Porn-O's!

Porn-O's!, originally uploaded by manlyartjpc.

Yummy anytime cereal brought to you by the fine folks in the porn industry! Get down with Sin-D Bare and swallow some yogurt-crusted goodness! Porn-O's... now with stars.

Drawing for the Austin Sketch Squad. Topic: Cereal.

Halloween!

A little montage from Halloween festivities in Chicago. That's me as Lego Luke Skywalker (glowing with the power of the Lego Force), Melita 'Miss Monster' Curphy in the insane werewolf costume and our friend Kate as a rocker girl. I have no idea who the guy is in the evil dead biker outfit, but it was awesome and I had to include it.

Frankenmunny

So, here's my Frankenmunny for the Austin Sketch Squad Lowbrow Monster Mash art show opening this Saturday at the Lowbrow Emporium in beautiful Austin, TX. Unfortunately I'm not going to be able to make it to the opening, but you should. There will be free Lone Star beer and a live art event. Go check it out!

Jason who?

OK, sorry for the extreme lack of posts. I'm starting to get settled in here in Chicago. Life's good. I'm in my new place. I won't have furniture for a couple of weeks, but that's OK. Unfortunately, I probably won't have internet for a few weeks also. Therefore my posts will probably be sporadic at best. I'll post when I can, though. Hope all is well out in internet land!

Howdy from Chicago!

Brian & Missy on the El, originally uploaded by manlyartjpc.

The last week-and-a-half has been nutty! I arrived in Chicago on Sunday, went out with my friends Melly and Marci for my birthday that evening and started my new job at Motorola the following day! So far I'm enjoying Chicago and my job. Now I've got to find a place to live. I stayed with Melly & Larry for a few days and now I'm staying with Brian & Missy. You guys are AWESOME!

Once I get settled in, I should be posting art more regularly. Until then, things may be pretty sporadic. Oh, that's Brian & Missy in the photo. I took that this morning as we were riding the El to work.

Devil Girl Print

Just in time for Halloween, it's the Devil Girl Print! This is my homage to the wonderful Devil Girls of Coop. This baby's perfect for spicing up any bar, rumpus room or man-cave. Order one today!

Devil Girl Print. 13"x19" signed and numbered edition of 50. Archival inks on archival paper. $60.00 each. E-mail me if interested. I accept PayPal. Standard shipping in the continental US is included. (The copyright info will not be on the actual print.)

They did the mash...it was a Monster Mash

Here's the poster I did for the Austin Sketch Squad Lowbrow Monster Mash art show. Swing by for the opening. A good time should be had by all. In fact, I should be back from Chicago for it. Hope to see you there!

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Chicago...

Well, it looks like I'll be moving to the windy city at the end of the week. Over the past week strange things have been afoot in my life and lo-and-behold I was offered a nice new job at Motorola. (Thanks Melly!) They need someone pronto, so I'm hitting the road.

I've had a blast in Austin and I'm sad to leave behind all my friends, but I think this is a step in the right direction. If you're ever in Chicago, drop me a line!

Devil Girl Sketch

A little homage to Coop. It's been a while since I've drawn for me. It was really fun doing this. This will be turned into an ink drawing and eventually a painting. I'm pretty psyched about it. The model I found was perfect. Thanks Cindy!

Kids Stuff

Rocketship, originally uploaded by manlyartjpc.

This is a commission I did for my neighbor Chris. Some good friends of his are having a baby boy soon and he wanted something unique to give them. This was a fun little break from my normal style.

Munny From the Black Lagoon

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Done! He'll be at the Austin Sketch Squad "Lowbrow Monster Mash" Halloween art show next month at the Lowbrow Emporium on South Lamar. More on the show soon!

Spinybacked Orbweaver

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I've had an abundance of these cool little guys living around my apartment building this summer. I think they're really beautiful.

Toy Factory

So, things are going better with the Munny From the Black Lagoon. I've ended up hand painting everything. It's not quite as clean as I'd like, but I think it's looking pretty good. The other one I'm starting is my FrankenMunny. I'm going to try some different materials on this one. I'll let you know how it goes. (Dremmel Tools are awesome BTW)

Unexpected Visitor

I woke up this morning and found this little guy hanging out in my kitchen sink. He now resides in the ground cover outside my apartment.

26.2

I went to my first marathon training session this morning. 26.2 is how many miles a marathon is. I must be completely off my rocker.

Oh my gouache! Part 2

So I had a few art "life" lessons this week.

Lesson #1- Remember that whole post I made about gouache being awesome and it changing my life? Yeah.... not so much. I've found it increasingly frustrating to work with for pin-ups. I'm sure I'll find other uses for it, but in general, I'm not digging it at this moment in time.

Lesson #2- Don't believe everything you read on packaging. I'm in the process of doing a custom Munny vinyl toy. I put on a really nice coat of metallic green paint and decided to use Scotch blue artist tape to mask off lines, etc. on the head. It says on the package... 'Removes from Most Surfaces Without Damage'. I've learned that the key word in that statement is 'Most'. Please refer to visual aid below...

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Oh well, time to bust out the sand paper.

Oh my gouache!

Gouache Sample, originally uploaded by manlyartjpc.

Trying out gouache for the first time. I think I may have found my new painting medium. I really like how fast it lets you work. It helps give it a certain dynamic quality I have trouble achieving with oil. I did this in about 45 minutes or so. Image based on a Gil Elvgren painting.

Howdy!

Hi Folks. Sorry I've been MIA for the last week-and-a-half. I've been busy re-vamping my website. Head on over and check it out! Hope you like it.

ManlyArt.com

Comic-Con Swag Part 2

1952 Pulp Book Cover, originally uploaded by manlyartjpc.

I purchased this original pulp oil painting from Streamline Illustrations at Comic-Con this year. It was painted in 1952 for a pulp novel. I don't know who the artist is or what book it was used on, so if you've seen this before, let me know!

Comic-Con Swag Part 1

Ren & Stimpy, originally uploaded by manlyartjpc.

When I was at Comic-Con this year I met Jim Smith. Jim co-created Ren & Stimpy with John Kricsfalusi. This one of the layout drawings from "Big House Blues". Footage from that episode was also used for the Ren & Stimpy intro. I got it for $20. I think it was a good deal. I even got a Spumco production folder to boot!