getting Goofy ...

Sometimes the silly has to be drawn.

This guy is way more vibrant in real life.

http://thehorde.storenvy.com/products/24212928-a-goofy-zombie

giving life to the undead

http://thehorde.storenvy.com

Rotten on the outside ...

http://thehorde.storenvy.com

Lonely Desperation

We don't know what this zombie is called, maybe Gavin?

He once ate a person named Gavin.

Does anyone get that reference??

this zombie painting is available in our store http://thehorde.storenvy.com

Zombie River

We find outselves once again at a crossroad in life, and the old ways of panic and post are fighting against 'thePLAN'

It feels futile in a time limiting sort of way ... the struggle continues and the blood flows and nothing stops for anyone ... is there a point ... should we wade hip deep through all the shit that life keeps throwing our way or should we just submit an surrender?

Let's find out together ... shall we?

original artwork for sale at http://thehorde.storenvy.com/ ... reasonably priced ... go ahead, support a horror artist

pastEVIL

I really enjoy skulls and I really don't like the churchy types knocking on my door, causing my dog to start barking which made me nearly spit out my coffee and scared the shit out of Felix the Cat who hid under the bed for an hour.
This image is for those 2 boys that a grumpy old man yelled "AWWGETOUTTAHERE!" too.

I gave you a story to tell and you gave me inspiration for this piece :)
everybody wins!

ZOMBIE CLOWN

Bringing two different horror images together again ... as if clowns weren't bad enough.

Straight from the pages of Two Sentence Horrors ( http://www.twosentencehorrors.com ) comes the zombie clown. It giggles while it noms your flesh.

Own the original: http://zombies.storenvy.com/products/13300386-zombie-clown

Zombie Cat revisited

A while back I drew/painted a zombie cat image and it was fine ... but then it wasn't fine so I tweaked it today and here's the final result. Posted for sale here and don't forget to get your own pet zombified, join the 1000 zombies project.

I'm starting a news letter of sorts

I haven't made a blog post in a very long time, mostly due to the fact that I post constantly on google+

But ... I'm starting a newsletter of sorts ... so here's
a sign up form. I'm hoping to get the first newsletter out soon.

Newsletter of the UNDEAD

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how hungers the horde?

In a conversation with the uber talented abstract artist +Abigail Markov we started talking about creating art for the sheer joy of it, and creating art to pay the bills. We both agreed that it is far more fun and rewarding to attack the canvas and create without worrying about what a client wants, or what might sell as a print. We agreed that when we create like this, it is often more appealing to our audience as well as ourselves. So why can't we do this each and every time we enter the studio? 

It's actually a good question that I don't have an easy answer to. I have a lot of 'excuses' as to why I can't, but not actual hard reasons. It's something I'm going to ponder for the next day or 3 ... feel free to give feedback on this.

One other thing we discussed a little is trying to figure out what the audience wants. More art ... sure. Videos of the art being created perhaps? Want some liner notes or audio clips to go along with the video that describes why we do what we do when we do it? How about On air hangouts where you can chill with your favourite artists while they work? Exclusive access to digital files, prints or even first chance at seeing the latest work ... and first chance to purchase it?

Would you pay for any of that to help support your favourite artist ... even if its just a couple dollars a month? Would programs like http://www.patreon.com/zombies  (or http://www.patreon.com/abigailmarkov for Abigail ) be something you could put a few bucks behind?

See ... if more fans and admirers put a few dollars, or even just 1 per month towards their favourite artists, it would allow them to spend a few hours less worrying about how to find the money to buy food for their kids AND paint for their next project ... and then everyone wins. You get to say you're a patron of the arts, or in my case, the dark arts ... and the artist gets to work with a little less worry.

So that's my question to you all tonight. What would it take to convince you to donate a buck or two to support your favourite artist? What would make you PROUD to become a patron?

dubtona

I made a small logo / event poster for a buddy. The event is called dubtona and you can learn more here.
I'm not very good at this graphic design stuff though, but it was fun.
Pens and watercolor on cardboard in case you were wondering.

child zombie soldier

I tried to draw this zombified child soldier of the apocalypse in a hangout on air last night and explain my technique ... but my internet connection died and cut it off about 3 minutes in. I didn't notice and kept going talking to myself ... i'll try again sometime ... until then ... here's the final image.

stephen colbert and the zombie nation

The real patient zero and the menace behind the zombie apocalypse is none other than Stephen Colbert. He used the Colbert Nation as a way of gathering his victims under a single banner and then infected them all!

Or something. Like Stephen Colbert gives a rats ass about little zombie artists like me. 

cheers!

zagg skin

A couple weeks back Jordan from Zagg.com contacted me about running a promotional contest and give away ... which I/we did on googlePLUS ... and Joette won. So she got her likeness zombified and now it will arrive as a skin for her wireless device.

VIVA LA ZOMBIE

I've been a busy boy .... the first one was a gift that someone ordered, the rest are all for fun and giggles

want to watch me play with my pencil?

Finally bought myself a set of watercolor pencils, and I've only just begun playing with them. I hope to post some kick ass images soon ... maybe even some of YOU as a zombie.

CLICK HERE!

yardsales and the living dead

Today has been a day filled with loading up all the old and unused crap we have lying around the house and carted it off to my moms house to sell at her yard sale tomorrow. One persons junk is another persons treasure, or so they say. I really don't care, I'm just happy to be rid of it. And if it all sells for a buck ... it's a buck i didn't have yesterday.

Because of all that I didn't get a chance to draw much today, so I'm throwing up something I did a while back. It's originally color but looks pretty cool in black and white. I was giving it to Martin Brandt for the upcoming release of his zombie anthology (which I have a 10 page story in) called DEAD FUTURE. If you're at all interested in getting it, or helping to make it happen, you should check out his fundraising campaign at http://www.indiegogo.com/The-Dead-Future-Continues - check it out.

who dis wednesday

I think I am going to start a new theDailyZombie tradition and hold 'Who Dis Wednesdays' and this is the first installment. So my fellow horror freaks ... WHO DIS?

ok, here's what happened

Life did its thing again ... ups and downs man, ups and down.

But anyways ... besides being a crazy 2 weeks or so art has been done and my studio is once again mine. Mostly. Now we're working together to insure I start treating this whole art career thing as an actual career instead of just a whimsical waste of time and talents. So far productivity has been increasing, word or mouth is beginning to spread again and I feel pretty damn good about the whole future of me and mine.

Below is one of the first images I drew once I got the studio set up ... its rather large and I'll probably keep working on it until its hangable. (is that a word?)

Project wise, I have a few that are still on going. One of which is currently in the works with BuyZombie. It's a little hush hush right now. One project I just finished was for theDeadBallClub. The awesome people at RoughRide Creations contacted me and asked me to draw up a zombie baseball. Sadly, because of how my life was structured this simple little job took much longer than it should have ... but it did get done. Below you will see some samples of the work in progress, and the final results. They are pleased with how it turned out so it's all good.

4 balls - there were actually about 20+ drawn, but these are some of the better ones

the big ball photoshopped up - i normally don't do the 'copyright' thingy but in this case i did. meh

the final logo and you can see it in action at www.deadballclub.com

my doodle is showing

Been feeling a bit over whelmed lately so I pretty much took off the long weekend to chill with the family, play some Wii and drink a little rye once the kids were in bed.

I like Rye, and it likes me.
Back to the regular schedule now, and seeing the end of a few projects coming up fast, but as always, there are other projects lurking in the shadows. Waiting until I let my guard down so they can jump me and beat the shiAt outta me.

Here's a doodle that I did on the cover of my big ass watercolor pad.