixing media and seeing how much abuse the paper could take ( a lot. A deliciously horrible amount. Poor s.o.b. had the added indignity of getting scalped again.

Wild West: "The Young Deputy Marshal" by Mark Chiarello

2011-12-28T19:24:00.000-08:00

Western: Jonah Hex by Oeming

2011-12-27T22:05:00.000-08:00

What a fun character-
M!
find a larger version at www.michaeloeming.com and follow me on Twitter at @oeming

Sitting Bull by Reverend Dave Johnson

2011-12-27T21:19:00.000-08:00

Wasn't sure if I'd be into this weeks topic, but after a few drinks, I started to warm up to it.

SILENT FILMS - The General by Jock

2011-12-23T05:21:00.000-08:00

When I was young, I wanted to be a stuntman (didn't everyone? or was it just me?) and Buster Keaton was a master. Seeing THE GENERAL for the first time was amazing. Made it look effortless.

Happy Holidays everyone!
cheers

Jock

Gloria Swanson by sinKEVitch

2011-12-22T02:57:00.001-08:00

Fun with another Silent Film Icon- This Gal knew how to Live out loud.
Also fun playing with a new technique; amazing what can be done with packaging tape.

SILENT MOVIES: DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (1920) by Francesco Francavilla

2011-12-21T07:47:00.000-08:00

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When Becky revealed her chosen subject was SILENT MOVIES, I was VERY happy since, you know, old movies are somehow "my thing" :)
When Reverend Johnson told us the silent movies week was exteneded to this week as well (due to the holidays) I was even more happy cause my packed schedule last week kept me away from contributing.

SO here is a Double Feature for you guys: above is Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde I just did this morning, just for WhatNot, and below 2 oldies form a favorite movie of mine: Das Kabinett des dr. Caligari.

Sit back and enjoy this matinee Double feature :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

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Marlene Dietrich by sinKEVitch

2011-12-21T05:25:00.000-08:00

My attempt to go toward the Light after the Darkness of Nosferatu.

FAUST pt2 by Oeming

2011-12-20T17:26:00.000-08:00

Quick and fun- flying through the air with Mephisto and a bit of wash:)

MODERN TIMES by Phil Noto

2011-12-20T01:00:00.000-08:00

Always loved the Chaplin film , Modern Times. Great sets , gags and most of all Paulette Goddard. She was beautiful and funny.

The text was a last minute addition to keep it from looking like a greyscale student project.

KABINET DOKTOR by Eric Canete

2011-12-19T08:36:00.000-08:00

I'm a horrible participant of this collective.

I'm late with my entry, Becky already touched upon this film and made she it significantly sexier. I just drew the creepy, fat guy version. Ugh. Anyhoo...

When I was studying MISE EN SCENE for storyboarding, this film (along with Citizen Kane and Casablanca) was used in heavy reference by my instructors on how to properly and effectively use backgrounds/environments to help convey information such as mood, story, subtext, etc. to a scene (in film, it's called 'blocking'; in theatre it's called 'stage design') via compositional elements - typically in one shot. So essentially, it was a study in how to compose a good comic book panel.

If you look up the Wikipedia entry for the term, it even uses a shot from The Cabinet as an example.

I say all of that in order to cover up the fact that I'm not very original and that I'm trying to wow you with technical knowledge about film making shit I still can't do.

Enjoy.

Theda Bara by Andrew Robinson.

2011-12-18T13:06:00.000-08:00

Not really an expert on silent films, so this was very educational for me. I picked Theda Bara for her unconventional good looks and exotic wardrobe. I used pencil and copic markers on strathmore bristol and added some Klimt for good measure. The rest I did with my iphone. I used photoshop express and then exported the image into instagram to add a filter and a blur. Man, I hate my iphone.

Louise Brooks…Embers…by Duncan Fegredo

2011-12-17T08:28:00.000-08:00

So yes, its Louise Brooks, again. Not as creative as the good Reverend's piece, this is merely an iPad painting of a pretty girl from a film I've never seen, repurposed for a non existent flick I refer to as Embers. Or it could be snow. Or, off camera she is arc welding and about to slip in to a lively dance routine in ill conceived leg wear… what a feeling, indeed.

Shut up art monkey, post the picture.

Dunky F

Louise Brooks in DEATH by Reverend Dave Johnson

2011-12-16T21:08:00.000-08:00

Took some reference of Louise Brooks with me to Drink and Draw last night. After drawing her with a skull in her hand for absolutely no reason (I blame the alcohol I was drinking), it occurred to me that I have an opportunity to do something fun. So I thought it would be funny to do a poster for a long lost Fritz Lang movie that of course never happened.

