artist spotlight: [ southerndrawl ]

the man has animal instincts. and a tool chest full of skills.

southerndrawl has a distinct ability to capture believable emotion in the unbelievable characters he creates. intensity and seriousness in caricature creatures is incredibly difficult and he does it so damn well.

i think i'm drawn to his work because this is the kind of shit i have in my sketchbook, just not nearly as good. maybe some day. he's been gathering fans wherever he goes, but his latest creation is what really brought him to a new level.

muttpop tequila minotaur

free of the labyrinth, on a path of destruction.

some tats from prison, some from hell.

the last guy who took a picture of his back is now in three pieces.

lifeless eyes. watching you bleed yourself dry.

badger munny.

angry because he's stuck with a little ween nubbin.

sabertooth madl.

chipped his tooth opening a can of tuna.

don't laugh or he'll chip the other one on your skull.

ram panda teddy troop.

a bear with horns? k-i-l-l-e-r.

he's like the voltron of animals.

triceradunny.

could use a hand sharpening the other two horns.

rabbit qee.

tatooed by elmer fudd.

qee-munny wolverine.

built to actual size.

you gotta problem with 16" canadians bub? didn't think so.

it be ahab munny and moby labbick.

we'll be eating blubber sandwiches for months.

i can't wait to see what sick puppy he's gonna toss out next.

better get in line, because he's gonna be busy.

keep on rockin it.

keep tabs on him here.

all pics from the man himself.

artist spotlight: [ brent nolasco ]

brent nolasco is a madman. mad with color, mad with skill, mad with awesomeness. to enter his world you must first put on the x-ray specs, dump a packet of sweet tarts in your mouth, walk through the looking glass and then stumble down through hell. it's a crazy ride,

but worth every second. no piece of vinyl is safe near him.

they all eventually turn to the dark side.

brent also paints flat things, but that's not why we're here today.

we're here because i love his realistic bone color and texture contrasted with the nuclear fallout of the rest of the spectrum. we're here because of his ability to take a strong character and make it completely and undoubtedly his.

erick scarecrow created liberty, and then brent lit it on fire.

when a scavenger grows up...

...and raise hellfinch as pets.

a dear companion is carved for dinner.

meat wings are tastier than riblets.

twin sisters of fatima.

one with a seal meat helmet.

and one who works for exxon drinking oil.

depp+burton+nolasco=madL recluse

snip snip. he's available for your next bris...

brothers in insanity, and two of the best bennys ever.

the warrior with a hungry brain.

and the voodoo priest with the magic molar.

oral fixations run in the family.

hazel used to be such a sweet girl.

until she started listening to manson and experimenting with extreme body gnawing.

sancho grins his way into your hallucinations.

all ostrich should come with chest teeth.

the troop who carried the battle on his helmet.

complete with purple mushroom monocle. sounds like a bad innuendo.

cap'n rot'n claw to the rescue.

he'd like to rescue you into the safety of his scrote mouth.

kaniza were the first to domesticate labbits

wasabi-dipped batwings are going on the menu.

if you aren't already neck-deep in this new world. swallow the red pill and hop on the boat. you don't want to miss where it goes next. but don't forget to pay the reaper, mr. nolasco is clearly not afraid of taking limbs as payment.

thanks brent for shining a little dark light on your imagination. it's inspiring stuff.

all the pics are courtesy of brent and spankystokes.