Creeture

Thought I'd drop by to post some random new art type stuff. Took a little time to do something for me. A fun little something that came out of a practice session...





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I'm really happy and surprised with how the blog has taken off. Thanks to everyone for your continuous posts, and amazing artwork. I am humbled by the awesomeness here.

Drawing for Tony Bennett by Jeffro

I'm going to the Mann tonight with Joannie to see Tony Bennett live. I'm really looking forward to the show. I recently watched a documentary on him on PBS, and he seems like he still is great in concert. The more I find out about him, the more I like him. I've always been a fan of his music, but I only recently found out he was a really good painter and also was a civil rights advocate in the 1960's.

I know the chances are slim, but I am taking a drawing tonight I made for him. I'm going to try to hand it off to a stagehand or someone at the Mann to hopefully relay it to him. The drawing is of two people who are heroes to Tony and myself. Louis Armstrong and Charlie Chaplin are artists who had really hard upbringings, but tried very hard throughout their lives to make people happy. Chaplin wrote the song, "Smile," which is my favorite song of all time. Tony Bennett sings my favorite version of the song. Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong is also a profound influence on my work. I've seen Tony Bennett talk about Satchmo in documentaries about how much respect he has for him.

Even if I don't get the art in Tony's hands, I'm still happy I took the time to make this piece. If I had a Mount Rushmore of artists, Chaplin and Satchmo would both be on it.

Don't Hang Up!

Don't Hang Up!
Originally uploaded by willceau

Monkey & Bird by Joe Williams and Tina Garceau continues at CO2 Comics! Read the strip here!

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HALLOWED HALLOWEEN!

As mentioned in a prior post, the official announcement for 'Hallowed Halloween' is coming soon, but in the mean-time, a detail from one of three pieces. Three in the event that the big one doesn't get finished... this being from the least impressive of the three. Just a little more info on the show: THIS IS THE FIRST ASOP/ Philadelphia Cartoonist Society COLLABORATIVE SHOW! More soon, I promise!

Greased Lizard

Hey there kools n' kittens. Place your eye balls squarely on the latest from my mini animal prints. Dig this jive talkin', way out there croc-o-dile. This one is a real gasser and has been dubbed Greased Lizard.

24 Hour Comic Day at Atomic City Comics

I just wanted to take a minute and tip my hat to Pete, Colleen, Raph, Andrea, , Steve, and Brett for doing "24-Hour Comic Day" this year and to Atomic City Comics on South Street for hosting the event. Basically, the artists stay up for 24 hours straight and make a 24 page comic. No work is allowed to be done on the book beforehand. It all has to take place within that 24 hour period. It's a crazy amount of work, but a lot of fun. I stopped in to say hi after work at 3 AM, and I really wished I could have taken part this year. I haven't done a 24-hour comic since 2002.
All photos courtesy of Atomic City Comics. For more photos, click here.
Click here to read more about 24-Hour Comic Day at Scott McCloud's website.
For more of Pete's work, click here.
For Steve's work, click here.
For Andrea and Brett's work, click here to check out the Philly Comix Jam's website.

Andrew Hart's Blog Update...

Just wanted to steer folks over to PCS Cofounder Andrew Hart's page to show off his latest editorial cartoons and illustrations. Click Here to go there...