robo-love 3000

official snack cake of the empire

2007-01-04T16:35:00.000-08:00

sketchbook image given a photoshop tweak. had to put it up after seeing the star wars nerd on 'beauty and the geek' the other day.

under da sea

2007-01-01T16:29:00.000-08:00

the second illustration i did for kandy for christmas. once i got the first one done a second seemed doable. again-what have i started?

k&e

2007-01-01T16:26:00.000-08:00

illustration i did for kandy as a christmas present. year after year i keep telling myself to do some art for her and i always wait too long to get something done. well this year as soon as she was out the door for work i sat down at the computer and worked until i had about 1 minute to wash my hair and run out the door. does this mean i'll have to do it again next year? what have i started?!

blue sky challenge:the christmas edition

2006-12-20T16:35:00.000-08:00

this week's blue sky challenge blog topic-christmas! here's the big man himself and one of our pugs driving him to distraction

your tattoo

2006-11-30T05:43:00.000-08:00

another fairly loose sketchbook image inked and brought into photoshop. that backround image is from my copy of taschen's 1000 tattoos. it was cheap and full of great reference photos but the spine just dislodged itself when i grabbed it off the shelf to put it on the scanner. i guess when you pay 9.99 you aren't necessarily getting a book built to last

gyped by bombs part deux

2006-11-30T05:38:00.000-08:00

here is the quote from the horse's mouth so to speak. i actually heard this quote from author and voice of violet in the incredibles-sarah vowell at a book signing. here is my version of violet ala illustrator and photoshop.

gyped by bombs

2006-11-19T11:52:00.000-08:00

his quote was overheard in a different context but i paired it with a sketchbook image and voila!

old school james

2006-11-17T05:59:00.000-08:00

in honor of 'casino royale' (which i'm pretty psyched about after not seeing a bond film since 'golden eye') i'm blowing the dust off an older image. logo designed for a movie club i had with friends. despite the name my wife was an active member and women were welcome. it was a good excuse to get together and see loud, silly, sexist, and hugely entertaining movies-AT THE THEATER-not on dvd. we even had shirts with this logo. ps-i heard a guy on radio asking his collegues about their favorite james bond. most of them said roger moore?! are you people drunk?! go back and look at 'from russia with love' and admit your mistake!

the real me

2006-11-13T05:46:00.000-08:00

funny how sometimes people don't match their personals descriptions as though they are pretending to be something they aren't

tea with SHE!

2006-11-08T06:02:00.000-08:00

samurai kitten is back! and this time he has made his way to the lair of SHE! (looks like he may want to give the beverages a pass.)

hizzonor and the dark lady

2006-11-01T05:59:00.000-08:00

another rare photo entry. one final goodbye to halloween via a couple of our 'nightmare before christmas' toys. stepson luke pointed out that we like the 'nightmare' decorations because we can put them out for halloween and leave them up straight through january-busted!

dr. roach

2006-10-30T05:02:00.000-08:00

illustraton done for madison alt weekly isthmus for their upcoming issue. story on making science fun for kids. you can't go wrong with kids and cockroaches i always say.

mannequin noir

2006-10-26T15:36:00.000-07:00

mannequin head i pulled out of a huge mound of trash. she's broken- but still beautiful.

'tis the season

2006-10-26T13:43:00.000-07:00

getting an early start on the halloween posts. here's a sketchbook image given a little photoshop shine. as count floyd would say, "oooo-scary!"

robo-love 3000

2006-10-23T16:20:00.000-07:00

i'm behind on posts due to recent trip to providence, r.i. yeah, you heard me correctly-i said providence, rhode island! hey-h.p. lovecraft is from there! although i busted my butt trying to find one of his books there to no avail. anyway-here is robo-love 3000 finally making an appearance to get me back on track-thanks buddy.

satan's sis

2006-10-16T19:35:00.000-07:00

yet another spicy pulp cover. call me a member of the immoral minority but this looks like one tempting tome!

hey boo-boo!

2006-10-12T16:54:00.000-07:00

another illustrated 'personals' based on an ad from my stash. as always, we here at robolove 3000 are doing our part to help the subjects of these illustrations make a luv connection.

say what?!

2006-10-10T10:40:00.000-07:00

this quote was overheard by my friend eddie h. some years ago. i'm no doctor but i think someone needed to dial back her meds. i don't know what she's talking about anyway. we all know the moon landing was faked in a tupperware storage warehouse outside rancho cookamunga, ca.

ratpig

2006-10-09T05:53:00.000-07:00

brushpen illustration of dog from our old neighborhood. the name on his driver's license may have been spike, but we always called him ratpig. it may not be clear from this drawing but he was clearly part of some kind of island of dr. moreau mix and match. we miss ya ratpig!

she's got legs

2006-10-08T08:27:00.000-07:00

while i meant this primarily to be an illustration blog i do take a lot of pictures.(when i can wrestle the digital rebel away from phantom kitty that is). here's a shot that i took using a suitcase we picked up at an auction some years ago. (photoshop work by phantom kitty) i'm pretty happy with the shot-it was worth getting up at 6:30 am on a sunday for.

robot girl @pnuma

2006-10-04T21:58:00.000-07:00

another illustrated personals ad. couldn't pass by one with a robot reference. geek dance your butt off robot girl!

it came from the sketchbook!

2006-10-03T05:49:00.000-07:00

another quick celebrity sketch. any one recognize him?

heads up!

