Maggie

 

Lauren Cohan as "Maggie" from The Walking Dead

FMF #259

The Twilight Zone issue of FAMOUS MONSTERS of FILMLAND # 259 has come out and I am one stoked kreepster. I read this mag as a kid and now my wraparound illustration is under that familiar logo. I'm feeling verklempt!

Happy Birthday Forrest J. Ackerman (November 24, 1916 – December 4, 2008)

 

"Uncle Forry": Founder and editor of the original FAMOUS MONSTERS of FILMLAND magazine.

Happy Birthday RODNEY DANGERFIELD (November 22, 1921 – October 5, 2004)

Figure Drawings for Fun: TURKISH DELIGHTS V

Another downtown figure drawing event presented by Jennifer Fabos and The Gallery Girls...   http://gallerygirls.org/

Dexter #2

Another take on Michael C. Hall as Dexter. 

The actor is the subject for this week's Caricaturama Showdown 3000 Facebook page

HAPPY HALLOWEEN from Me

Vincent Price as DR. PHIBES, #2

Another drawing of Vinny as my favorite Mad Doctor-

Done for Caricaturama Showdown 3000, a fun Facebook group. The chosen winner each week gets to pick the next week's subject. Its VINCENT PRICE this week--

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150514636197926&l=df685c51a5

Happy 50th Anniversary Aurora Frankenstein Model Kit!

The INVISIBLE MAN

 

A recent commission of Claude Rains as The Invisible Man. 

Black Color-erase pencil on paper.

TWILIGHT ZONE cover for Famous Monsters

A group portrait of Rod Serling and a lot o' creatures from the 

TZ series. Done for a wraparound cover for 

FAMOUS MONSTERS of FILMLAND magazine #259.  Acrylic on canvas.

The issue is available at:

 http://www.captainco.com/magazines-prints-books/fm259a.html

SCARED STOOGES

 

Larry, Moe & Curly contorting their mugs, scared out of their half-wits at a parrot thats crawled inside a skull. This happened in at least 3 of their episodes, I believe. Another one done for the OCTOBER SHADOWS show. 80% ink wash, 15% watercolor, 5% colored pencil on illustration board. Woowooowooowooo!

THE GREAT LUGOSI

Bela Lugosi done for the 2011 OCTOBER SHADOWS show. 95% ink wash,

5% colored pencil on illustration board.

OCTOBER SHADOWS

Your humble (but not that humble) Monster Kid will be exhibiting 2 new works at Taylor (Creature Features) White's OCTOBER SHADOWS Show, Oct. 2nd at the the Mountain View Mausoleum in Altadena, CA.  More Info at:  http://www.creaturefeatures.com/octobershadows/

Haunted House Show at THE HIVE

My HAUNTED MANSION BATHROOM painting will be hanging at the HIVE October 1st for their Haunted House themed exhibit.  TONS o' art at the Hive for lovers of visual stimuli ....

Hey, I recognize that art:

http://www.laweekly.com/slideshow/l-a-s-sexy-underground-drawing-clubs-nsfw-35156423/12/

The L.A. Weekly has posted a sketch I did at one of those "sexy drawing sessions" last year. Thanks, L.A.W.--  Here's a link to the article and more pix from other artists (NSFW):

http://www.laweekly.com/2011-09-15/art-books/sketch-club-scene/

BEN VON STRAWN'S MONSTER PARTY 2!

 Yours Grueley will have a booth at this event October 1st only, from 12PM - 9PM. Stop by and say Howl-oh....!

More info at:
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=163138640417435

http://www.halloweenharvestfestival.com/index.html

http://www.frightfair.com/

Gary Oldman as DRACULA

 

A sketch for Wittygraphy, another online caricature site....

CHRISTOPHER WALKEN

A painting for CARICATURAMA SHOWDOWN 3000. Fun Facebook group chock full o' Walkens at the moment. 

95% watercolor, 5% colored pencil on illustration board.

Barnabas' VAMPIRE VAN

 

I found this while doing a search for DARK SHADOWS images- I would have most certainly bought this had I seen it when I was a kid. I did get the MUNSTER COACH, BATMOBILE, etc. 

I always dug the rendering style of these type of kits...

Happy Birthday GLENN STRANGE (August 16, 1899 – September 20, 1973)

 

Best known for playing the Frankenstein Monster in three Universal films during the 1940s and for his role as Sam Noonan, the bartender on CBS's Gunsmoke television series.

