Hey all...


I will be appearing at a few shows coming up... if anyone is interested in any commissions, I still have APs from many different sets - as well as blanks - please let me know in advance. (I don't like drawing live at shows)...

Contact: Rustyweb@aol.com


**Northeast Collectorfest - June 2, 2012 at the Hudson Valley Hotel, Newburgh, NY


**Pop Art Con - June 10, 2012 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Fort Washington, PA (Philadelphia-area)

I hope to see you there !

New Mac and Trouble art

Here's a few colored pieces from Dan Gorman and myself for upcoming "Mac and Trouble" comic projects... a secret is in the works !

My favorite is the one with he faces at top - I love the expressions and the storytelling involved...

New cards !

Complications from my recent surgery have slowed me down a bit, but I wanted to post some recent cards I've worked on.

These first few rows are from the Upper Deck "Marvel Beginnings 2" card set. I decided to do older Marvel monsters and pre-code characters. I was happy with the outcome...

These next few are from Ken Galan's "Contemporary Pinups" card set. Really a nice first issue from Ken Galan and I wish him luck with his future endeavors. I had studio shots made of them because I liked the look of silhouettes.

Finally, for Cult-Stuff's "Titanic" set, I did this sketchy shot of the Titanic captain's statue in England. Really a nice set, looking forward to it.

Obviously, I did more cards for these sets - but I can't share them all :)

Enjoy !

Nevermore Alice

Some of my art is in this card set. I was honored to be amongst these amazing artists... please check it out at: http://nevermorealice.blogspot.com/

The ad flyer for this set...

A few of my cards from the set...

Please go to http://nevermorealice.blogspot.com/ for more info and art, it's a beautiful set filled with wonderous story-telling ability !

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TROUBLE !

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TROUBLE - 2 YEARS OLD TODAY !

And YOU get the presents !

As part of the birthday celebration - if you wish Trouble a Happy Birthday message here - We'll send you a personalized "Mac and Trouble" desktop pattern.
And, as a SPECIAL BONUS - 2 people will be randomly selected to win a sign piece of "Mac and Trouble" art...

Today only - don't forget ! 

art credit: Above are 2 cards that I did for the CBLDF card set through Cryptozoic. Mac is left, Trouble right - based on some fabulous work that Michael Mayne did.

Support MORE Cats behind the Cats !

Please vote for Phil Bledsoe, "Mac and Trouble" writer on his part of the Illumin-nerdi writing competition!


http://theillumi-nerdi.blogspot.com/2012/03/first-ever-writers-death-match-round-1.html 

Support the Cats behind the Cats !

Vote for "Mac and Trouble" contributor Arthur Gibson in this Illumi-Nerdi writing contest... http://t.co/Y8nfYb4z

More to come soon !

A new way to get involved !

We're getting down to the last 30 days of the "Mac and Trouble" comic book campaign at Indiegogo.

All of the press and interviews have been great... CNN.com, MTv.com, Non-Sports Update, various online news outlets and blogs - it's been just awesome.

While we're in the last phase of the campaign, I wanted to introduce readers to the latest idea that we had for fans to become even 'more' involved with the comic... we're hiring SPECIAL ASSOCIATE EDITORS !

The title comes with a lot of perks and rewards, special interaction with the artists, advance peeks at the materials, and a comic book credit all for a small fee. The whole deal is written up and offered on Ebay at this link: http://tinyurl.com/8xlxrjd

"Every day I'm hustlin'..."

The idea is to get fans motivated and show them how we work. I hope that someone takes advantage of this deal, they're going to have a lot of fun !

In my next blog, I'll be posting even more "Mac and Trouble" sketch cards that came in... so be on the look out !

Same cat time - - Same cat channel !

And as always, we'd love to have your contributions to the "Mac and Trouble" comic book campaign...

Up, UP and Away - it's a SUPER Post !!

In all honesty, this really is a super post, and I'm exited to bring it to you. I wanted to share with you more of our great lineup of Mac and Trouble sketch cards from all around the globe.

Let's get right into it with a few cards from the lovely Elfie Lebouleux all the way from Le Mans, France...

Her great style sure made our two rascally cats come alive in these cards !

Elfie is a fine artist who is known far and wide for her fantastic portrait work on sketch cards. Her work has appeared in such sets as The Avengers, Luxura, FemForce, and many others - and most recently in Grimm's Fairy Tales, and Dungeon Dolls. More of her work can be seen here at this website.

Next up, Stephan Lynch from Perth in Western Australia, brings us a somewhat humorous, and rather unique view of our guys as hand-puppets in his own comical style !

"Dude... your hands are cold !"

Stephan's work has been seen in a few recent sets for the March of Dimes and Island Dreams. You can see more of his work at this website. We hope to see more of his work in many sets to come !

Lastly, we present some cards from that far-away place called Houston, Texas. LOL Here, we see some our guy's misadventures from the pen of William 'BJ' Kunkle...

William's work has appeared in the Island Dreams and the March of Dimes card sets, and he does quite a lot of personal sketch cards.

If you want to see more, you'll have to look him up on Facebook !

The only place to get these great sketch cards is as a part of the Mac and Trouble comic book campaign on Indiegogo. And as of now, there's less than 60 days left !

Aside from these great cards, there are any other great rewards including exclusive art prints, art commissions, original comic art pages, and many promotional items. You can find the link below...

Coming up next:
We're going to make an exciting announcement concerning the
Mac and Trouble comic and, a new project is on the horizon !
Stay tuned - same CAT time, same CAT channel !

Today is a special weekend !

It's a FREE Pet Commission Weekend !

Any donation to the Mac and Trouble comic book campaign will get a FREE sketch card commission of your pet on an official "Mac and Trouble" Artist's Proof card !!


Check out the campaign below - and stay tuned for special new photos and art all weekend !