Creatures For A Cure Prints

I currently have a few of the Creatures For A Cure prints available for purchase on my website. They are $15, plus shipping and they are numbered, as shown in the pic above. You can click here to purchase one.

If you'd like to purchase signed prints to support the CF Foundation for $75 you can go to Asylum Publications, Inc and proceeds will go to that charity. Please do so, if you can.

Creatures For A Cure Art Print

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About a year and a half ago I contributed a creature (the Gamera looking turtle) for this art jam piece for a worthy cause. This drawing made its way around the midwest and took just about all of that year and a half to complete. I was the third contributor so it has traveled a lot since then! 

Prints can be ordered from Asylum Publications and this was all put together by Paul Burke. Proceeds will go toward youth Cystic Fibrosis. You can get the details here.

The contributing artists for this piece are as follows alphabetically:

Steve Bejma    Mark Bloodworth    Seth Damoose    Dan Dougherty    Don England

Dedd Fredd    Bruce Gerlach    Arvell Jones    Vince Locke    Jamie Madrox    

John Marroquin    Tony Miello    Jason Moore   Marianna Pescosta

Nate Pride    Bill Pulkovski    Steve Sharar    BK Taylor    

Joshua Werner    Michael Woolsy

Odd Tales From The Curio Shop Anthology

The Odd Tales anthology from Rocket Ink Studios has been finally published and looks darn good! This was done as a kickstarter, but should be available to the public in the coming year, so be sure to check it out. The book features such creators as Tony Miello, Mikey Babinski, Bill Pulkovski, Bill Maus, Kasey Pierce, Jay Jacot, John Marroquin, Dan Dougherty, Gary Reed, Dirk Manning, and myself. So, check it out!

cover by Bill Pulkovski

Back cover by me 

A sneak peek at the artwork by Bill Maus for the story that I wrote called Family Connections

Besides the written story, I also provided the pencils for a story written by Dan Dougherty called The Birdhouse. 

Baron Munchausen Sketch

I haven't had much to show as of late because I am hard at work on a comic book collaboration with Bill Pulkovski and that is taking up most of my workload, so here is a sketch of The Baron.

Poe Print

Yesterday I posted that I would be in Madison, WI for the Wizard World Comic Con and that I would be doing a panel with Bill Pulkovski about the influence of Edgar Allan Poe on art and film. Along with copies of the Portraits of Poe book that I did, I will also have new prints of the Poe illustration done for the book, but in it's original color. 

Wizard World Madison

This weekend you can find me in Madison, WI for the Wizard World Comic Con. I will be set up in Artists Alley with other fine illustrators and writers such as Bill Pulkovski, Dirk Manning and Dan Dougherty, to name a few. So, if you are in the area, stop on by and say hello. I will also be doing a panel alongside Bill about the works and influences of Edgar Allan Poe. That will be on Friday. We will both have copies of our book Portraits of Poe and Poe related prints.

New Convention Banner

This here is my brand new fancy pants banner that I will use for conventions. I wanted a new one as the old one had all licensed properties and I am not doing as much of that as I used to these days. Plus, one should have their own stuff as much as possible. A big thanks to Bill Pulkovski for doing the design work.  And I have a large space below to hang my latest prints and such.

Wizard World Cleveland

This weekend (Fri-Sun) you can find me in Ohio for the Cleveland Comic Con. I hear it's a good show and this will be my first appearance there, so come on by Artists Alley and say hello. I will have books, prints, sketch cards, original art and I'll be doing commissions, as well. 

Michigan will be well represented with fellow artists The Minor Brothers (Matt, Jake and Kevin), Bill Pulkovski, Dom Riggio just to name a few. 

Star Wars At The Edge

Tomorrow, starting at noon and going until five, join me along with Bill Pulkovski, Tony Miello and John Marroquin at the River's Edge Gallery in Wyandotte, MI for the Star Wars at the Edge event to celebrate the release of the new film. We have all worked on official Star Wars properties, so the gallery has brought us in to sell our works with Star Wars in mind. We will have originals, prints, sketch cards and will be doing commissions of your favorite Star Wars characters.

Then, after that join us for the Motor City Sketch official Holiday Party. Bring your sketch books or bring yourselves and have some fun rewinding after a day of shopping and visiting.

Free Comic Book Day 2015

For my next appearance, I will be at Comics And More in Madison Heights this Saturday for Free Comic Book Day. I will be there alongside fellow artists Bill Pulkovski and Tony Miello and we will be doing $10 head sketches all day. Besides that, I will have copies of Unlawful Good, as well as other books, prints and sketch cards for sale.  Stop on by!

