Strange Beasts Playing Cards

The Army of Strange Beasts playing card set presents 54 individual character portraits illustrated by Chet Phillips. High quality, plastic coated standard poker sized deck of cards. Custom back design, 2 Jokers and descriptive cards for each suit. Suits represent a variety of creatures and monsters from the realms of: Japanese Yokai spirits, Mythology, Kaiju and Monsters & Robots. Each deck is sealed in cellophane wrapping and presented in a colorful heavy card stock custom box.

Purchase them here in the online ChetArt shop

Purchase Them Here In The Online Shop

Halloscream

Halloscream

About 3 weeks ago the front yard and house of my good friends Doug Livingston and Christine Pasienski was transformed into an amazing display of Halloween spookiness. Both are incredibly creative folks and they turned this talent towards creating a landscape of all things Halloween. Many aspects of their environment were created from scratch or cleverly altered to the proper effect. They’ve posted a wonderful collection of photos, which are works of art in themselves, into a beautiful online photo album.

View the Halloscream Album HERE.

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Ghosts, Monsters and Flair

Ghostbusters-ChetArt“Who You Gonna Call” signed tribute print

Marking its 30 year anniversary, “Ghostbusters” busted on to the pop-culture landscape with insanely humorous vengeance. With Ivan Reitman’s skilled direction and the comic genius of Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis leading the pack of a stellar cast of actors, it was an instant classic. It was a true movie-watching pleasure, experiencing all the twists, turns and punchlines in the theater in 1984. Above is my tribute to the film, including some of the iconic imagery and quotes.

YoungFrankenstein-ChetArt“It’s Pronounced Fronkensteen” signed tribute print

Mel Brooks is responsible for creating some of the greatest comedic tag lines and phrases in film history. One of his best achievements, in my humble opinion, is the visual recreation of James Whale’s “Frankenstein,” titled “Young Frankenstein.” The beautiful black and white feature paid loving tribute to the original with nuance and care, (not to mention inclusion of the original “Frankenstein” lab equipment) all the while delivering non-stop slapstick, puns and sight gags in true Mel Brooks form. Premiering 40 years ago, it has stood the test of time with its immense silliness.

OfficeSpace Etsy

“Case of the Mondays” signed tribute print

Anyone who has ever worked for a corporation or big company can relate to the cult classic “Office Space.”  Director Mike Judge, also known for “Beavis and Butthead” and “King of the Hill,” transformed his “Milton” character to the big screen in a live action comedy. Even though the movie is centered on the plight of Peter Gibbons and his Kafkaesque struggles against TPS reports and his boss, Bill Lumbergh, I chose the soft spoken sociopath Milton as the centerpiece for my tribute of this unique and clever comedy.

 

All three available in the ChetArt Etsy shop.

Michael Ramstead

Michael Ramstead formulates intriguing narratives into his beautiful, unsettling paintings.

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