Green Sketches and Ham

Muppet Noggins

2012-01-08T00:48:00.001-07:00

Love the Muppets!

Hush

2011-12-30T00:29:00.003-07:00

Hush, one of my all time favorite episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Fun with Bubbles

2011-09-05T23:20:00.001-06:00

This video makes me so happy.

Golgobit

2011-08-18T18:51:00.003-06:00

I recently worked on a fun character for the awesome team over at Golgotron.com.

Thundercats

2011-06-15T10:00:00.003-06:00

Panthro

Cheetarah

Tygra

Lion-O

Doughnuts!

2011-05-11T00:44:00.002-06:00

I love doughnuts! Glazed from Bosa in Chandler, AZ are my favorite.

Glee Noggins

2011-01-17T23:40:00.001-07:00

Gnomes! Gnomes! Gnomes!

2010-12-23T03:04:00.008-07:00

More gnomes to come. . .

Star Trek Noggins

2010-12-20T23:34:00.002-07:00

Cute Noggins

2010-12-19T00:00:00.001-07:00

I have so much fun creating these little noggins!

Halle Heart Children's Museum

2010-12-01T08:33:00.006-07:00

I haven't posted anything new since the birth of my son Liam but I did attend the Grand Opening of the Halle Heart Children's Museum located in Tempe, AZ where I was the designer of their mascot Lub Dub. The awesome team over at Glyphics Design hired me to re-design the character that was created back in 1996. At the Grand Opening, it was really neat to see Lub Dub everywhere throughout the children's museum as their guide. To my complete surprise a costume was made of the newly designed Lub Dub as well. If you live in AZ, go check this place out especially if you have kids because it is awesome and has lots of fun interactive activities that help educate children about the heart and eating healthy.

Hit-Girl

2010-09-03T12:00:00.003-06:00

So, you wanna play?

Chloe Moretz's portrayal of Hit-Girl in the movie Kick-Ass was amazing. Because of her that movie is now in my top 10 all-time favorites.

Influence Map

2010-08-26T16:48:00.007-06:00

As if I don't have enough on my plate right now a friend challenged me to create an Influence Map because he had seen them popping up quite a bit on various blogs. After much though here is my map. In hindsight I could have added much more earlier influences such as Disney and Bluth but maybe another day I will make modifications.

1. Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
2. Saturday Morning Cartoons
3. Retro video games
4. Little Golden Books
5. Vintage advertising
6. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
7. Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O'Malley
8. Pixar
9. Kei Acedera
10. Arthur de Pins
11. Peanuts by Charles Schulz
12. Genndy Tartakovsky (Dexter's Laboratory and Samurai Jack)
13. Bruce Timm
14. Rhode Montijo
15. The World of Jim Henson
16. Dr. Seuss
17. Parker, one of my Boston Terrier's
18. Craig McCracken (Powerpuff Girls and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends)

Candy Corn Girl and Friend

2010-06-23T01:58:00.002-06:00

Phoenix Comicon 2010

2010-06-01T01:35:00.006-06:00

This past weekend I had my own booth at the Phoenix Comicon and it was so much fun. Seen in the pictures above are my beautiful fiancee Nora wearing black and her friend Sara who flew in from Missouri to spend Memorial Day weekend with us. It was especially fun having them help me take care of the booth on Saturday or to watch them walk back to the booth to show me what they bought from other exhibitors. In the booth next to me is the super talented artist Brandon Dayton with whom I carpooled each day and had a blast hanging out with and talking to as he drew amazing commissioned sketches. Brandon will be exhibiting this coming weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina at the Heroes Convention.

This was my very first solo experience and it was an absolute blast getting to meet everyone that stopped by the table to look, comment, or purchase my work. It was so much fun watching everyone point and smile as they called out Cute Noggins they recognized or commented on my original illustrations and characters. Even though I have lists of ideas for future sets of Cute Noggins visitors did not hesitate to tell me who I should do next or which was their favorites on display.

Again thank you so much to everyone that stopped by my booth to say hi and comment on my work, it was really great getting to meet all of you. As an artist I often times feel so disconnected from the outside world. I was able to meet so many fans that I otherwise never would have had the opportunity to meet and I was very touched and inspired by many of your comments. I can't express enough how great it was to see the smiles as people looked at my work and said ,"Oh how cute!" Thanks everyone for making my first solo experience so much fun and successful and I hope to see all of you again next year.