Comic And More
28059 John R. Road
Madison Heights, MI
48071
248-399-3213

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Fantasticon Toledo 2015

 It's a small image, but you get the drift... This weekend I will be in Toledo, Ohio for their first ever Fantasticon event. I will be there alongside Jay Fosgitt, Jeff Sornig, Bill Pulkovski, Tony Miello, Dirk Manning, Jason Westlake, Kasey Pierce and many more Michigan based talent. Stop by, say hello, pick up a book, print, sketch card, etc. I'll be there both days.

Portraits Of Poe Book Signing

I will be at Traverse City's The Top Comics this Saturday from 1-4 to sign copies of the Portraits of Poe book alongside Bill Pulkovski, Tony Miello and Dirk Manning, who wrote the introduction. Dirk will also be there signing copies of his own books. There will be a drink and draw at Right Brain Brewery following the signing. So, if you are in the area, stop on by. It should be a fun time! And I look forward to checking out Mike Ackerly's Top Comics shop.

Deadworld Premium Zombie Soda

This past Friday was the launch of a new Deadworld product. Zombie Soda! You can have a variety of flavors featuring labels drawn by various illustrators, such as myself, Jake Minor, Matt Minor, Bill Pulkovski, Mark Bloodworth, Tony Miello, Ted Woods, John Marroquin, Anne Garavaglia, Vince Locke, among others. The above image that was done by me was colored by Demone Amerson. Kevin Minor and some others did more of the coloring.

Check out the Caprice Brand page for more details on the sodas and who drew what labels.

Wizard World Nashville

This Friday through Sunday I will be a guest at the Wizard World Comic Con in Nashville, TN. I will be nestled in between Peter Bagge and Bill Pulkovski in aisle A, so come on by and say hello. I will have original art, prints, books, officially licensed sketch cards and doing commissions.

Figure Sketches

Last week I was subbing over at the college for a figure class and did a couple of very loose gestures myself while the students were in a longer pose.

Kin

Kin
15x20
india ink and wash on illustration board



This is a photo in lieu of a proper scan, but I am scrunched for time here! This will be one of the five pieces that I will have in the Heroes and Villains show at St. Cece's Pub in Corktown starting tonight at six. This is a very cool place run by very nice folks. It's an old church complete with stained glass windows. So, come on by today through Sunday, look at some art, eat some good food and have a drink or two. The artists that will be representing are: Bill Pulkovski, John Marroquin, Kelly O'Hara, Tony Miello, Danny Dunbar, Erick Gutierrez (sp), Chris Sanchez, among others.

Check out my previous post for all the details or click on the link for directions.

Heroes And Villains Gallery Show

This Thursday through Sunday I will have a few pieces of art in this show. St. Cece's is an old church converted to a pub and is a very cool place right in the heart of Corktown. The show will feature art by the area's finest talent. And me.

The opening is Thursday night at six and we will also be selling prints of our works. C'mon down, have a beer, a meal and check out some art.

Visigoths

Here's another wonderful driver. My buddy Bill and I were on our way through Detroit to go to a meeting to discuss an upcoming gallery show and we were driving west on I-94 to the Lodge. Now, anyone who is familiar with this interchange, it's not a difficult one. Well, this cretin flies up on me and does the whole weaving back and forth to let me know that she wants me to get out of her way. I'm doing above the speed limit and there are cars ahead of me. Nowhere for me to go. This type of behavior really pisses me off and considering how close she was to my jeep, I slowed down to the speed limit. Not good enough for Mama Cass as she sped even closer, not thinking that was possible. As we finally entered the new freeway she flies up and around me nearly hitting me in the process. Then, she proceeds to cut off a couple more drivers and gets off at the exit for Motor City casino forcing other drivers to veer out of her way. Of course, she was doing something that was as life and death as gambling away her money. Other people's lives be damned!

Of course, besides having a huge head, it was swept back to a point and she had the usual Visigoth features; angry expression, huge protruding brow, sneer, etc. She had a mouth that looked like something straight out of a Dr. Suess book, very Grinch-like. Plus, her hair was pulled back way too tight at the top of her head. I should be a little more compassionate, as she was probably in a lot of pain.

Well, that's it for this week's episode of the Visigoths. Stay tuned for more, I'm sure.

Hollywood Is Dead Sketch Cards

Here are the 15 cards that I contributed to the Hollywood Is Dead sketch card set that is forthcoming this summer by Matt Busch and Rocket Ink Studios. This was a fun set to work on and if you get a chance, check out Matt's book of the same name that inspired this set. You know, zombifying movie characters and stuff.

Free Comic Book Day 2014

This year I will be at Comics & More in Madison Heights, Mi for Free Comic Book Day. I will be doing sketches and selling books and prints along with Bill Pulkovski, so come on by tomorrow and get your free comics! Support your local stores.