Julian Coalheart, zombie chimp and card carrying Sinister Simian, invites you to jump into the spirit of Halloween by taking the Horror Movie quiz. (Be sure to use the pause button on this one.)
Tag: humor
Movie Poster Style
Here’s a clever collection of visuals inspired by articles of clothing that are key to a movie’s theme and identity.
Giant
Giant Episode 2 Sun from Celine&Yann.
Yum Yum
I’ve got two words for you… Yum Yum!
Franco Brambilla
Franco Brambilla’s ability to transform the world of vintage travel postcards into eerie, mysterious and many times humorous tableaus of science fiction amazes me.
Quizzical Look
Characters from a selection of the Literary and Artistic Pets have been combined to make a new fun quiz on Sporcle, a site chock full of memory testing, trivia inducing fun.
A big thanks goes out to Dave Hejmanowski for putting the quiz together.
John K.
Hip, hip, hooray for the genius of John K!
Monkey Pup
Monkey Monday goes for a “two fer” with added dog flavor. Check out this primate canine couture at Rachael’s Talk2thetrees Etsy shop.
Artistic Pets Trading Card Set
Introducing”Artistic Pets,” a look into the lives of famous artists with canine and feline personalities. Test your knowledge of this alternative universe of four-legged art history.
Take the Artistic Pets Quiz:
1. This artist is famed for his fresco work on the walls and ceiling of the Sistine Chapel’s dog house.
2. American abstract expressionist painter made famous by his “Action Litter Box” drip and splash experiments.
3.Diminutive French painter known for documenting Parisian night life, especially the characters associated with the Meowlin Rouge cabaret.
4. American painter and printmaker who was a leader in the Pup Art movement. He achieved a portion of his more than 15 minutes of fame with his silkscreen portrait of Elvis Hound Dog.
(answers at the end of this post)
20 card set with full color portrait of each artist with biographical info on reverse. Each card measures 2 1/4″ x 4″ printed on sturdy 14 pt.cover stock and packaged in hand crafted paper portfolio.
Available For Purchase-Click Here To Visit The Etsy Shop
Answers to the quiz: 1.MichelangeLab 2.Catson Pollock 3.Henri de ToyFox-Lautrec 4.Andy Warhowl
Update: Now you can play a combined Literary Pets and Artistic Pets Quiz online at Sporcle.com. Click THIS LINK or the image below to start.
Monk Jagger
But I’ve been bit and I’ve been tossed around
By every she-rat in this town
Have you, babe?
Well, I am just a monkey man
I’m glad you are a monkey woman too.
-Mick Jagger/Monkey Man
Just added to the monkey section of the Etsy shop: Mick Jagger as a rock and roll chimp.
Literary Pets
Think you know your famous literature? Take the “Literary Pets” quiz!
(Answers below)
- What author was famed for creating the epic struggle between Captain A. Lab and “Moby Poodle,” the great white lap dog?
- This writer’s play, “Pugmalion,” was later musically adapted to “My Fair Labradoodle.”
- Considered one of the greatest authors of fantasy and science fiction, this writer is known for such classics as “The Illustrated Dog” and “Something Wagging This Way Comes.”
- Famed author of “Fancy Feast at Tiffany’s” and was a childhood friend of Harpurr Lee.
Learn more about these author’s lives and great works included in the entire set of 24 cards titled Literary Pets 2, the second volume of famous literary luminaries as cats and dogs. Each card measures 2 1/4″ x 4″ on sturdy 14 pt.cover stock and presents a full color portrait on one side with biographical information on the reverse. Card sets and individual signed portrait prints available in the Etsy shop.
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Answers to the quiz:
1.Bloodhound author of dark romanticism, Herman Smellville 2. George St. Bernard Shaw 3. Stray Bradbury 4. Truman Catpote
Don Kenn
Don Kenn’s work makes me imagine an alternate universe where Maurice Sendak’s “Where the Wild Things Are” is instead written by H.P. Lovecraft and illustrated by Edward Gorey. Don’s vision and execution is wonderfully creepy.
Sketchy Duel
Some animated fun from the minds over at Bird Box Studio.
Monster Friends
A set of four posters by artists Alex Pearson, Jeff Kandefer, Andy Young, and Julian Baker comprise the fun Monster Friends set.
Fur Face Boy
Check out the express train goodness of Fur Face Boy. He offers up the triple threat of: creating cool design, exhibiting tremendous marketing skills with a huge following and lastly, being a genuinely great guy.
Monkey Monday-Big in Japan
Next month the International Primatological Society will convene in Kyoto, Japan for their 23rd Congress. ChetArt’s monkey business will be a part of the festivities, thanks to the efforts of Laura Marsh. I met Laura last month in San Diego during our Comic-Con event. She runs the comic shop and gallery True Believers in Santa Fe and is also a director of the Global Conservation Institute. As a participate in next month’s Primatological Congress, she will be a presenting a symposium and teaching a pre-congress course. Perhaps most importantly, she’ll be exposing her colleagues to a variety of my monkey personalities in the form of Sinister Simian and Steampunk Monkey buttons that she purchased to re-sell while she’s there. Perhaps this will spark the idea for a future lecture on the migratory habits of evil, death ray wielding, megalomaniac chimps. Stay tuned…
(Above portrait from the beautiful and fascinating photo series by James Mollison.)
Andy Helms
Visit Andy Helm’s various sites for more fun, including his Dude a Day project.
Magnificent Specimens
Austin photographer Dave Mead presents an impressive collection of portraits from the 2009 World Beard and Mustache Championship. Think you know your famous facial hair? Take this Mustache Test.
Literary Pets
Coming this fall from Half Price Books: a “Literary Pets” calendar. Twelve of my dog and cat as famous author portraits will adorn the interior, complete with the accompanying text I wrote for each. A calendar cover was commissioned however the above color cover will be relegated to a sepia version for their final product.
Jeff de Boer
Jeff de Boer is a Calgary-based multi-media artist with an emphasis on metal. He is best known for creating suits of armor for cats and mice. Bring it on, neighborhood dogs!