2006-10-01T17:46:00.000-07:00

another model bounces out of the monster factory. this one's horns could cause your little ones a contusion here, an abrasion there, a detatched retina...i'm just sayin'.

superdude

2006-09-29T07:31:00.000-07:00

based on personal ad i pulled from our local alt. weekly. i've been cutting out interesting ones for a couple of years and finally got around to illustrating them. haven't nailed down the style but here's a first attempt. feel free to send me any particularly funny, odd, or scary personal ads you find and i'll do my best to get them up here on robo-love.

mr. ecko

2006-09-27T06:10:00.000-07:00

quick sketch of attendee of guitar show i hit last weekend in elgin il. this guy was one of the few there that wasn't 40+ with hair halfway down his back and a seriously receeding hairline.

bluepunkgrrl

2006-09-26T07:51:00.000-07:00

this bluepunker was a combo of illustrator, a hand painted and scanned backround and a pinch of photoshop. somewhat inspired by the art of gabe lanza. we own one of his robot paintings. check him out @www.gabelanza.com

the princess of atlantis

2006-09-23T16:00:00.000-07:00

first in what i hope will be a series of sideshow type banners.
"who can resist the siren song of this demon daughter of the depths?!"

disappearing act

2006-09-21T21:37:00.000-07:00

pen sketch of girl and parts of her man done on piece of craft paper i rescued from the garbage at work. was going to do more but liked the unfinished look of this.

quinne

2006-09-20T17:13:00.000-07:00

penbrush with photoshop sketch of suicide girl quinne

ring o fire

2006-09-19T05:51:00.000-07:00

sort of a day of the dead salute to the man in black.

the dials kick ass!

2006-09-18T16:34:00.000-07:00

image of rebecca-lead singer of the dials from a sketch i drew at their show at madtown's willy street festival yesterday. kandy took the picture in backround. i had the presence of mind to have her sign the sketch although my drawing was so rough i cleaned it up for this post. check out their cd 'flex time' or their website http://www.thedials.us. very cool neu wave power pop. i couldn't get 'take it to the man' out of my head for over a year after hearing it.

greenspan-o.g.

2006-09-16T18:44:00.000-07:00

tattoos are hot so i'm jumping on the bandwagon with both feet. here's some flash i drew. i've got my ear to the ground and the rumblings tell me that former fed chair alan greenspan is copacetic with the kids today and i think this one is something that they'll think is the bee's knees!

oops!

2006-09-14T05:58:00.000-07:00

don't you hate it when your robot goes on a killing spree and you are stuck cleaning up the mess?!

nun with a gun!

2006-09-13T21:56:00.000-07:00

another gem from that box of books i got from that old bookstore with the rat problem. a stone classic from the author of 'the lutherans wore leather'.

blowfishy

2006-09-12T20:53:00.000-07:00

what-you never saw a blowfish wearing an ipod? where have you been?!

samurai kitten part deux

2006-09-12T07:10:00.000-07:00

our fearless felines adventures continue as samurai kitten explores the labyrinthian stronghold of SHE!

2006-09-10T14:49:00.000-07:00

nothing like the old pulps. found this hardboiled page turner in a little out the way bookstore which had gone out of business due to some sort of snail infestation. i got a whole box of these for 3 bucks! expect to see more down the road.

edgar

2006-09-08T06:53:00.000-07:00

another brush pen portrait from an old sketch. a tip of the hat to mike mignola for the raven reference.

squiddly

2006-09-07T05:55:00.000-07:00

the latest product from the monster factory. squiddly makes bathtime fun...unless he gets hungry. squiddly comes with mesh gloves, steel capture cage, and explosive tipped fun-poon!

guess the celeb!

2006-09-06T08:28:00.000-07:00

quick brush pen sketch with photoshop abuse. can you name this tv celebrity? probably not because i did it and i'm not sure.

the mighty thong laid low

2006-09-04T08:28:00.000-07:00

another ink/photoshop illustration done this time for madison's very own roller derby squad-the mad rollin' dolls. after getting to a bout finally last year and loving the circus like atmosphere i contacted the dolls about doing some illustration for them. this image wound up on the bout program for the august 25th bout at warner park.

spank(ed) bot

2006-09-03T17:33:00.000-07:00

third and final screen printing project done at firecracker studio. pretty well illustrates my love of red haired girls in leather, robots, and the art of screen printed rock poster GOD-Coop. i've got a few extra screened prints of this one. if anyone is interested feel free to email me @ducksoup37@charter.net.

creepers

2006-09-01T06:07:00.000-07:00

2nd screenprinting project i did at firecracker studios. cd cover and poster art for local blues/bar band the creepers.

missy

2006-08-31T05:46:00.000-07:00

i used this for one of the three screen printing projects i did @ madison's firecracker studios a few months back. you'll probably see missy here again with some color in her wings-she's looking a bit pale here.

angel bot

2006-08-30T09:40:00.000-07:00

even the most durable robots eventually reach the point where they cannot be repaired. hopefully when this happens someone will be there with paris bleedproof paper, a pentel brush pen, and a piece of paper towel to record the sad end.

soul food

2006-08-29T05:49:00.000-07:00

as the time for grilling dwindles down this year it seemed appropriate to see what ole scratch was cooking up.

and why isn't this on cartoon network?!

2006-08-28T20:44:00.000-07:00

from a quick sketch done a couple of years ago emerges SAMURAI KITTEN-fearless feline equally deadly with a katana or well aimed hairball.

robo-love 3000

2006-08-26T14:01:00.000-07:00

this site in no way endorses (non-consentual) relations of any kind with robots, cyborgs, automotons, or those little round vacuums. that said-let the posting begin!