Sam's Tasty Art

I've seen lots of tributes for "Where the Wild Things Are" lately, and I couldn't help but wonder what it would look like ...

My dreams are strange. Part of my conscious is always aware that it's a dream, and when things get too tense it just takes over---conco...

We've had a bunch of storm clouds pass through our area lately, blasting us with driving rain, hail, and lightning. The bright side is t...

This represents a few hours more on top of the last iteration I posted. And it still needs more help, but I'm calling it done.

Samuel Michlap : I feel like I've posted his work before, but even so, his art is worth posting again. Jeff Turley : Really appealing wo...

I haven't shared links for a while now. Here are some that aren't in my sidebar---in my mind, these are the best of the best out th...

I've been wanting to finish this picture for a long time now.

I wanted months ago to do the Wizard of Oz as an Avalanche topic, but everyone was busy, so I tried it out on my class instead. I had a sus...

You should read this . It's true for my classes too. Except for the part about teaching acting, because I don't do that.

My wife and I just got back from an anniversary trip (8 years!) to the Redwoods in California. That place is amazing. I got all inspired and...

Remember the book I did the cover for? Now you can buy it, here: http://www.amazon.com/Living-Dead-Reapers-Oliver-Church/dp/0578001608/ref=s...

The last of the Bolt stuff I did. This was one of those do-a-bunch-of-drawings-and-cobble-together-your-favorite-parts type of designs. Not ...

I took a couple weeks off from my current project a while back to do a few concepts for the Bolt team. One of the tasks was to do a few acti...

My environment painting/design skills have improved a ton since I did this two years ago. Unfortunately, I can't show any of the environ...

This isn't done, but it's been two weeks or more since I posted last so it's time to post whether I'm ready or not. I was on...

I had fun this morning, which doesn't always result in the best quality, but at least I'm encouraged to try more often.

I've received various requests for the ability to order the children's book puzzle, so if you want one, here's what you do: E-ma...

Our family teamed up for a sort of unique idea for Christmas presents this year: custom puzzles based on our kid's favorite books. My tw...

As a kid I wasn't sure what to think of Santa. I fully supported the idea of a magic guy that distributes presents in the middle of the ...

I've heard people complain before about the accuracy of Wikipedia articles. Then when I did some research for the current Avalanche top...

Happy Thanksgiving! This one isn't done, but I'm posting it anyway. Maybe it's the holiday spirit, but I'm actually glad I ...

I just took my family on a several-day trip to southern California, the beach, and Disneyland. It was fun, but best of all, it was cheap---3...

Nicktoons Network has Pajama Gladiator posted up for a day so people can vote on it. Hurry and watch it before they take it down. Things I ...

Maybe I was an impressionable kid, but old Jell-O commercials seem to stand out as one of the most successful celebrity marketing schemes, e...