For Seattle’s Ltd. Art Gallery comic book themed show in March, I decided to do a mashup of Tales from the Crypt and American Splendor, merging the Cryptkeeper and Harvey Pekar drawn in the style of famed Splendor artist Robert Crumb. The quote is a Pekar line that I found fitting for the Cryptkeeper.

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My piece for Ltd. Gallery’s Tribute to B-Movies. “Carpenter”, 7 of John Carpenter’s films combined. 11x17” acrylic on illustration board.

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My offering for this month’s http://www.planet-pulp.com theme: femme fatales.  So of course Elvira is the first woman that comes to mind.

11”x17” watercolor, acrylic and ink on watercolor paper.

“A Cast of Currys” - http://www.facebook.com/toddspenceart

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Legendary charactor actor Tim Curry really needed a tribute homaging his most favorited roles.  The lineup includes charactors from his various TV and films: IT, Fern Gully, Home Alone 2, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Clue, Tales from the Crypt, Annie, Legend and a slight nod to Muppets Treasure Island (I’m not the greatest fan but felt the need) as Darkness wears an “I Heart M.T.I.” button.

Painted as if they are doing a photo shoot together, this painting measures 15”x18”, acrylic on illustration board.  

For this month’s http://www.planet-pulp.com/ theme (mustaches), I picked Bill Murray’s Saturday Night Live character “Nick the lounge singer”. One of my favorites.  11”x14” watercolor & acrylic

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Robert Shaw as the villainous Donald “Red” Grant in the James Bond film From Russia with Love for planet-pulp.com

Planet-Pulp is a website that showcases a single pop culture oriented theme each month.    This month is James Bond and also my first month into my tenure on the site as a “rogue” artist.

11”x14” acrylic on illustration board.  I wanted to also paint it with more of a 1960’saesthetic.

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My homage to one of my favorite filmmakers featuring 10 of his films; Annie Hall, Bullets Over Broadway, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Manhattan, Broadway Danny Rose, Zelig, Sweet and Lowdown, Stardust Memories, Hannah and her Sisters and Midnight in Paris.

14”x17” pencil and acrylic on mixed media paper.

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MAD MAX

12”x24”, acrylic on canvas

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So I do what I like to call “Re-Paintings” where I take an existing, usually boring painting at a thrift store, or a print sold at a thrift store and add something comedic to it.

This was a commissioned piece for a friend.  We decided maybe some hunters hunting the My Little Ponies for sport would be nice.  

One hunter is firing his musket while the other hunter is horrified at the sight unfolding.

I’m always up for doing this for others so if you find a painting or something at your local thrift store and want me to add something crazy to it, I’m totally game!  Feel free to message me.

Hope you guys enjoy!

My piece for the Sonic the Hedgehog 20th Anniversary tribute show that was held at BRAVE NEW WORLDS in Philadelphia, “It’s Always Sunny on South Island” featuring Danny DeVito as a clean shaven Dr. Eggman/Robotnik, Sonic’s arch-nemesis. 12”x16” Acrylic on canvas. 

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Sonic the Hedgehog art show update, switched my concept around.  Still DeVito as Dr. Eggman/Robotnik.  Hope you guys like the twist I plan on implementing.

“DO YOU WANNA PARTY!?!”  

Return of the Living Dead tribute.

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Tom Atkins in Fred Dekker’s NIGHT OF THE CREEPS.

Big fan of this movie and recently gave this painting to the director/writer Fred Dekker personally at the Monster Squad/Night of the Creeps art show at Dark Delicacies store in Burbank, CA.

Great movie if you have never seen it.  I highly recommend.  It is so choice.