Month Of Monsters IV : Sliiiiiiiiiiiiime Wizard!

Hello friends and welcome our FOURTH YEAR of Month O' Monsters -



My first piece is titled "Slime Wizard" and deals with a subject very close to my heart- and that subject is slime.

We have a lot of suuuuuuper cool monster illustrations coming your way this month, so get ready! Seriously. Prepare yourself. Take the necessary steps.

-Jason

Month O' Monsters SPECIAL EDITION - Octodad!

Today I take a little detour from my usual creeps and spooks to draw a friendlier sort of monster - Octodad! To be perfectly fair; Octodad is not really a "monster" in the halloween sense. BUT, he is a giant octopus disguising himself as a human father so...it works I guess. (I really wanted an excuse to draw him)

For those of you unfamiliar with Octodad- he is the star of an upcoming videogame in which the player must help Octodad maintain the illusion that he is a normal human being by performing everyday tasks (quite a challenge when all you have for appendages are tentacles). You can learn more by watching this hilarious video or visiting the official website.

Strange Mercy

One of my absolute favorite albums of 2011 was St. Vincent's "Strange Mercy."  The song writing and overarching themes were so great that I could barely listen to anything else.

Naturally, I enjoyed it so much that I decided to this drawing based on the title song:

Oh, little one I'd tell you good news that I don't believe

If it would help you sleep

Strange mercy

Thick Ice

The icy walls of your eyes And what lies behind How you morph so quickly Into a chilly nucleus Closing up, burning with touch What you once held close Your temperature changes And we all feel weak At the site of the iceberg You’ve made of emotions How long will it take you to soften And break down at the core Of your unexcavated soul? Who will wait for a block of ice to melt? 

Hello all! Here is the result of the very first collaborative effort between my fiance and I. I created the artwork/general idea, and she came up with the amazing poem. We've got a few more ideas in the works, so I'll be sure to keep you updated. -Jason