The Hairy Trinity

Meet the triumvirate of shagginess. New signed print now available in the Etsy shop.

Literary and Artistic Pets

New portrait prints from the Literary and Artistic Pets series have been added to the Etsy shop. Each signed print comes mounted within an 8 x 10 beveled mat, ready to frame.

See the entire selection here.

Star Wars/Day of the Dead

John Karpinsky has created a fun series of Star Wars characters combined with Day of the Dead motifs.

Patrick Girouard

Check out the bright colors and clever characters from the mind of Patrick Girourad. Be sure and visit his Etsy shop for loads of robot fun.

And see this step by step with wonderful background score composed by his son Marc.

Staple!- Colleen AF Venable and Marianne Ways

Back from our weekend exhibiting at the Staple! Independent Media Expo in Austin, TX. We had a great time with lots of sales, seeing old friends and making new ones. A big thank you to everyone that came out to show their support!

This week I’ll be sharing info about some of the great talents and fellow exhibitors we met. First up, the insanely funny and talented duo of Colleen AF Venable and Marianne Ways. They’ve collaborated on writing “Lumberjacks: A Field Guide”.  With great writing, a host of clever illustrators contributing to the fun and a cut out cover with felt beard, you have to snag a copy of this gem!

Be sure and visit Colleen’s site Here for loads of other incredible projects.

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Marianne’s site Here that also includes her wonderful jewelry.


March MODOK Madness

It’s time again for that wonderful annual event: March MODOK Madness, a curated blog of  MODOK inspired artwork. A big thanks to mastermind Brendan Tobin for including my version from the Order of Nefarious Villains, SCORN.

The Last Breakfast

Brilliant rendition of The Last Supper in breakfast cereal form. Brought to you by the talented Brian Stuckey.

Order of Nefarious Villains Card Set

The Order of Nefarious Villains serve as the evil counterpart to the Union of Superlative Heroes. Spawned from the dark recesses of spider pits and graveyard shadows, this collection of evil deviants inhabit the same parallel Steampunk Victorian universe as their heroic foes. 20 cards in the set, including the characters Professor Cephalopod, Sir Samuel Lodestone, Black Piranha, Feline Fräulein, Lord Venomous, King Congo plus 14 more. Each card showcases their portrait along with a brief description of their malevolent deeds, origins and abilities.

Now available in the Etsy Shop.

~Update-2013 Desk Calendars Now Available~

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Pam Wishbow

Pam Wishbow creates a fun world of retro styled cartoon graphics.

Natsuo Ikegami

Japanese artist Natsuo Ikegami’s color cat portraits have a simple and straightforward appeal.

UK CardCast-Episode 33

Paul Bines over at the wonderful resource UK CardCast honored me with a fantastic  plug for the “Union of Superlative Heroes” set with his latest podcast.

Melabo’s Ceramic Frankensteins

Melabo’s Etsy shop is a fine representation of what would have happened if Dr. Moreau had taken a ceramics class instead of buying that island.

Secrets of Corel Painter Experts

I recently had the honor of being included in the Daryl Wise and Linda Hellfritsch publication Secrets of Corel Painter Experts.” Each of the seventeen artists are given a chapter that includes a step by step process and a gallery of works.

Matt Forsythe

Visit the Etsy shop of illustrator Matt Forsythe for some lively fun.

Paper Wasp Nest

Check out the graphically fresh work of Magen Mitchell over at Paper Wasp Nest.

Green Optimist

Check out the delicate and whimsical drawings from Bulgarian artist Juri in his Green Optimist Etsy shop.

Union of Superlative Heroes-Update

Thanks to the overwhelming demand for this card set due to some tremendous blog spotlights, quantities became limited very quickly. Additional sets are now available. Thank you to everyone for your tremendous support and interest in buying. Shop now at the Etsy Shop.


Patti Haskins

Talented Dallas artist and friend Patti Haskins has a great gift for  character design and color combinations, witnessed above by “Buster,” one of her many creations. Be sure and check out her Etsy shop for loads of perfect holiday gifts.

Union of Superlative Heroes

Imagining a parallel universe in which superheroes inhabit a Steampunk Victorian world, the Union of Superlative Heroes is a collection of characters from a variety of countries, each with their own unique abilities or mutations. Twenty cards in all, this set profiles such epic figures as Marquis Le Bat, Stupendous Gent, Empress Amazonia, Arachno Kid, Prince Aqueous, Lord Wolverton plus fourteen more. Each card showcases their portrait along with a brief biography and country of origin on the reverse. Now available in the Etsy shop.

~Update- 2013 Desk Calendars Available~

2013 Desk Calendars are now available for both The Union of Superlative Heroes and The Order of Nefarious Villains.

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Wilkintie

Whimsically fun set of letterpress prints from Australian creative Wilkintie.

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