LIFE'S A WITCH!!!

The end is near!  The end of October that is!  Sheesh this month is just blowing by ain't it?  What we need is something to slow us down and "Lift" our spirits.  The Halloween Spirit especially!  And I got just the thing!  Enjoy...

This little laugher came about from the Daily Doodle.  In fact, ALL the art this month did.  The theme was a Young Witch, so I felt a little charm caster probably wouldn't have much mastery over her wand just yet and, well, this happened.  There's a lesson to be learned here: Kids can be cruel!  But seriously now, how many witches actually wear clothes that match?  It's almost a rule that they're as hodgepodge as possible!  And why is Bert of all Muppets even there?  Wouldn't the Count be more appropriate at a Wizarding school?

And that's it for today!  Next week, a couple of Halloween treats await, so be sure to come back and have your pumpkin buckets (Or pillow cases for the older kids) ready!  Until then, take care and I'll catch y'all later!

WHAT LIES BENEATH!!!

Welcome back CRAZIES!!!  October's in full swing, and so am I!  Rather than blab on, as I'm doing right now, we're just gonna jump right into some colorfully colorful art!  And yes, I said the same thing twice just now.  Enjoy...

This post came from the Daily Doodle, with the theme being the Monster Under The Bed.  At least I think it was.  I enjoyed drawing this one, even though the shading's kinda goofy looking.  Shading's a skill I've never been able to pick up in all these years of drawing.  Oh well.  At least the glowing yellow eyes look cool!  Maybe someday the whole monster will finally come out?

Well, that's all I got for this week, but don't fret!  I'm coming back with some art next Wednesday that'll surely be "Uplifting."  Until then, take care and I'll catch y'all later!

LONG BEACH AND OWLS?! IT MUST BE OCTOBER!!!

 Welcome to October CRAZIES!!!  So much going on this month!  Halloween!  Oktoberfest!  The return of Bubble Fox!  Yup!  Lot's going on!  Even this post is a biggie!  So let's get started and jump right into another blog doodle, shall we?

This piece came from the Daily Doodle.  I honestly can't remember the exact theme, although it may have been a combination of two themes.  I can't always draw these everyday, so sometimes I gotta group them!  Anyway, there had to be an owl and bugs, and this is what I came up with! 

Last month, I spent a fun weekend in Long Beach attending the always awesome Long Beach Comic Con!  This year's show was the biggest ever, taking up their entire exhibit hall!  It also had one of the smallest Cosplay displays ever.  Usually LBCC has some of the best and funniest costumes you'll find anywhere.  Unfortunately, SoCal's been hit with some horrifically muggy weather in recent weeks, no doubt putting a damper on the plans of many cosplayers that weekend.  Still, some braved the elements and dressed up, so today, I salute them!  Enjoy...

Robocop!  He came to put an end to price gouging at booths! 

FINALLY!!! Some more well-rounded Back To The Future cosplay!  And yes, that's a dude playing Jennifer! 

My favorite costume of the con!  No one ever does The Mask.  This guy was good too!

Here's Saphire, but where's Ruby? 

Over The Garden Wall cosplay!  Kinda bummed I missed this show.  It seemed pretty cool and Cartoon Network shows no signs of airing it again.

HAVE A NICE DAY!!!  Always love seeing wrestling cosplay!  Still waiting on Shockmaster and Gobbledygooker cosplay!  Someone please make that happen!

The only true badass of the Power Rangers universe! 

Lord knows how hot that Splinter costume was, but its detail was amazing!  Totally movie accurate too! And yes, Deadpool cosplay was the dominant costume at LBCC!

Memo to Michael Bay: THIS IS HOW NINJA TURTLES ARE SUPPOSED TO LOOK!!! 

And who better to end it on than Pee Wee?  There were actually two Pee Wee Herman cosplayers at the show, but this dude wasn't wearing a mask, so he gets the spotlight!  Also saw him at WonderCon too!