Please keep checking back to see new original illustrations and Cute Noggins as they develop. And please don't hesitate to stay in touch with me through my comments area or through Twitter at http://twitter.com/cutenoggins.

BT Sketchies

2010-04-23T00:15:00.000-06:00

Torti Tortcake

2010-04-02T00:47:00.005-06:00

LOST - The Island

2010-02-11T01:41:00.008-07:00

I hope you are enjoying the final season as much as I am.

Day of the Dead Cupcake

2010-01-03T13:01:00.009-07:00

For Christmas this year my girlfriend Nora requested that I make a design and paint a DIY Miss Cupcake by Olive 47 which can be bought in stores that sell vinyl toys.

Nora is really interested in the "Day of the Dead" and these are the designs I came up with that theme in mind . . .

And this is the end result after painting the blank vinyl toy. . .

Photos above taken by Rob Reed.

Ice Cream Boogie

2009-10-09T01:31:00.004-06:00

This is an illustration of Boogie, the Boston Terrier
companion of the uber talented and inspiring Lili Chin.

Thanks Lili and Boogie!

Donut Time

2009-09-28T00:33:00.002-06:00

Smile Time

2009-09-10T00:56:00.001-06:00

More doodles

2009-08-20T01:17:00.003-06:00

My good friend Rory told me a creepy story about owls at lunch so I doodled a little owl. I don't really do creepy too well so cutesy will have to suffice. Oh and a couple doodles inspired by the newest Where the Wild Things Are trailer.

Lunchtime Doodles

2009-08-12T00:09:00.004-06:00

Lunchtime doodles in ink and Prisma markers.

Comic-Con 2009 haul

2009-07-27T23:44:00.006-06:00

Here is the haul that Nora and I brought back
from Comic-Con 2009 this past weekend in San Diego.

The Boston Terrier drawing was sketched for us by the
awesome Ryan "Gnarfdeath" Hungerford (http://ryetoons.blogspot.com/),
thanks Ryan!

Where the Wild Things Are

2009-04-27T00:25:00.011-06:00

I decided to step away from digital art and created this little illo of Max and Moishe from Maurice Sendak's children's book Where the Wild Things Are. Prismacolor marker and ink.
Also, check out the awesome Terrible Yellow Eyes blog to see other Wild Things illustrations contributed by amazing artists around the globe.

MegaMan 1

2009-03-27T02:15:00.005-06:00

Another classic from my childhood. Yes I am so old that I actually

played MegaMan 1 before a sequel ever existed.

visit cutenoggins.blogspot.com

Dig Dug

2009-03-25T02:38:00.002-06:00

One of my favorite arcade games growing up.

Love is in the Air

2009-01-19T23:13:00.010-07:00

Hellnoceros

2009-01-15T00:43:00.004-07:00

Pugs Bunny

2009-01-13T01:04:00.002-07:00

Gotham Girls

2009-01-02T11:09:00.003-07:00

This is a commission piece I just finished to ring in the new year.

Tiny Tim

2008-12-23T14:24:00.003-07:00

Mathy Holidays

2008-12-23T14:20:00.002-07:00

This is a little Addition character I created as a holiday card to
my Math team co-workers.

Holiday Gunner 2008

2008-12-21T00:53:00.005-07:00

An illo of my girlfriend's Boston Terrier, Gunner,

exhibiting holiday cheer!

Christmas Card

2008-12-15T13:51:00.001-07:00

This is a Christmas card I illustrated for the Art Department at work.

Jabba the Happy

2008-12-05T02:00:00.004-07:00

Squiddles

2008-12-01T17:40:00.002-07:00

A quick character sketch done for a creative session. My inspiration was Kathie Olivas.

Kid Monsters

2008-10-23T00:40:00.007-06:00

This is my submission over at Art Jumble where this week's topic was to take any kids drawing of a monster (or Halloween type drawing) and recreate it using my style. Since I have three nieces they of course ALL wanted drawings of their monsters so here are two of them. Candy Bat was drawn by Chandler (age 12), Scare Bear was by my niece Riley (age 9) and Candy Corn Monster was drawn by Bryce (age 15).

Pet Cemetery

2008-10-19T02:26:00.002-06:00

Robot Dancing

2008-09-15T02:01:00.004-06:00

Lil' Robo is a character for a future story I am working on.
He loves music and getting his groove on but what
would happen if one of his antennas was to break?...

