Friday, September 29, 2006

350 down, 350 to go.


245 Diego the Spark-Spitter
Originally uploaded by Ape Lad.
I hit the 350 point last week and failed to mention it here. Probably because I do more posing on flickr than I do on this blog. Anyway, here are all of my entries in the 700 Hoboes Project in one convenient location, warts and all.

Sunday, September 10, 2006

September 11


5 years gone
Originally uploaded by Ape Lad.
I drew this shortly after my first visit to New York City in 1998.

Friday, September 08, 2006

Islands of Adventure Alphabet


a
Originally uploaded by Ape Lad.
Our Labor Day visit to Universal Studios Islands of Adventure included an attempt to photograph the entire alphabet as represented on the signage and decorations. Q is the hardest to find.

Monday, August 28, 2006

84 Mickey the Assistant Manager


84 Mickey the Assistant Manager
Originally uploaded by Ape Lad.
My latest hobo in the 700 Hoboes Project is also a submission to this site, where you can vote on it for some reason. There are no prizes involved.

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Today is George Herriman's Birthday

On August 22, 1880 the greatest cartoonist in the history of time and space was born in New Orleans.

Monday, August 21, 2006

Harpie shirt


Harpie shirt
Originally uploaded by Ape Lad.
The "Alphabet of Monsters" project is slowly becoming available on t-shirts here.
Wear at your own risk.

It looks like the designs work best on the dark shirts or plain white. I'll let you be the judge though. You can even customize them with glib sayings! What's not to love?

I've been interviewed via some sort of pod connected to a jawbone. I don't quite understand the whole process, but you can hear my "made for silent movies" voice at jawboneradio.com. Show number 125, which is ironic because 125 is a very wonderful number.
Thanks Len!

Happy 100th Friz.


Happy 100th Friz.
Originally uploaded by Ape Lad.
Today is the 100th birthday of Friz Freleng. Read more about it here from a nice variety of sources.
This caricature of him in his dapper days is my tribute. Every time I draw a bulbous nose or tiny tiny feet on a character, it's Friz.
My wife is an equally ardent fan of Mr. Freleng's cartoons. I asked her for her thoughts on this occasion. She said he was a cute old man.
True that.

Thursday, August 10, 2006

The 1 hour alphabet


Y is for Yoda
Originally uploaded by Ape Lad.
Here's a little project I undertook last night. I drew and colored an alphabet of drawings in the space of an hour.

Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Tuesday, August 08, 2006

Big Beautiful Wonder Woman


Big Beautiful Wonder Woman
Originally uploaded by Ape Lad.
My submission to bbww.



This is an eponymous entry I created for a recent contest on Dial B for Blog. I didn't win (it wasn't really an art contest). Universe Destoyer Lad won, and who can argue with that?

Sunday, July 30, 2006

Illustration Friday: Clean


623: Catscratch Tremont Nude
Originally uploaded by Ape Lad.
Here's my entry for this weeks Illustration Friday. I've combined the hobo project with the IF theme to hopefully gather more recruits as we approach the goal of 700.
Also, ouch.

Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Mount Dora


Lake Dora Florida
Originally uploaded by Ape Lad.
Mount Dora, Florida is an altogether lovely place. Their Fourth of July celebration is very entertaining and features fireworks over an alligator infested lake.

Monday, July 03, 2006

Bizarro sketch


Bizarro
Originally uploaded by Ape Lad.
Maybe he'll be in the sequel?

Thursday, June 29, 2006

Is Hal home?


Is Hal home?
Originally uploaded by Ape Lad.

This is in Westminster California. I wonder what's the appeal of "Green Lantern" as a name? There was also a bar that played prominently in the Dilinger/Baby Face Nelson gangster days called the Green Lantern. Google the "Green Lantern Inn" and you'll get lots of results. And there's always the Green Lantern Inn in Washington, which is up for sale.
I doubt the Martian Manhunter gets this kind of coverage.

“When I reach 80 years, I hope to have made increasing progress, and at 90 to see further into the underlying principles of things, so that at 100 years I will have achieved a divine state in my art, and, at 110, every dot and every stroke will be as though live.”
--Hokusai