Salem's Lot: The Marston House

Salem's Lot:  The Marston House.  The newest edition to the Illustration on the Dark side.

Danny at the window from Salem's Lot

Salem's Lot: Danny at the window
One of the first books I ever read without being forced to was Salem's Lot. I was way to young to read it and it gave me nightmares for months, but it left a fever within me for the macabre and the scary that exists to this day.  This piece is dedicated to Ron, Kevin, and my sister Barbara. You three kept feeding my love of what goes bump in the night. I thank you.

illustration for Business card: Eyes

Thinking of reworking my illustration business card... Since I have been building a Horror based portfolio for the last year, A leave behind that reflects what I do would probably be a good thing. So here is (at least for the time being) my solution... unless a better one presents itself.  Heck, I may have a couple of different images. One steampunk, one horror, one editorial cartoon. Hmmmmmm....

The Carriage Final

I finished it today. The Carriage is an image that I see as the start or the end of a story. That story, I don't have it as of yet. I may never have it... but I am happy with this image.

The Carriage; work in progress post 1/ session 3

session 3, or half way through session 3... or perhaps... And Welcome to session 3.5!!!!!
Size of the original piece is 14"x18".

Snow Day

After a day of 10" snowfall with another 6-10+ on the way... the snow kids are in abundance on any bump or hill.

The Nest

The Nest.  The latest in my series of dark illustrations, three sisters of the undead found by some poor person who with night vision on a camera or goggles has stumbled into the wrong place at the wrong time.

Mythbusters- TV's new odd couple

still on a cartoon kick... just planning on riding it out. The latest- Adam Savage and Jamie Heyneman... The Mythbusters.

Zeppelin- celebration day

I sat down and watched  Celebration Day. A Led Zeppelin concert that took place back in 2007. It was very interesting to see how these icons have aged over the years. They are looked upon as almost royalty by my generation. I was compelled to work this piece up.

moe-dok, larry-dok, curly-dok

A dear friend sparked an idea on an illustration featuring the Marvel Comics Character, MODOK... well like it or not, this is my solution.

Steam Punk Death Maiden- grays

The first version of the Steampunk Death Maiden. I think it shows off the linework a bit better than a color version, but that is just me.

Dead Anyway: the Graphic novel web page is live!!!

It's alive! IT'S A-LIVE!!! THE
http://www.deadanyway.com/
IS ALIVE!!! See artwork, get to know the creators, order, order, order! Thanks to Pete Mitchell and Bryan Ballinger for their drive, and native ability to heard creatives to a common goal. Gentlemen... I salute you.

cover artwork by Paul Conrad.

last can of who hash

working on an idea for an ornament and or candle holder. The last can of Who Hash.

Steam Punk Evening Post

This was a piece that I may use as a christmas card for the 2012 season. We shall see how things go.

The Strong Room Title Page

This is the title page for a collaborative project that I have been working on. It goes live tomorrow... Oct. 31st, HALLOWEEN!  More to come tomorrow, but until then, I tease you with this.

The New Pink Slip

First of all... NO,  this has nothing to do with real life. Nobody got canned. A group of us were sitting at lunch and the concept came about. It was such a grand visual that I just had to work up a cartoon for it... Thanks Tom for the inspiration.

New Shirt Design: The Walking Doug

http://www.mysoti.com/mysoti/designer/dugbuddy/product/1564366/dugbuddy--tshirt--The-Walking-Doug

Halloween Costumes

As the season of Trick or Treat comes nearer... some of us find that the holiday may be better suited for the "younger crowd". Enjoy your Halloween however you decide to celebrate it.

I heard he had a hook on his foot.

As fall starts to arrive, and campfires become more common place, I am reminded by the movie Meatballs, where (a very young) Bill Murrey tells a haunting tale about a man with a hook on his hand prowling the woods... a rather naive listener "Spaz" responds to the telling with... " I heard that story before, but I heard that they guy had a hook on his foot."  His friend then responds, "How could the guy have a hook on his foot?!?"  In my head since that first viewing has been this poor fellow, with a hook on his foot.

Look at you go, Lil' buddy!

Comic Panels...

some panels from a project i am working on... a short story for a comic anthology.