CHAPLIN by Rafael Albuquerque

2011-12-15T12:20:00.000-08:00

I know he is a cliche from silent movies, but Chaplin was the king. My oldest memory of him was in my mother's notepad with his image on the cover.I think i was 6, or 7, so i used to draw him when i was a kid.

Like this guy since forever. Its good to draw him again.

Hope you enjoy.

Rafa.

Nosferatu by sinKEVitch

2011-12-15T05:49:00.000-08:00

The Dandy Violinist by sinKEVitch

2011-12-13T21:20:00.000-08:00

FAUST pt1 by Oeming

2011-12-13T20:38:00.001-08:00

I did a second piece I hope to post later. Faust is one of my favorite silent films. For a larger version of this, visit my site at www.michaeloeming.com
also, you can follow me on twitter at @oeming
M!

the kings by mark chiarello

2011-12-12T21:05:00.000-08:00

CESARE by Becky Cloonan

2011-12-12T11:35:00.000-08:00

This morning I did a quick sketch of everybody's favorite somnambulist, CESARE! From Robert Wiene's The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. This film changed my life when I first saw it in high school, and since then silent films (and black and white films in general), more than anything else have informed my storytelling, design layout, and black and white sensibilities.

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari can be seen in it's entirety on youtube. I love this film. Cesare is such a great character, and why the somnambulist hasn't made it into movie monster history is beyond me! When he gives Alan his fortune it gives me chills, and it's downright scary when he appears in Jane's room at night! Go Cesare!

Danger Cute Music…Huh?

2011-12-11T09:05:00.000-08:00

I had a sketch all lined up for Danger Cute but never quite got around to finishing the blighter. Instead I figured I'd move on to Music and got down to doodling in my pad, yep, right under the previous sketch.

I liked the incongruity of the two together and now you had better like it too as we're stuck with it. Harsh, I know.

Duncan Fegredo

BOWIE by Oeming

2011-12-10T22:24:00.000-08:00

I'm being greedy this week, but music is my main inspiration and company while I work.
M!
www.michaeloeming.com
twitter @oeming

VRETH by Becky Cloonan

2011-12-10T19:03:00.000-08:00

\m/ YES. I drew Vreth (Mathias Lillmåns) from Finntroll. I think it's a good time to point out that I have a hard time with likenesses, and I thought I'd just go with Vreth as a character rather than the musician, so if there ever was a Finntroll comic I guess this is my Vreth fanart! Or something. I don't know! I love heavy metal!

And if you aren't farmiliar with the dulcet folk metal stylings of Finntroll, I suggest you acquaint yourself. Heh heh.

sorry brian, the long version. by andrew robinson

2011-12-10T15:35:00.001-08:00

there's a few composition problems but i like all the hands.

sorry brian, the album cover. by andrew robinson

2011-12-10T15:32:00.001-08:00

I've posted 2 versions. this one i feel works better compositionally.

ADAM ANT by Sean Phillips

2011-12-10T09:16:00.001-08:00

Taking my son to see Adam in concert tomorrow, so thought he'd be a good fit for music week.

MUSIC - LA MUSICA DELLA PAURA by Francesco Francavilla

2011-12-09T16:00:00.000-08:00

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Spent all day listening to Herrmann music yesterday, and when it came to the PSYCHO score and its violins, I had an epiphany! :)
So I give you LA MUSICA DELLA PAURA - A Musical Retrospective about Bernard Herrmann's work :)
This is also the perfect companion poster of a Hitchcock poster I did in January, so I like the idea that these two posters wrap up this 2011 :D

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

All Shook Up by Cliff Chiang

2011-12-09T15:07:00.000-08:00

Drew this for the upcoming Charlotte Mini-Con in January. I tried to keep some of the energy from the original 3-inch tall sketch, so I inked it with a giant rapidograph. The final poster will feature some sweet lettering by Charlotte's favorite son, Dustin Harbin!

Have a good weekend, everyone!

Jimi Hendrix/Music by Reverend Dave Johnson

2011-12-09T13:45:00.000-08:00

BLAARRRGGG!!!! Well it started out as a drawing I did at Drink and Draw Social Club last night using a tiny photo off my iPhone for reference. Needless to say, likenesses are not my strong suit. Also, I'm not really digging the rendering on ol' Jimi's face but I gotta get back to the real work that pays my bills. So it is what it is I guess, the good, the bad and the Jimi.