Cute Overload 2

2008-09-08T01:40:00.007-06:00

Many weeks ago I asked my girlfriend to name off some animals
and I finally got around to doing something with the list.
Nora, this is for you.

Pugbee

2008-08-26T02:29:00.004-06:00

More fun with dogs in bee suits.

Happy Monster Girls

2008-08-18T11:35:00.003-06:00

A commission piece I illustrated of two happy monster sisters.

BT plush

2008-08-10T17:33:00.007-06:00

I don't normally post rough images but here is a quick doodle of a design for a Boston Terrier mini plush doll. New images coming soon now that the ComicCon and Ham Sandwich Show
at RHR in Phoenix have come to an end.

Monster Collage - Updated

2008-08-08T23:30:00.000-06:00

This is my illustration for the Monster theme at Art Jumble. My idea was to have monsters in a photo booth and it just kind of steamrolled into this.

Ham Sandwich Show

2008-08-08T02:34:00.002-06:00

Sorry I haven't been posting any new art lately, I have been gearing up for lots of shows. I have an art show this Saturday August 9th with my twin brother Gary and Scott Tolleson at Red Hot Robot so if you live in AZ please come by and say hello. I will have 7 prints for sale.

HAM SANDWICH SHOW
Gary Ham • Scott Tolleson • Greg Ham
August 9-September 13, 2008

OPENING PARTY
Saturday, August 9th - 7-10pm
• EXCLUSIVE Pre-release of Gary Ham's Carrot Shake Jake!!
• EXCLUSIVE Release of Scott Tolleson's grey variant Tricycle Terror!! (original version will also be available!)
• EXCLUSIVE Hand-made wooden toys by Gary Ham!!
• EXCLUSIVE Release of Scott Tolleson's Doc Von Block resin figure!!
• ORIGINAL ART by all 3 artists!!
• PLUS food + drink and much much more!! See you there!

Comic-Con 2008

2008-07-29T01:00:00.004-06:00

San Diego Comic-Con 2008 has come and gone and I am left pondering all that I brought back home with me. As always, the Comic-Con is inspiring and very humbling. It is great getting the opportunity to meet many of the artists I am inspired by and bringing home loads of goodies to look at.

This year I went to the Comic-Con as part of the Art Jumble team that produced the art anthology CAKE Volume One. I had a good time drawing in the books of the attendees that purchased one and watching their responses as they flipped through the different stories.

Thanks for the memories and inspiration Comic-Con 2008.

Pa-cute-derm

2008-07-02T00:21:00.000-06:00

BT in a Bee Costume

2008-06-28T03:06:00.000-06:00

Boy Wonder

2008-06-22T17:59:00.003-06:00

It was Famous Sidekicks week over at Art Jumble so I decided to
illustrate the most famous of them all.

Boston Terrier

2008-06-14T22:33:00.005-06:00

This is a character based off my BT Parker for a future story project.

Kaiju Battle - Horny vs. Three-Head

2008-06-11T01:23:00.003-06:00

CAKE Vol. 1 Poster Art

2008-06-02T01:33:00.005-06:00

This is an illustration I did for the

Art Jumble CAKE Vol.1 Book Release and Signing Party

Parker the Toy

2008-05-27T00:21:00.006-06:00

I repainted a toy I already had to make it look like my new puppy Parker, or at least I tried. Is there are Boston Terrier support group? If so, I think I am a candidate. New artwork coming soon I promise.

Carrot Shake Jake by Gary Ham

2008-05-22T17:48:00.003-06:00

Here is an interview with my twin brother Gary about a new toy
he has coming out this Summer called Carrot Shake Jake.

http://toysrevil.blogspot.com/2008/05/doing-carrot-shake-jake-with-gary-ham.html

Gunner the BT

2008-05-18T01:47:00.006-06:00

This is a commission piece I did of a friend's

Boston Terrier named Gunner.

Iron-Man

2008-05-11T23:33:00.004-06:00

I saw Iron-Man this weekend and loved it so much I came home and illustrated this little diddy. What an awesome movie!

Parker and her alligator toy

2008-05-03T22:29:00.002-06:00

Parker and the Little Ball

2008-04-13T15:55:00.004-06:00

I bought a Boston Terrier puppy on April 6, 2008. Her name is Parker and she is 11.5 weeks old today. She is so darn cute and lovable. I have been coming home everyday at lunch with my work friends to check on her and at night we play with her toys and she sleeps a lot. As a matter of fact she is sleeping at my feet right now. My twin brother Gary and close friend Rory call her Agnes because they think she looks like a little old lady. Ugh. Anyhow I have been busy with puppy duties this week but I was able to finish a fun illustration of her chasing her tiny tennis ball.

