NJ Tanning Mom Patricia Krentcil
When I think of positive reasons for living in the state of New Jersey, residents like Patricia Krentcil come to mind. I was unaware that tanning booths had an “incinerate” feature. I dedicate this meme to all the sun worshippers out there rapidly aging their skin beyond its years.
Getting The DeLorean Back Together
I’ve been reassembling my 1981 DeLorean DMC-12. Parts courtesy of P.J. Grady DeLorean in West Sayville, New York. Nobody knows more about this special car than Rob Grady.
Central Park Bar/Restaurant in Linden, New Jersey
Central Park, formerly the Cavalier Diner, is a great place to grab a bite to eat. During the day it’s a casual/quasi-upscale restaurant. Most entreees are priced around $20.00 and there is an extensive wine/cocktail list as well as an equally impressive sushi list. During the night they move many of the tables out of [...]
Fresco in North Brunswick, NJ
I like to write about the food I eat. If nothing else, New Jersey is great for its massive selection of tasty restaurants. Boogs and I had a delicious dinner at Fresco. The food was beyond delicious and I couldn’t believe how fresh the seafood was. We ordered lump crab meat and a lobster bisque [...]
Jesus Should Not Be Your Salesman.
People are free to believe in whatever religion they choose. However, there is a glaring problem I see within the photography & videography industry. People are using their religion to cast a net over like-minded fans of Jesus (Other religious figures included!). Please stop using Jesus as your salesperson. It’s phony bologna and I can [...]
Victor-Victrola record player…still works!
I love old stuff that still works. There is so much garbage manufactured these days. Will your iPad work in 100 years? Probably not. Modern devices are simply not treasured. The Victor-Victrola in my parents basement is a fine example of quality craftsmanship. To our knowledge it has never been serviced or repaired and it [...]
Moebius Died
Big loss. Of all the work Jean Giraud (Moebius) created, his production design for TRON will continue to inspire me for the rest of my life. A brilliant and unrestrained visionary. Read about TRON
American Phantasm Football poster
Lindsay went out for dinner tonight and it was lovely, but the people yelling in the background about a silly football game fired me up creatively. The team can’t hear you yelling. Nor do they really care about your undying love for them. They’re mercenaries for hire. It’d be great to raise the stakes of [...]
Rising Heart
This illustration was done using colored pencils and soft pastels. I’ve been doing a lot more drawing lately. Ideas like this really start from experimentation with shapes. Started with the heart and then moved into other shapes, horizon line, etc. This will probably end up becoming a full fledged personal project and, possibly, prints made [...]
Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th
It’s Friday the 13th! Today I put an older sketch into one of my even older sketchbooks and found this doodle from ten years ago. It depicts a strapping young lad named Jason Voorhees. He plays with knives and is always pissed off about being murdered. Watch out, campers!
A Winter Tree
For those that do not know, I’m getting married in just a few weeks to Boogs. This is a sketch that I will be using as a guide for a piece of our wedding decorations. I drew it on my Toshiba Thrive tablet using the Adobe Photoshop Touch application.
New Year’s Resolution…NEW MUSIC!
Today I was enjoying a nice relaxing day at home and I broke out my Fender Stratocaster and condenser microphone to experiment in Propellerhead Record. For anyone familiar with Reason, Record is a sequencing software that works harmoniously with Reason. Thankfully I found a patch for hooking up the vocoder because that thing is a [...]
Little Goth Girl drawing
There was a period of time in the mid-late 1990s that every girl dressed like this. Even the most well-to-do family had their GOTHIC daughter. Oh, the horror! One too many Tim Burton movies and far too many trips to the Hot Topic at the local mall. This drawing was originally done with a pen [...]
Jon Bon Jovi Not Dead
I figured with Jon Bon Jovi being “dead” and all that he wouldn’t mind me poking fun at him. I’m not a fan of the band ever since they started playing/writing country music. Really pissed me off and I am sure I’m not the only one. So I figured a nice parody was in order. [...]
Sketching in Crayon at Romano’s Macaroni Grill
We all went out for Lindsay’s dad’s birthday on last Friday night. The food at Macaroni Grill is awesome. The bread and olive oil is one of my favorite parts of the meal. For all the artists out there, the real feature is drawing all over the table with crayons. You are never too old [...]
Police Unity Tour t-shirt for sale
My friend has been riding in the annual Police Unity Tour for several years now which is organized by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. The bike tour goes from New York City all the way to Washington D.C. That’s pretty impressive and it’s for a very good cause. It reminds us how many people [...]
KICK-ASS sketch
Tonight I took a break from designing wedding invitations and RSVP cards to draw KICK-ASS. I love this character. His costume is two sizes too big and it’s ridiculously bright. He’s a goofy looking boy ninja! I used Crayola crayons and did this in about 20 minutes. Crayon doesn’t erase, so it’s fun to just [...]
“Night of the Living Dead” drawing
Who is a huge fan of George Romero? I am. He started the zombie movie craze that hasn’t let up for the past fourty years. I did this drawing using Crayola crayons and edited it in Adobe Photoshop Express for Motorola Droid X. (I really have to get down to Asbury Park one year for [...]
Jersey Shore Roller Girls poster concept
Earlier in 2010 I designed a concept poster for the Jersey Shore Roller Girls. Instead of using team photos, I went with a hand drawn art deco theme. The sport of roller derby goes back to the time of the 1930s and one of my favorite things from that era is “The Rocketeer” by Dave [...]
Mr. Spock
I drew this approximately ten years ago using pencil and inked it with a pen and brush. I was never a huge Star Trek fan, but I did enjoy the original series and Star Trek: The Next Generation. Also, for some reason, I gave Mr. Spock ridiculously jacked arms. If his mind meld game was [...]
