Sunday, May 31, 2009
# 213
Creatures like this come slinking out of the shadows when the sun droops below a hazy summer horizon line. They see very well in the dark and their bendy twisty eye stalks let them peek around corners to better find the meat.
Ink and colored pencil on Mi-Teintes pastel paper, 9" x 6"
Labels:
365 monsters,
art,
harry boardman,
hunt,
monster,
predator,
red eye,
stalks
Saturday, May 30, 2009
# 212
Evil creatures abound. Watch where you step. This one has an eye on you.
Ink and colored pencil on Mi-Teintes pastel paper, 7" x 5"
Ink and colored pencil on Mi-Teintes pastel paper, 7" x 5"
Labels:
365 monsters,
art,
close up,
dragon,
eyebrow,
harry boardman,
lizard,
monster,
scales
Friday, May 29, 2009
# 211
Some boys are just mean and being a monster has nothing to do with it.
Labels:
365 monsters,
art,
harry boardman,
lion,
mean,
monster,
orange
Thursday, May 28, 2009
# 210
Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh (like a little girl)
It's that sea monkey you thought you killed in the 3rd grade. He's back and he's all grown up...just like you.
Ink and colored pencil on Mi-Teintes pastel paper, 10" x 8"
Labels:
365 monsters,
art,
harry boardman,
monster,
ocean life,
sea monkey,
water
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
# 209
Sometimes we're more scared of the one that's closest to us. Don't look now...it's very close.
Ink and colored pencil on Mi-Teintes pastel paper, 6" x 9"
Labels:
365 monsters,
art,
crazy,
face,
goblin,
harry boardman,
human,
monster
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
# 208
Are you ready for a knife fight with a naked cyclops?
He is. It is all he thinks about.
Ink and colored pencil on Mi-Teintes pastel paper, 10" x 8"
Labels:
365 monsters,
art,
cyclops,
fight,
green,
harry boardman,
kapow,
knife,
monster
Monday, May 25, 2009
# 207
Run if you'd like.
Sky Beetle is about 6 seconds away!!!
Ink and colored pencil on Mi-Teintes pastel paper, 10" x 8"
Labels:
365 monsters,
art,
beetle,
city,
god,
harry boardman,
impending doom,
landscape,
monster
Sunday, May 24, 2009
# 206
Monsters want to stand out from the background and smash their way into your life! It's what comes next that everyone is a little unsure about.
Ink on Mi-Teintes pastel paper, 6" x 9"
Labels:
365 monsters,
art,
background,
black and white,
harry boardman,
monster,
silhouette,
smash
Saturday, May 23, 2009
# 205
Reginald and Carl may have to hang out with each other but it doesn't mean they have to like it.
Ink and Colored pencil on Mi-Teintes pastel paper, 9" x 6"
Labels:
365 monsters,
art,
brother,
chimera,
dragon,
harry boardman,
monster,
rainbow,
siamese twins
Friday, May 22, 2009
# 204
The last things he remembers was eating a car and snuggling up for Winter hibernation. Now that he's all stretchy and yawny he just wants a snack so it's off to the parking lot for something tasty like a moped or a Segway.
Ink and colored pencil on Mi-Teintes pastel paper, 3 1/2" x 2 1/2" ( aceo )
Labels:
365 monsters,
aceo,
art,
bear,
harry boardman,
hibernation,
horns,
monster
Thursday, May 21, 2009
# 203
Do you wonder if the stringy sinewy hand extended to you is a show of peace? Or is it a trap from which you might never see the light of day again? Would you risk your life to be polite?
Ink and colored pencil on Mi-Teintes pastel paper, 12" x 6"
Labels:
365 monsters,
ambush,
art,
hand,
handshake,
harry boardman,
lips,
monster,
trap
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
# 201
This is one very angry, very fuzzy, and definitely; very purple genetically modified bunny from a science experiment gone wrong.
Ink and colored pencil on Mi-Teintes pastel paper, 10" x 8"
Labels:
365 monsters,
art,
bunny,
fuzzy,
harry boardman,
monster,
purple,
vampire,
walrus
Monday, May 18, 2009
# 200
Grumbles is such a sad sad monster boy. He ate all of his friends and he's board of smashing things. What's a monster boy to do on a horrible sunny Spring day?
Ink and colored pencil on Mi-Teintes pastel paper, 9" x 6"
Labels:
365 monsters,
art,
board,
boy,
foam,
grumble,
harry boardman,
monster,
playskool
Sunday, May 17, 2009
# 199
Evil sticky-footed red antmen climb across your ceiling at night. They're waiting for just the right moment when your eyes slip shut and your mouth falls open clearing the way inside. Their leader proudly display his curly horns just before leading the attack.
Ink and colored pencil on Mi-Teintes pastel paper, 5" x 7"
Labels:
365 monsters,
ant,
art,
attack,
harry boardman,
insect,
monster,
surprise
Saturday, May 16, 2009
# 198
One genuine Totem mad dog mask. At night, when no one is left awake to tell the tale, a transformation unfolds. The mask clambers around on his pointy beard biting the toes of ill-mannered house guests.
