"Crusher" (End of the Line) by Yeldarb

Drawing From Footage of Car Being Crushed in the Year 1961 in England

"Humorous" (Slade as a Classic Movie Monster) by Yeldarb

"Storyboard" (Ice Age Ukraine, March 1st, 40,000 B.C.) by Yeldarb

"Character" (Feudal Japan Characters) by Yeldarb

"Wood" (English Oaks) by Yeldarb

"Crackle" (Lightning Strike) by Yeldarb

"Black" (The Black Panther) by Yeldarb

"Arachnid" (Webslinger) by Yeldarb

Story board by Ray Richardson

Actual boards I use for my "Monstrosity" book.

Arachnid by Ray Richardson

Chirp by Ray Richardson

Went with a screaming Chirp from Chief Chirpa.

"Chirp" (Warlock) by Yeldarb

Warlock of the New Mutants was originally a rather menacing monster from outer space, or so he seemed, with his bizarre appearance and deadly touch. But it wasn't long before he became comedy relief. He was described making a chirping noise in New Mutants #26.

"Fluffy" (Arctic Monster) by Yeldarb

GUEST ARTIST! Fan - by Ken Banks

Fan - by Christian Slade

"Fan" (Dragon Hoard) by Yeldarb

"Red" (Elven Maiden) by Yeldarb

Red By Christian Slade

Red by Michael Brady

Red by Ray Richardson

For the word of the week, I chose to do a page or concept for a page from Monstrosity. here we see the towns people reacting to the site of her after slaying her first victim. The only color that will be featured in the book is "Red".

"Fright" (Astrophobia: the Fear of Outer Space) by Yeldarb

Astrophobia or Spacephobia is the fear of outer space. While for an astronaut this might mean fear of drifting into the depths of space while on a space walk, for more earthbound people this is connected to a fear of aliens. Movies about hostile aliens have had a significant effect on making this unusual phobia more common.

Fright- by Ray Richardson

Another mock paperback cover for this weeks Word of the week.

Fright -by Christian Slade

Icetime - by Christian Slade

"Ice Time" by Yeldarb (Mammuthus primigenius: The Woolly Mammoth)

I interpreted "ice time" as another way to say "Ice Age". This is drawn from a photo of a skeleton in a museum which I have overlaid with muscle and fur.

Ice Time by Ray Richardson

A Plein air of Everest for "Ice-Time". Done on location at Hollywood Studios Fl.

Word of the Week

The new Word of the Week is: Icetime

Senate by Christian Slade

"United States Senate" (Missing Panel from Days of Future Past) by Yeldarb

I recently read X-Men 141 and 142 again and felt that the story needed a panel in which the X-Men rush past Senator Kelly to save him from the New Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, since they seemed to suddenly appear the scene awfully fast in the original comic (Kitty, Nightcrawler, and Wolverine weren't even in the room with the Brotherhood burst inside).

Senate by Michael Brady

7x5 Oil on Canvas.

United States Senate

Watercolor

"Sea" ( The Mermaid) by Yeldarb

An unfinished acrylic underpainting for an intended oil painting.

Sea by Christian Slade

Sea by Michael Brady

10x8 oil on canvas board. Tried to experiment with using a palette knife on this. I wanted to make the paint mimic the volume and chunkiness of the water.

"The Sea" by Ray Richardson

I decided to really use the time and give you guys something neat. For our Word of the Week  Hope you like.

And here's the original painting. Acrylic 6x8"

April 27, 2014 Word of the Week

The word of the week is "sea".

Shell (Dragon Hatchling) by Yeldarb

Shell by Michael Brady

My painting this week is of a pysanka, a Ukrainian Easter egg. Acrylic on 6x8 canvas panel.

Shell by Ray Richardson

Not realizing the word of the week fell on Easter Sunday I decided to venture out of the norm and got a Shell hopefully no one else considered. The Shell station sign in Hunter's Creek near my home.

"Shell" by Christian Slade

My six year old twins enjoy some Plastic egg candy this Easter Sunday. What was left was a pile of shells to clean up. Now let's see what those other three stooges came up with....

"Artist on Tap"-4/20/14

There is an immensely talented artist who is sometimes known as the Grandmaster of Fantastic Art. People react to his images on a visceral, emotional level. His art vibrates with tension and movement, and even his still figures seem ready to spring to life.  He creates images of the fantastic but they are always grounded in realism. He was a modern-day classical artist working in an era when artists of this sort could no longer be found. There is nobody quite like him, though he's probably the most influential artist of the past half-century.

His name is Frank Frazetta. I've learned more from this amazing artist than any other single creative person I can think of, and every time I gaze at one of his images, I realize that there is more for me to learn. With this understanding comes the old excitement and desire to improve and to produce art of my own. Frazetta's subject matter, his dynamism, his anatomy, and realism make his art a treat for the eyes. He, like few others, can make the viewer feel drawn into another world with but a glimpse of his art. A lush and primal world of great beauty and savagery which seems as real as the world outside one's window.

This selection of art shows Frazetta's talent with oil painting, watercolor, pen and ink, and pencil. His skill is incredible. But most amazing of all, he never used reference. He didn't need it. You may see more at http://frankfrazetta.net.