Robot Music

2008-04-06T02:33:00.006-06:00

Kung Fu Hustle

2008-04-03T01:42:00.003-06:00

It is Gangster week over at Art Jumble so I decided to draw Brother Sum, the leader of the notorious Axe Gang in the hilarious movie Kung Fu Hustle.

Green Goblin

2008-03-23T02:25:00.002-06:00

It was Mad Scientist week over at Art Jumble so I decided to illustrate the demented scientists in the Spider-Man universe.

Doctor Octopus

2008-03-20T00:17:00.000-06:00

All Marvel characters and the distinctive likeness(es) thereof are
Trademarks & Copyright © 1941-2008 Marvel Characters, Inc.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Short Round

2008-03-14T01:37:00.006-06:00

It was Indiana Jones week over at Art Jumble so I decided to draw
Short Round from Temple of Doom.

Cookie-Cutter

2008-03-08T01:02:00.002-07:00

cookie-cutter
The houses in this neighborhood are so cookie-cutter.

Haminals

2008-03-05T16:58:00.002-07:00

Check out this Toy Brief about my twin brother's Haminals Keychains. Very Cool! For those of you who don't know, I have a twin brother named Gary Ham and he is also an illustrator although he has taken it much further and produced toys, sketchbooks, a maquette and keychains. You can view his artwork by visiting www.superham.com or www.haminals.com.

Little Red Riding Hood

2008-03-01T01:43:00.001-07:00

For Little Red Riding Hood week over at Art Jumble.

Mutant

2008-02-23T01:00:00.003-07:00

The theme was Beasts over at Art Jumble so I decided to do my take on one of the X-Men.
All Marvel characters and the distinctive likeness(es) thereof are
Trademarks & Copyright © 1941-2008 Marvel Characters, Inc.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Polka Dots

2008-02-20T00:52:00.001-07:00

Poison Ivy

2008-02-17T23:36:00.002-07:00

Batman and Harley Quinn

2008-02-15T02:07:00.002-07:00

Cute Overload

2008-02-08T02:03:00.000-07:00

Donut Humor

2008-01-22T23:57:00.001-07:00

Daredevil

2008-01-16T00:46:00.001-07:00

My tribute to Stan Lee over at Art Jumble
Growing up Daredevil was always one of my favorite Marvel heroes,
too bad the movie was no good, I blame Ben Affleck.

Turtle Shells and 1-Ups

2008-01-11T00:50:00.001-07:00

I drew this for "Green" week over at Art Jumble. There is this little green Super Mario Bros. 1-Up mushroom by my monitor at work which made me think of this.

More Donut Bites

2008-01-07T22:23:00.000-07:00

Donut bites

2008-01-02T01:38:00.001-07:00

These are illustrations from a story I wrote which will be published this Summer 2008.

The Abominable Snowman

2007-12-22T14:16:00.000-07:00

Yeti Slop

2007-12-21T02:05:00.001-07:00

Gingerbread Man

2007-12-16T23:10:00.000-07:00

Koala

2007-11-20T01:16:00.000-07:00

King of the Jungle

2007-11-10T23:57:00.001-07:00

Year of the Monkey

2007-10-31T22:41:00.001-06:00

Year of the Pig

2007-10-31T02:22:00.001-06:00

Mongrels

2007-10-23T01:23:00.001-06:00

Here is a sneak peek at one of the pages from a children's story

I wrote and am currently illustrating.

* A special thanks goes out to Carrie for being my editor

Evil Willow

2007-10-14T21:51:00.001-06:00

Buffy

2007-10-07T02:30:00.001-06:00

K-9's and Bone Thieves

2007-09-22T22:29:00.001-06:00

It was Cops and Robbers week at Art Jumble

The Toys

2007-09-16T00:26:00.001-06:00

These are some character concepts for a story I wrote and am currently illustrating. Why do they look so angry and disgruntled? You'll just have to read the story when it is finished to find out.

Broccoli Loving Dino

2007-08-25T02:05:00.000-06:00

Tonight was my first time at a Drink and Draw session. My friend David handed me a piece of cardboard and said to draw a vegetable. Leave it to me to draw a broccoli loving dinosaur. *At first I didn't hear David say to draw a vegetable but when he told me halfway through my drawing that is what I was supposed to be drawing I added this piece of broccoli.*

Mime

2007-08-23T01:19:00.001-06:00

Here is a mime girl I did for Clown week over at Art Jumble.

