Urban Legend

This is my second piece for an upcoming Halloween theme art show in Austin. I also did a color version that I might do a print of.

9" x 12" Ink on illustration board
9" x 12" Ink on illustration board with digital color

Meet the Gruesomes

Meet the Gruesomes, originally uploaded by manlyartjpc.

The Gruesomes. The Flintstones creepy next door neighbors.
This a painting I did for a Halloween theme art show in Austin, TX. It will be up in Amy's Ice Cream at 6th & Lamar.

15" x 20" acrylic on illustration board

Gruesome Teaser

Gruesome Teaser, originally uploaded by manlyartjpc.

Here's a teaser from a work-in-progress I'm doing for a Halloween theme show in Austin. The show will go up on October 2nd, and the opening will be the 23rd. I'll post again with more details. (Bonus points if you can figure out what the hell this is from)

*Update*- I added an iPhone wallpaper version of this you can get here.

USAF Pin-Up

USAF Pin-Up, originally uploaded by manlyartjpc.

For our boys flying the not-so-friendly skies.

9"x12" Ink on Bristol w/ Digital Color.

Witchy Corn

Witchy Corn, originally uploaded by manlyartjpc.

Some more Halloween goodness for ya!

9"x12" Ink on Bristol, Digital Color.

Head in a Jar

Head in a Jar, originally uploaded by manlyartjpc.

Drawing I did for a Halloween Party Invite. Woohoo! Halloween is on it's way!

Ink on smooth bristol. Digital color.

Artillery Pin-Up

Artillery Pin-Up, originally uploaded by manlyartjpc.

I did an art trade with my buddy Artillery. I tried to incorporate two of the things he loves: Women and bicycles. Hope you dig it Will! (This is what he did for me.It's rad.)

14"x17" Marker (mostly Copic with a bit of Pitt and Prismacolor in the mix) on Strathmore Smooth Bristol (The colors in the scan are a little too saturated)

The Monarch & Dr. Mrs. the Monarch by Stephen DeStefano

The Monarch & Dr. Mrs. the Monarch by Stephen DeStefano, originally uploaded by manlyartjpc.

This is a piece I commissioned Stephen DeStafano to do of The Monarch and Dr. Mrs. the Monarch (née Dr. Girlfriend) from The Venture Brothers. Stephen is the art director for the show. Awesome job Stephen. Thanks!

Go check out Stephens blog!

Click on the image for a larger version.

Austin Books Poster

Austin Books Poster, originally uploaded by manlyartjpc.

Here's the final poster art for Austin Books 2008 Labor Day Sale.

11"x17" Ink on illustration board, digital coloring and lettering.

Space Dillo!

Here is the art for a piece I'm doing for Austin Books & Comics' Labor Day sale. They wanted something with an atomic age comics vibe showcasing their mascot, Austin Books Man.

I really wanted to give it that old comics feel, so, after scanning my inks into Photoshop, I kept my palette pretty limited and set my inks layer slightly transparent to simulate the cheap black ink they used back in the day. It lets the overprint of the colors show through the black. I'll post the filnal poster once it's done. Click on the images to view them larger.

9"x12" Ink on Illustration Board w/ Digital Color

Lost World

Lost World, originally uploaded by manlyartjpc.

So, yeah,... welcome to my daydreams. It's an interesting place to visit.

This is my piece for an art show my buddy Ren put together. The theme is "Only in Dreams". The show will be at Flightpath in Austin. The show is going up July 5th and the opening will be July 12. Go check it out if you're in the Austin area!

10" x 15", Ink on illustration board. Click for a larger version.

Good And Evil

GoodAndEvil.jpg, originally uploaded by manlyartjpc.

My first painting for a super secret show to be announced later.

Acrylic on wood.

Good & Evil Sketch

Good & Evil Sketch, originally uploaded by manlyartjpc.

Here's the drawing for a painting I'm doing fora super secret show to be announced later.

Ink and digital.

2008 DvA Gallery Gala Tiki Exhibition & Party

2008 DvA Gala Tiki, originally uploaded by manlyartjpc.

Just wanted to let you know/remind you that I will have two pieces in DVA's Tiki show this weekend. The show will be up for a month, but if you can, come to the opening on Saturday the 21st. It's a blast. There will be fantastic Tiki art by very talented artists, Polynesian dancers, live music by the Cocktail Preachers and copious amounts of rum (Voodoo Rum is a sponsor).

Tipsy Tiki

Tipsy Tiki, originally uploaded by manlyartjpc.

Here's my second painting forDVA Gallery's 4th Annual Tiki Show.

10" x 10", Acrylic on canvas

Friki Tiki

Friki Tiki, originally uploaded by manlyartjpc.

This is one of my two paintings for DVA Gallery's 4th Annual Tiki Show.

18" x 24" Acrylic on canvas

FrikiTikiSnikiPiki

FrikiTikiSnikiPiki, originally uploaded by manlyartjpc.

Here's the preliminary drawing for one of the paintings I'll be putting in DVA Gallery's 4th Annual Tiki Show coming up on June 21st.

14"x17" Pencil on paper.

Maddox SunBurst

Maddox SunBurst, originally uploaded by manlyartjpc.

Here's a little painting I did for self promotional purposes. Oil on canvas, 10"x10".

Wacky Packages

Wacky Packages, originally uploaded by manlyartjpc.

To celebrate 35 years (holy crap) of Topps Wacky Packages stickers, they have put out this awesome collection of art from Series 1-7 in its entirety. It inspired me to set up this shot with some of my Wacky Packages stickers. Yes folks, they still make them and I still have to pick up a few packs every once in a while.

If you were a kid in the 70's, or just like well done gross art and sophomoric humor (who doesn't?), this is the book for you. It's really interesting, Pulitzer Prize winning writer/artist Art Spiegelman (Maus) was a gag writer for Topps for 23 years. Also, the famous pulp artist Norm Saunders regularly did art for Wacky Packages. It's a crazy, wonderful world ain't it?

You can get the book ... here.

Blood Fest 2008

Blood Fest 2008, originally uploaded by manlyartjpc.

Whoa! What's going on?!?! Jason's posting art on his blog? That's crazy. Sorry things have been so slow lately. I've been working on a bunch of stuff I can't show yet. I think I should have more art to show in the next week or two as I start working on less top secret projects.

Here's this years t-shirt design I did for Blood Fest. Blood Fest is an annual seven's rugby tournament hosted by the Huns RFC in Austin, TX. So, if you're in Austin on June 21st, swing by Zilker Park and enjoy some violence with grace.