From 1988 to 1995 I did a series of calendars. The calendars featured original illustrations each month. The first calendar in 1988 featured a different “classic” monster each month – vampire, witch, werewolf, etc. Every calendar (but one) after that … Continue reading
It’s the lizards! Not all the lizards. I seem to have left Seth out. That’s not surprising. Seth is the level headed one and therefore less likely to provide a lively expression. At the top – Aunt Hortense Middle left … Continue reading
An anthropomorphic lamp. A teddy bear to avoid. A potentially safer bear. Aunt Hortense. Obscure Comix mascot. Willie, trying to be fierce.
On the left, one of the Lizards’ hands. Couldn’t tell you which one. Their hands look pretty much all alike. Well, maybe not Aunt Hortense. Her hands might be more scaley and gnarled. On the right, the head shapes of … Continue reading
More random sketches. Mostly. The three fingered hand belongs to a lizard. Probably to Aunt Hortense, the creature smoking the cigarette. What did you say? That she doesn’t look like a lizard? Does Mickey look like a mouse? Does Oswald … Continue reading
A design for one of Aunt Hortense’s many detractors. This one appeared in the first issue of Glyph, the magazine version, in the Bonecage Graffiti serial. I just checked the magazine to make sure I got the name right. My … Continue reading
The next dozen plus illustrations are from my 1989 calendar. This was the second year that I’d done a calendar. I gave (and sold) them to friends and acquaintences. The first year, 1988, I’d done illustrations of “traditional” monsters for … Continue reading
