So here is a little bit of my personal artwork. This piece is from a series that examines the Tulsa Race Riots that occurred in the early half of the last century. This drawing is mixed media and uses a combination of layers to create a smoky and more dirty effect. I find the themes of destruction and conflict to be interesting ones, which is probably why I make work like this and help with Defend the City.
Chris Leavens is a mighty fine illustrator. His artwork is comprised mostly of vector images. He has some great monster images on flickr. Chris Leavens has a website that is pretty nice too. We here at Defend the City give him a Golden Godzilla rating of 3 … (that’s good.)
In order to better articulate our appreciation for all the awesome monster art the Internet has to offer we have come up with a scoring system with a symbol that best exemplifies what we look for in monster/robot/crazy/weird art. Here’s how it works:
NICE SKILLZ
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MAD PROPS
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BAMF
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HOLY S@%&! THAT BLOWS MY MIND!
This popped up on Monster Brains and wow… The Diary of an Inhuman Species is fantastic.
[Grograuo: Diary of an inhuman species via Monster Brains]
Brian McCarty of McCarty PhotoWorks is an artist and commercial photographer. He has a wonderful collection of photography in which he creates awesome scenes using toys. His clients include Mtv, KidRobot, STRANGEco, and more. We think you’ll like his work!
[McCarty PhotoWorks via James Sitzer]
Just having a little fun in the sketchbook. Feels good to draw something like this.
Robot Chicken is the greatest thing since sliced bread. Well… maybe. It’s pretty darn great, anyway. The show is produced by Seth Green and is shown on the Cartoon Networks late night programming, Adult Swim. It’s usually pretty funny, and pretty offensive. Here are a couple of my favorite clips. The embedding has been disabled so you should click on through to YouTube.
If you find yourself outside Heart City, you may come across a Glump wandering the countryside. Politely wave and say hi, they are friendly and non-dangerous. Don’t expect too much interaction from a Glump, though. The are generally gloomy in disposition and move slowly.
And, be careful not to offend a Glump by confusing them with a Slump.
Harvey Pekar has passed on this past Monday at the age of 70. He was a comic-book writer, best known for his work with friend Robert Crumb, titled American Splendor. He will be truly missed.
If you aren’t familiar with Pekar’s work, be sure to check out the American Splendor comic and movie.
[Harvey Pekar Dies at 70 via Escape From Illustration Island]
A fire broke out at the north end of Heart City around dusk last night. After representatives from the Emergency Response Team and the Ministry of Heart responded around 8:15 PM it was determined that the resident had a Rubber Bunny infestation, and thought that smoking them out would be the best option. Please remember, Rubber Bunnies hate water, not fire.
