Saturday, October 31, 2009

GOGOS!

I certainly can't let Halloween go by without posting a couple of paintings by legendary horror artist, BASIL GOGOS. Above is JONATHAN FRID as BARNABAS COLLINS, from TV and film's DARK SHADOWS, painted for the cover of FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #59, 1969. Below is BORIS KARLOFF as the FRANKENSTEIN MONSTER, from THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN, painted for the cover of the CD, ROB ZOMBIE presents THE WORDS AND MUSIC OF FRANKENSTEIN.

HYDE N' SHRIEK

Here's MR. HYDE from the RANKIN/BASS feature film, MAD MONSTER PARTY! Cool art by PAUL CONRAD!

MONSTER SHINDIG!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Thursday, October 29, 2009

DON KNOTTS

Just did this DON KNOTTS sketch card. I based the art on the DON KNOTTS character design seen in THE NEW SCOOBY-DOO MOVIES. Love the comedy of DON KNOTTS and had the pleasure of meeting him a couple of times. THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW is up there on my list of all-time favorite TV shows.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

MIGHTY MOUSE

Looking forward to the January 5, 2010 release of this! Paramount Home Entertainment has announced MIGHTY MOUSE: THE NEW ADVENTURES - The Complete Series. Extras will include commentary by John Kricfalusi, Tom Minton, Mike Kazaleh and Kent Butterworth, original Terry Toons Cartoons ("He Dood It Again", "Gypsy Life", Mysterious Package"), a Breaking the Mold: the Re-Making of Mighty Mouse featurette, and some episodic teasers. Above is the wrap-around cover art image by Mike Kazaleh. Click the image for a larger view!

PETER CRISS

So glad to hear that former KISS drummer, PETER CRISS, is now cancer-free! In 2008, PETER was diagnosed with male breast cancer and underwent successful surgery. PETER is spreading the word that breast cancer does not discriminate...it also affects men. To read more from Rolling Stone, click HERE. Be sure to check out www.petercriss.net!

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Sunday, October 25, 2009

DICK DASTARDLY & JABBERJAW - NEW SKETCH CARDS

DICK DASTARDLY (from DASTARDLY & MUTTLEY IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES) and JABBERJAW. E-mail your sketch card commission requests to me at powsley@flash.net.

Thursday, October 22, 2009

SOUPY SALES - 1926-2009


MARVEL SUPER-HEROES ARE ON TV!

Love the 1966 MARVEL SUPER-HERO TV cartoons from Grantray-Lawrence! Here's a small selection of promotional material for the cartoon series that featured CAPTAIN AMERICA, THE HULK, IRON MAN, THOR and SUB-MARINER!


I've posted these recently, but here, again, are a few of my sketch cards of the MARVEL TV SUPER-HEROES.
THE INCREDIBLE HULK!
SUB-MARINER!
THOR!
CAPTAIN AMERICA!
IRON MAN!

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Monday, October 19, 2009

VIC MIZZY

I'm sad to report the passing of legendary composer, VIC MIZZY. MIZZY, who passed away today at 93, wrote some of the most catchy theme songs for television and film, including THE ADDAMS FAMILY, GREEN ACRES, THE GHOST AND MR. CHICKEN, THE RELUCTANT ASTRONAUT and more. I had the pleasure of meeting VIC MIZZY at the old CREATURE FEATURES store in Burbank, CA in the late 1990s.

HANNA-BARBERA 16x20 ORIGINAL ART ON SALE NOW! HURRY...WON'T LAST LONG!

ON SALE NOW! PRICED AT ONLY $150.00! This is NOT a print...this is ORIGINAL ART. This 16" x 20" original art features 58 HANNA-BARBERA TV STARS from 1958 through 1965...YOGI BEAR, BOO BOO, CINDY BEAR, HUCKLEBERRY HOUND, TOP CAT, BRAIN, FANCY FANCY, SPOOK, BENNY THE BALL, CHOO-CHOO, YIPPEE, YAPPEE, YAHOOEY, SNAGGLEPUSS, TOUCHE TURTLE, DUM-DUM, YAKKY DOODLE, CHOPPER, FIBBER FOX, QUICK DRAW McGRAW, BABA LOOEY, ASTRO, BANDIT, PA RUGG, MA RUGG, FLORAL RUGG, SHAG RUGG (THE HILLBILLY BEARS), LIPPY THE LION, HARDY HAR HAR, ATOM ANT, AUGIE DOGGIE, DOGGIE DADDY, PIXIE & DIXIE, MR. JINKS, RICOCHET RABBIT, DROOP-A-LONG, SECRET SQUIRREL, MOROCCO MOLE, MAGILLA GORILLA, SQUIDDLY DIDDLY, SNOOPER & BLABBER, PETER POTAMUS, SO-SO, PUNKIN' PUSS, MUSHMOUSE, LOOPY DeLOOP, BREEZLY & SNEEZLY, RUFF & REDDY, DINO, PRECIOUS PUPP, HOKEY WOLF & DING-A-LING, WALLY GATOR and ALFIE GATOR! I created this HANNA-BARBERA original art with pen & ink on bristol board. The classic HANNA-BARBERA logo is hand-lettered! The original art will ship rolled in a sturdy mailing tube via First Class Mail within the U.S. The $10 shipping cost covers shipping, handling and shipping materials. Shipping to outside of the U.S. is $15. Pay safely and securely through PAYPAL. E-mail me at powsley@flash.net for details!

SKETCH CARDS ARE AVAILABLE!

E-mail your commission requests to me at powsley@flash.net.



VINTAGE HANNA-BARBERA CARTOON BACKGROUNDS

Check out these sensational HANNA-BARBERA cartoon backgrounds by HB background painter-extraordinaire, FERNANDO MONTEALEGRE! Click on each image for a larger view.


CHUCK JONES

I've been watching the recently-released TOM AND JERRY - THE CHUCK JONES COLLECTION DVD set...beautiful cartoons! Here's a couple of CHUCK JONES' more definitive characters, WILE E. COYOTE and the ROAD RUNNER. I had the pleasure of meeting CHUCK JONES once...at a lecture he gave at Warner Bros. in the late 1990s. I was working on-staff at Warner Bros. Consumer Products at the time.

Saturday, October 17, 2009

ODD RODS

Hope to be working with ODD RODS again soon! Earlier this week, I spoke with my friends ZOILA and DAVE HART at ODD RODS about a new project. Stay tuned! Above is a logo design I did for ODD RODS.