O-Ren Ishii

2007-08-12T19:59:00.000-06:00

For Art Jumble this week the theme was "Girls," so I decided to illustrate an homage to a character from one of my favorite films. O-Ren Ishii is a member of The Deadly Viper Assassination Squad in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Vol. I, portrayed by Lucy Lui.

Cherry Darling

2007-08-03T20:12:00.001-06:00

The model they had dressed as Cherry Darling for the Grindhouse booth at this year's Comic-Con was amazing! The theme this week at Art Jumble is "What You Saw at Comic-Con International 2007" so I decided to draw her...

Here is a picture of her in case you didn't make it there this year. Also, she is a model/actress and if anyone would like to book her as Cherry Darling or for another role visit http://www.amputeeresource.org/Cherry.html

Comic-Con 2007 haul

2007-07-30T00:20:00.001-06:00

The Comic-Con in San Diego was nothing short of amazing again this year and I got to feel and talk with many of the artists that inspire me. I didn't get to buy as much as I usually do as many artists opted to sell more expensive hardcover books but I am VERY happy with what I did bring home:

The Art of Deanna Marsigliese - The crown jewel of my collection. She was busy all weekend and was super nice. She is scary talented. Check out her blog...http://pinkydee.blogspot.com/

Belle Du Jour: Cheesecake by Bill Presing - Simply amazing book! His colors and playfully cute girls are inspiring. Check out his blog... http://billpresing.blogspot.com/

Fleet Street Scandal: A collection of Kevin Dart and Chris Turnham - These two artists never cease to awe me. Their textures, compositions and color palette are fantastic!
Check out their site at http://www.fleetstreetscandal.com/

Mandy's Shorts by Dean Yeagle - Another great book by Dean. One of the few more expensive books I bought and well worth it. http://gallery.bellefree.com/dabeagle

J. Scott Campbell Sketchbook 2007 - Was happy to see that J.Scott was selling a sketchbook again this year. He drew a fantastic caricature of Dwight from the Office that just cracks me up. http://www.jscottcampbell.com/

Good Girl Bad Girl by Loter - Finally Loter has released a book and this was well worth the wait. A cute book with a fun poem and fantastic illustrations. This book was a huge hit with even my non artist friends! http://loter.com/

Southern Drawl : A collection of drawings by Scott Tolleson - Another great sketchbook by Stolle. A collection of his rough and finished color illustrations and always inspiring. Check out his blog http://stolleart.blogspot.com/

Glam: A collection by Javier Guzman- I picked up Javier's first sketchbook last year and have been checking his art blog ever since. A great collection of his scribbles and color illustrations. http://www.javier-guzman.blogspot.com/

Chris Sanders Sketchbook 2 - Another awesome book by Chris Sanders.

Whaleboy- A toy created by Patrick Morgan and produced by CrankyStudios
http://www.patrickmorganart.blogspot.com/

Dexter's Laboratory: Zappo Change-O - A fun Little Golden book illustrated by Genndy Tartakovsky that I picked up from the Stuart NG booth that you can find at Amazon.com

7 postcards: Fun postcards with whimsical little illustrations. Check out http://conducthappiness.com/ to get a better look.

Cartoon Network tote bag: I won this bag by tossing a bean bag over by shoulder backwards and having it land on the correct character that was printed on the beanbag.

Hedwig

2007-07-22T19:47:00.001-06:00

Mr. Eastwood

2007-07-06T12:41:00.001-06:00

A rough sketchy rendering of Clint Eastwood from The Good, The Bad and The Ugly for "spaghetti western" week over at Art Jumble.

Seven Deadly Sins

2007-07-01T18:29:00.000-06:00

Zodiac, the trading cards

2007-04-01T01:15:00.001-06:00

Introducing Zodiac, the trading cards.

Ruthless Robert

2007-03-13T22:53:00.000-06:00

This is an illustration of my friend and coworker Robert. Give this man a marker and he will draw unbelievably cruel and hilarious caricatures that will give even the most secure individuals a complex. After seeing one of Robert's caricatures I am pretty sure another one of my coworker's went and bought Rogaine on his way home from work. Hahaha. And yes, that is a brilliant caricature of me that he is holding up that was drawn many weeks ago by Ruthless Robert. It hangs in my cubicle at work and makes me laugh!