Sorry to have disappeared from posting news updates on the site for the last few weeks. I unfortunately became quite ill due to a ruptured blood vessel. And while this did allow me to do an absolutely outstanding impression of Val Kilmer as Doc Holiday, it prevented me from doing much else. However I am feeling much better now and am currently playing catch up with the world.

This year's Free Comic Book Day at Twilight Comics was the best year yet!  I would sincerely like to extend another huge thank you to all the amazing people at the shop who always bring together an excellent event.

 I have also completed a few commission pieces since I last posted a news update. Not the least of which was the commission of several portraits of the cast of GamersTable.com in their Star Wars persona's.

As a gentle way to get back into the swing of things, I will be posting these images to the news section over the next several days. But for those of you who can't stand the suspense above is the banner image featuring all the players that I created for their facebook page.

Until tomorrow have a great day!
~ArtMonkeyWorld Dave

Sometimes being an artist is ridiculously fun. In regards to my previous post about not being able to show art in progress until it is approved. This is a great example. I am unable to show you the portraits I am currently creating for the Gamerstable.com crew depicting them as Star Wars characters as they aren't done yet and I don't want to spoil the surprise, but I can show you the last ones I drew for them. The rest of the cast is after the jump:

So funny story....this was a piece that I created about a year or so ago as an homage to two of my favorite things, Doctor Who, and Dr. Seuss. Specifically the episode "The Empty Child" written by current show runner Steven Moffat.

Earlier this summer, at the North American Discworld Convention Art Show, writer Neil Gaimen, surprised everyone by showing up and signing artwork and prizes to be auctioned for charity later that night. (Incidentally he wrote my favorite episode of the Matt Smith's current run  on the show called "The Doctor's Wife". Yes I am a GEEK. What of it?

Now I am a bit fuzzy on details from this point on...but as I understand it, somehow he saw a small thumbnail of this image and openly professed his love for it to the coordinator of the art show. Apparently it's his favorite episode too. He wanted very much to sign the print and have it auctioned as part of the lot of work that was going up that night. Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances I had been unable to get my work to the show, and the actual print was not there.

Erin Prindiville the show coordinator however promised him a copy, called me, and I mailed her two ASAP. One for Neil, and one for her, as a thank you for not only getting a copy of this to Neil through his entourage, but also for giving me the coolest 6 Degrees of Doctor Who story ever.

Just thought I would share. :)
I hope all is well with you guys, and will be updating the upcoming show calendar this week. Have a great night!
~ArtMonkeyWorld Dave