Ink and colored pencil on Mi-Teintes pastel paper, 9" x 6"
Friday, May 15, 2009
# 197
The Jumble brothers are a special set of triplets gone very very wrong. Limbs, facial features, and temperament all over the place. Do NOT get too close or try to feed them after dark!
Ink and colored pencil on Mi-Teintes pastel paper, 5" x 7"
Labels:
365 monsters,
art,
brothers,
deformed,
harry boardman,
monster,
siamese twins,
triplets
Thursday, May 14, 2009
# 196
Slimy slithery pond creatures are hiding in a shallow body of water near you. They're tucked in the mud at the bottom poking out an tentacled eyeball and then disappearing with a swoosh.
Ink and colored pencil on Mi-Teintes pastel paper, 10" x 8"
Labels:
365 monsters,
art,
creature,
eyebrow,
harry boardman,
medusa,
monster,
mud,
swamp,
tentacle
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
# 194
The sharpest most dangerous items usually come in the softest of packages. Don't mistake his furry woolen coat and smiley demeanor for weakness or friendly disposition.
Ink and colored pencil on Mi-Teintes pastel paper, 10" x 8"
Labels:
365 monsters,
art,
fur,
harry boardman,
monster,
red,
sdiper,
tarantula,
unibrow,
woolen
Monday, May 11, 2009
Sunday, May 10, 2009
# 192
Clip - clop. Clip - clop goes the fat long necked fiend. His shiny hooves are temporarily clean despite decades of stomping people.
Ink and colored pencil on Mi-Teintes pastel paper, 7" x 5"
Labels:
365 monsters,
art,
bugeyes,
harry boardman,
hooves,
monster,
neck,
stomp
Saturday, May 9, 2009
# 191
Put your shipping on hold!
Once this stamp is licked a killer sea monster will be released. If he gets out, he won't go back willingly.
Ink and colored pencil on Mi-Teintes pastel paper, 9" x 6"
Labels:
365 monsters,
art,
fish,
harry boardman,
monster,
postage,
shark,
stamp,
whale
Friday, May 8, 2009
# 190
Considering that the patchy yellow cyclops heads sit atop an enormous slug body, they get along okay. They might get mad enough to attack each other or a stranger but generally lack the energy...there's no pep in their sluggish step.
Ink and colored pencil on Mi-Teintes pastel paper, 10" x 8"
Labels:
365 monsters,
art,
cyclops,
hand,
harry boardman,
monster,
slow,
slug,
tentacle,
tired
Thursday, May 7, 2009
# 189
Three patchy yellow cyclops heads accepted their new slimy infestation as instant head-top friends. They debated the pros and cons of their new situation and began to get all grumbly and mad at each other. In the near future, "it" may in fact be "on".
Ink and colored pencil on Mi-Teintes pastel paper, 8" x 10"
Labels:
365 monsters,
art,
beard,
cyclops,
harry boardman,
infestation,
monster,
sick,
snake
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
# 188
A gooey explosion left our furry patchy yellow cyclops with a splitting headache. Slimy things slithered about and he was sure that this was going to require a trip to the emergency room and maybe even some stitches.
Ink and colored pencil on Mi-Teintes pastel paper, 10" x 8"
Labels:
365 monsters,
art,
cyclops,
eyebrow,
harry boardman,
headache,
monster,
snake
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
# 187
Toothy gooey ravenous beasts smash through their yellow prison. They slide and slither this way and that constantly hungry. Always looking for their next meal.
Ink and colored pencil on Mi-Teintes pastel paper, 8" x 10"
Labels:
365 monsters,
art,
harry boardman,
monster,
slither,
snake,
spike,
yellow
Monday, May 4, 2009
Sunday, May 3, 2009
# 185
J McMarthy woke up, went to the bathroom, and nearly collapsed when he realized that he couldn't see properly. The odd sensation of tiny hands probing his face was no further comfort.
Ink and colored pencil on Mi-Teintes pastel paper, 8" x 10"
Labels:
365 monsters,
art,
body snatchers,
hands,
harry boardman,
invasion,
monster,
mustache,
red
Saturday, May 2, 2009
# 184
Dr. Decapitator looked down at his severed head and remarked, "Severed Head...you're my only friend."
They spent the rest of the afternoon combing Head's hair and trading recipes.
Ink and colored pencil on Mi-Teintes pastel paper, 7" x 5"
Labels:
365 monsters,
art,
doctor,
hair,
harry boardman,
head,
lasagne,
monster,
recipe
Friday, May 1, 2009
# 183
Sometimes you'll spend an entire day entertaining children. Is it so far fetched to say you'll never eat one?
It's just one...
Ink and colored pencil on Mi-Teintes pastel paper, 7" x 5"
Labels:
365 monsters,
art,
blood,
children,
clown,
harry boardman,
makeup,
monster
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