ODE by Eric Canete

2011-12-08T20:07:00.001-08:00

Growing up, I believed that this was the best piece of music, ever. I can still make that argument.

Eric.

Music- Jimmy Page by Michael Oeming

2011-12-07T01:06:00.001-08:00

Lots of my stories and art are inspired by Led Zep. Jimmy Page has waived his Crowlian palms over me. Here's to Jimmy-
M!
PS
a larger version can be found here- www.michaeloeming.com

MUSIC - A JAZZY CHRISTMAS by Francesco Francavilla

2011-12-06T16:13:00.000-08:00

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I am gonna do something "fresh" later this week, but I wanted to share this photo from '1938' because of the topic and the fact that we are in December and Xmas is just around the corner :)

Have a Jazzy Xmas, everyone :)

Cheers,
Francesco

Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Time To Be Jolly by Phil Noto

2011-12-06T10:18:00.000-08:00

So here's my music piece. It's a bit random. I was listening to Bing Crosby's Time to Be Jolly, from 1971. Love the song and all I can ever picture when I hear it is Bing performing it on The Mike Douglas or Dinah Shore shows, which he probably did at some point. Anyway, here's my interpretation of what that might look like. If you aren't familiar with the song, check it out on iTunes. You'll see what I'm talking about :)

the short version. by Andrew Robinson

2011-12-05T20:02:00.001-08:00

The directors cut.

Some dangerous cuties..i think? by Andrew Robinson

2011-12-05T19:53:00.001-08:00

well i've been out of town while the power was out in my area of LA due to that wind storm. but hey better late than never.

Shane Macgowan by Michael Oeming

2011-12-05T17:51:00.000-08:00

okay, this is a bit of a cheat because I sketched this a bit back. Actually, it was at a drink and draw with Dave J and Dan P! But I colored it here as I wanted to make sure I got something done.
Long live the Pogues.
M!

[some]JAZZ/MUSIC by Urbanbarbarian

2011-12-05T15:59:00.000-08:00

As the Urbanbarbarian, I knew I probably would get some flack if I went for "All That Jazz" but I figured I could get away with at least "some" Jazz. That's acceptable, right? Truth be told, I do like Jazz. So there.

Robert Johnson/Music by Reverend Dave Johnson

2011-12-05T15:46:00.000-08:00

Did this sometime last year in someones sketchbook. Took a shitty photo of it and added some photoshop loving to it just now for this blog. I'll still probably do a new one specifically for this blog later this week.

Gibson Guitar Town by Jock

2011-12-05T09:23:00.000-08:00

As a precursor to the 'music' theme this week - here's an SG guitar I painted up as part of the 'Gibson Guitar Town' auctions a few years ago...

DANGER CUTE - PHANTASMAL by Francesco Francavilla

2011-12-04T09:06:00.000-08:00

Click on the image for the DANGEROUS REVEAL

Here's the "CUTE" part: click on it to check out the "DANGER" part ;)
Inspired by a visit to the Atlanta Botanical Garden last night.

P.S. High Quality Archival Art Prints of this are available for those interested.

Cheers,
Francesco

Phantasmal © 2011 Francesco Francavilla.
Artwork © 2011 Francesco Francavilla

Cindy-Lou Who-engen by sinKEVitch

2011-12-03T01:51:00.000-08:00

Maybe it's the Grinch/Bitch- slapping blend of Seuss and McShane, too much espresso, too little sleep,the Holiday madness, singlemalt scotch...

I Should've Done a F%*king Panda
puking up green eggs and ham,
I'm truly F%(king sorry, Amanda...
F^%king F&ck Piss Sh&t G**Damn

DANGER CUTE: USAGI! by Oeming

2011-12-02T14:49:00.000-08:00

Eric's piece reminded me of how much I love Usagi! Done with Marker and a bit of PS.
M!

DangerCute GINA CARANO by Urbanbarbarian

2011-12-02T12:35:00.000-08:00

Who's cuter and more dangerous than MMA and movie star, Gina Carano? I met her a while back on the set of American Gladiator and always wanted to try to capture that look in her eyes. So, last night at Drink and Draw in DTLA, aided by some Jack Daniels, I gave it a shot.

DangerCute by Reverend Dave Johnson

2011-12-02T02:12:00.000-08:00

Well, I would say that she's cute and if you really think about it, she's only dangerous from behind. BTW, if you're wondering, her wing span is .45 cal. Thanks Amanda for picking a cool subject that lends itself to all sorts of results.