Hot Rod Frankenstein!

Here is another in a string of CM "Frankenstein" pieces - each one is a little different, done in a different style that the previous one!

With a little inspiration from John Travolta in GREASE to the leather jacketed hot rod dudes of the 50's!

Acrylics on canvas 16 X 20 - total painting time was about 12+ hours over 2 days!

THIS PIECE IS FOR SALE
Please feel free to contact me if you are interested in purchasing it!

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BATMAN & FRANKY!

Here are a couple of new paintings just completed! Both are acrylic on canvas.

The first one is BATMAN as played by Adam West, the portrait is based off the infamous 1966 LIFE magazine cover. Say what you will about Adam West's portrayal, he is still my number one Batman, and I can't stop painting him!

The second is another in a series of monster caricature portraits. I'm really digging painting Frankenstein, I'm not sure what it is about him, he's just such a cool subject. Again based on the Karloff version!

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BATMAN!

I'm on this Batman TV series kick lately... Was siting here in the office nursing a migraine while the kids did their homework and decided to slap a little paint around.

8 x 10 acrylics on canvas board!

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JOKER!

Here is my spin on all the rad hot-rod weirdos of the 60's - with a little bit of inspiration from Ed "Rat Fink" Roth.

This was a tough'y, I've never painted any sort of hot-rod art before, but wanted to do something that I thought was interesting, putting the JOKER in the famous Batmobile with all the trimmings - flaming tires, big gearshift knobs and bulging eyes... Yeah that's a dead Robin doll! *sharp bat-fans will get the meaning.

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FRANKEN'Clown

I have neglected the blog of late... So I thought it fitting that I update with a piece I finished last night. This piece has been sitting penciled on the canvas for over a month, and I figured it about time to put it to paint - and to boot I wanted to do it in one day! After 13 straight hours of painting I think the end result came out pretty cool!

I Just had this image rattling around in my brain of Frankenstein as the clown Pagliacci. I had originally envisioned Franky with full-on clown make up, but it looked so much more menacing and sad without it!

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Fett, Boba Fett

A couple of ebay pieces I whipped up for auction...

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The Bride!

The Bride of Frankenstein, with a lot of Elsa Lanchester thrown in!
I'm not entirely happy with the way this one came out - I may go back and do some additional fine tuning.

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Franky, The Creature & Dracula!

Three of my most recent pieces - Acrylics on canvas board 9x12.
Franky was painted in about 4 hours and based on a quick-sketch I did about 2 years ago, while Creature was done in about 7 hours - originally I had the Creature sucking on a big-gulp cup through a straw, but visually is was distracting - so I swapped out the straw for Nemo... I think it came out much funnier! Dracula, you can't think Dracula and not think Lugosi - wanted a little bit of him and wanted to do Drac without having to show fangs!

These are the first of a series of Famous Monster caricatures I hope to exhibit and sell!

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Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

Based on Joss Whedon's smash internet musical hit, featuring Neil Patrick Harris (Dr. Horrilble), Felicia Day (Penny) & Nathan Fillion (Capt. Hammer) - If you haven't seen the film (where have you been?) you should treat yourself to it right now!

This piece is up for sale on ebay, or contact me direct if you are interested in buying it.

Watch the film here: http://www.drhorrible.com

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MAD MONSTER PARTY - Original Art

One of my all-time favorite movies - These are a number of original pieces I did featuring the cast from the classic Rankin-Bass film "Mad Monster Party."

Some were sold on ebay and others were commission pieces sold to a MMP collector!
I think I ended up doing 20 portraits...

Feel free to contact me with any commission work!

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Picture of the Week!

Eye see you....

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Picture of the Week!

"And I thought they smelled bad on the outside!" - Han Solo: The Empire Strikes back

How freaking cool is this?

This high-quality sleeping bag looks just like a Tauntaun, complete with saddle, internal intestines and glowing lightsaber zipper pull. Now when your kids tell you their favorite Star Wars movie is "Attack of the Clones" you can nestle the wee-ones snug in simulated Tauntaun fur while regaling them with the amazing tale of "Empire Strikes Back".

You can buy one HERE

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Picture of the Week!

This will learn ya!
Cute and cuddly with a mean right hook - BAM!

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Picture of the Week!

No idea what the hell is going on here... it's just creepy and I love it!

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PUSH is the Shit!

And by shit I mean S H I T !

I saw the film PUSH last night... the film is described as - and I quote the studio press release...

"A riveting action-thriller, "Push" burrows deep into the deadly world of psychic espionage where artificially enhanced paranormal operatives have the ability to move objects with their minds, see the future, create new realities and kill without ever touching their victims."

Nothing could be further from the truth..
Riveting? Action-thriller?? Really?
I would describe it as a steaming pile of SHIT! - I love bad movies and I'll watch almost anything, even the worst films have some redeeming value, PUSH has one - it's locations. The film was shot in and around Hong Kong, they say "location is everything" but even this not enough to save this film.

I went with a friend and we were both bored out of our minds during the flick... I literally wanted to walk out after the first hour. The film's plot has a lot of promise, super-powered people... the trailers attempt to make it look like a cool movie! My instincts on this film were right on the money, I knew going in not to expect too much - but come on! About 15 minutes into the film I checked out - there was nothing to keep me interested... the characters, plot, direction & editing were all BORING! The film is a repetitious series of cool set-ups that never pay off... the audience is treated to a great set-up, some anticipation a tease of action - then we are treated to disappointment when nothing happens - again and again... WTF?!

The acting in this turd is beyond bad - Chris Evans as the "hero" lacks any and all humor or charm of his his past films and is just so blah... Dakota Fanning, sometimes referred to as one of the best 'kid' actors in Hollywood is laughable in this film. She walks with a strut in her step in an attempt to be more adult & hip, but it just comes off as silly. The only amusing part of the film is when her character gets drunk in order to use her super-power, the scene is funny for all the wrong reasons - and serves as the perfect example of why this film fails!

In a day and age when the technology of filmmaking is at it's peak - there is NO reason to make a bad movie! Push tries to overcome its short-comings with it's style and locations, but falls flat on it's celluloid face. Films Like Indiana Jones and the Krystal Skull and the Star Wars prequels are examples of great ideas turned into shit... There is NO reason for it!

Push is a film that will die at the box office, and at the end of the day not really worth me getting all worked up over it, but it is so disapointing...

So spare yourself the agony of PUSH and go see a good movie like TAKEN!

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