Ripley and Gwen DeMarco

A couple of sketches of Sigourney Weaver for the Caricaturama Challenge 3000 Facebook group:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=10349537&l=7d0b195097&id=762847925

Elaan of Troyius

France Nuyen as Elaan of Troyius 

 (From Star Trek: The Original Series).

Figure Drawings 4 Fun: Wonder Woman

 Some recent sketches from Bob Kato's Drawing Club with the model dressed as Wonder Woman. Colored pencil on paper.

Animation Insider Interview

Mike Milo's ANIMATION INSIDER did a short interview with yours truly regarding my character design work. Thanks again, Mike!

http://www.animationinsider.com/2011/06/bob-lizarraga/

Happy Birthday WALLY WOOD (June 17, 1927 – November 2, 1981)

 

Mad, Marvel, EC, Witzend, and the infamous 

Disney Memorial Orgy (not for the prudish)! 

 

For the story on Wally, I recommend 

Wally's World: The Brilliant Life and Tragic Death of Wally Wood, the World's 2nd Best Comic Book Artist

by Steve Starger.

Haunted Mansion Stretching Portraits

Two "Stretching Portrait" parodies for the recent show (see below) at The Parlour Gallery/Halloweentown Store. 

"Ally Gal" and "Waltsicle" are both acrylic on canvas.

The ACID QUEEN

Tina Turner as The Acid Queen from the film TOMMY.

Photoshop over pencil sketch.

BUDDY HACKETT

 

Another caricature exchange with the talented "14". 

Buddy Hackett,

Watercolor and colored pencil on illustration board.

What a face...

Happy Birthday VINCENT PRICE & CHRISTOPHER LEE

Christopher Lee (born 27 May 1922). 

Vincent Price (May 27, 1911 – October 25, 1993) is 100 years, wherever he is....

Happy Birthday PETER CUSHING (26 May 1913 – 11 August 1994)

 

English actor, known for his many appearances in Hammer Films, in which he played Baron Frankenstein and Dr. Van Helsing, amongst many other roles, often appearing opposite Christopher Lee, and occasionally Vincent Price.

2nd Annual Tribute To The Haunted Mansion Group Art Show

 

When hinges creak in doorless chambers......

Yours truly will have a new work or two June 4th at The Parlour Art Gallery in Burbank, Ca.  Come out and socialize with the Grim Grinning Ghosts.

Famous Monsters UNDERGROUND

An illustration for the current FM UNDERGROUND magazine, sister publication to  FAMOUS MONSTERS of FILMLAND magazine.

The article was entitled "Last Woman Standing". 

Depicted are Linda Blair, Jamie Lee Curtis and Heather Langenkamp.

Watercolor and colored pencil on illustration board.

Stephen King

 

Stephen King sketch done for 

CARICATURAMA SHOWDOWN 

3000, a fun Facebook Group. 

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=9554717&l=67e134ccb1&id=762847925

Giamatti as Pekar

Paul Giamatti as Harvey Pekar from the film American Splendor.

Done with Artrage.

Happy Birthday AL "GRANDPA MUNSTER" LEWIS (April 30, 1923 – February 3, 2006)

MR. HYDE

Sketch done at Monsterpalooza of Fredric March as Mr. Hyde.

Prismacolor pencil on paper.

KTLA Interview at MONSTERPALOOZA

Stranger in a Strange Land:
KTLA interviewed yours truly
(along with some other artistes)
at MONSTERPALOOZA last Friday morning
for the wild weekend of convention creepiness.
Weird, even for this pilGRIM, but thanks to Eliot Brodsky,
Michael Cathcart and Allie MacKay for the TV moment!

 




 

MONSTERPALOOZA WEBSITE

For photos of the convention, visit:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=387299&id=762847925&l=9593643f28

Happy Birthday LON CHANEY SR.

The Phantom, The Hunchback, etc. etc.-- Hail 

THE MAN OF A THOUSAND FACES!

Happy Birthday MORT DRUCKER

One of the absolute best caricaturists, IMHO.

JAME GUMB

 

Jame Gumb a.k.a. Buffalo Bill from the film SILENCE OF THE LAMBS.

Elsa Lanchester as Mary Shelley

Elsa Lanchester as Mary Shelley in THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN.

Happy Birthday HARRY HOUDINI

Harry Houdini (born Erik Weisz; March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926) was a Hungarian-born American magician and escapologist, stunt performer, actor and film producer noted for his sensational escape acts. He was also a skeptic who set out to expose frauds purporting to be supernatural phenomena.

Martine Beswick

 

Martine Beswick in PREHISTORIC WOMEN.

I've never seen the film-- its supposed to be pretty bad, but I'm all about the visuals....