And so ends the first post of October!  I'll be back next time with some monstrously good fun!  Until then, take care and I'll catch y'all later!

THEY AIN'T HARVARD MATERIAL!!!

And we come to it at last!  The final September post EVER… in 2015!  Sorry folks, just had to play that trick on y'all!  Wait!  Don't go!  I got art!  I promise!  See…

Behold, The Twits!  One of Dahl's most unusual works, which is really saying something!  I'm surprised this book hasn't been adapted yet.  With their cruel actions towards each other and those around them, The Twits seem tailor-made for American media!  I'd rather watch them the the Kardashians, that's for sure!  Anyway, the worm cake was a delight to draw.  Especially the two worms butting heads!  I love working small gags like that into my art.  Hardly anyone ever notices the small things though.  Perhaps I should drop more clues?

Anyway, that's a wrap for September!  I'll rustle up some spooky art for the coming month and, with any luck, will have some pics from Long Beach Comic Con to share with you next week!  Until then, take care and I'll catch y'all later!

HE'S JUST FANTASTIC!!!

And we're back and almost done with September!  Man how time flies.  Seems like only last week I was posting my Big Friendly Giant art.  Oh wait, that WAS last week!  Well, no need to stop now!  On with the show…

Today's art comes from Fantastic Mr. Fox.  It's the most recent Dahl book to be made into a film and the only one I didn't see.  Sorry, but I just don't like Wes Anderson's movies.  They're boring and pointless!  With that said, the book is great and I never miss the chance to draw a fox!

Well, only one more to go before we close out September!  I'll be back next time to end the month with a pair of road scholars if ya know what I mean!  Until then, take care and I'll catch y'all later!

THINGS HAVE GOTTEN BIG!!!

Welcome back!  How was Long Beach Comic Con?  Hell if I know?  I wrote this two weeks before I went!  Hopefully it was cool!  And hopefully I remembered my camera this time so I can actually do a post on it next month!  But enough of these rambling from my past self!  It's time for some more Roald Dahl-inspired art!  Enjoy…

Today's art is based on the Big Friendly Giant, which, as you may have gathered, is about a big friendly giant.  That may have been Dahl's greatest trait as a writer; he was pretty straight forward with everything!  I loved working on this piece in particular because in a way it reminded me of when I was a teen and I'd babysit my cousin Mara.  She was such a tiny little sprite and I was kinda big.  She'd make me carry her everywhere, which wasn't much effort.  She weighed about 20Lbs. soaking wet!  Anyhoo, she's off to college this year while I'm off to drawing giants with kids riding on their heads.  Weird how that works out, eh?

And so ends another week!  We'll be back next time with some foxy art from one of Bubble's distant relatives.  Until then, take care and I'll catch y'all later!

EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC!!!

Welcome back CRAZIES!  I heard through the grapevine y'all have been really good this week, so I shall reward you with art!  CRAZY art!  OK, I know y'all wanted pizza but cut me some slack!  The books aren't selling so I got no cash!  Anyway, enjoy some creativeness…

Today we have Matilda getting the CRAZY treatment!  This was another book that lead to a rather uninspired film adaptation.  In general, most of Dahl's books haven't translated well into feature films.  Part of the problem is, well, they tend to be quite dark, especially for kids books.  Movie studios prefer that their kids movies not be so dark, especially when the humor is very slapstick, much like Dahl's was.  This often leads to conflicts between writers and studio heads that's ultimately gonna be won be the studio because they pull the strings.  And now you all know why so many independent films are getting more traction.  Beyond that, this one was fun to draw, especially tossing the newt on Ms. Trunchbull.  Newts make everything better!

Anyway, that's all for now.  I'll be at Long Beach Comic Con this weekend, walking around and chilling with pals, so say high if you see me!  Next week, something BIG is coming to the CRAZYVERSE, so be ready!  Until then, take care and I'll catch y'all later!