Action Art! by Jon Kelly Green

Mean Jean

2012-01-28T10:32:00.000-08:00

She's a creep.

A Big Monkey, Man

2012-01-26T02:59:00.000-08:00

An example of why this is part of Project Dumb.

12XU

2012-01-22T07:56:00.000-08:00

The robot's name is taken from the classic song by Wire (off the "Pink Flag" album).

Freak Out!

2012-01-20T04:05:00.000-08:00

Grumpy Cyclops

2012-01-14T03:37:00.000-08:00

He's always in a bad mood and he doesn't like you.

Cute Little Thing

2012-01-07T03:45:00.000-08:00

What a cutie!

Happy Year Year

2012-01-01T04:18:00.000-08:00

The Swami predicts great things for 2012. Great things, not spooky things. I trust him.

Best Albums Of 2011

2011-12-27T07:59:00.000-08:00

It's been another great year for indie and alternative rock. Here's my annual "Best Of" list...

1. Veronica Falls-S/T
2. The Bad Sports-Kings Of The Weekend
3. Dum Dum Girls-Only In Dreams
4. Shimmering Stars-Violent Hearts
5. The Happy Thoughts-S/T
6. White Mystery-Blood & Venom
7. Black Lips-Arabia Mountain
8. The Barreracudas-Nocturnal Missions
9. Jacuzzi Boys-Glazin'
10. The Rantouls-In The Village Of Rantoul
11. Ladytron-Gravity The Seducer
12. Unknown Mortal Orchestra-S/T
13. The Spartan Dreggs-Forensic R'N'B
14. Ladybug Transistor-Clutching Stems
15. Steve Adamyk Band-Forever Won't Wait

Hipster Santa

2011-12-23T03:56:00.000-08:00

Have a cool yule!

Merry Christmas?

2011-12-21T15:58:00.000-08:00

Santa's A Creep

2011-12-19T15:18:00.000-08:00

A Week Of Christmas Stuff

2011-12-16T15:47:00.000-08:00

Starts.........NOW!

Zombie Rob

2011-12-10T03:49:00.000-08:00

In nice holiday colors.

Poor Bunny

2011-12-03T03:48:00.000-08:00

Monster Dude

2011-11-28T15:41:00.000-08:00

Happy Turkey Day!

2011-11-23T03:54:00.000-08:00

And pie.

You've Got A Great Big Head

2011-11-19T03:36:00.000-08:00

Wut???

2011-11-11T17:59:00.000-08:00

This guy's silly.

Halloween Leftovers

2011-11-05T03:43:00.000-07:00

Flappy Halloween

2011-10-29T09:23:00.000-07:00

Hope your Halloween is better than my writing.

Ghoulie Guy

2011-10-25T16:16:00.000-07:00

More spooks!!!

Drac Is Back!

2011-10-22T04:04:00.000-07:00

Atom

2011-10-11T15:46:00.000-07:00

A tribute to a wonderful little guy I'll miss very much.

Love Monster

2011-10-08T06:49:00.000-07:00

Run for your lives!!!

Beware Of Dog

2011-10-01T03:31:00.000-07:00

Hiya Folks!

2011-09-22T13:21:00.000-07:00

He's so happy to see you.

This Is Tall Paul

2011-09-17T03:21:00.000-07:00

He works at the mall. He plays volleyball in the fall.

She's A Cutey.

2011-09-10T03:58:00.000-07:00

Burp!

2011-09-03T03:36:00.000-07:00

He's A Big Jerk

2011-08-27T04:05:00.000-07:00

Hey Ladies!

2011-08-20T07:08:00.000-07:00

Friendly Fella

2011-08-13T03:42:00.000-07:00

Annoying Little Monsteroids

2011-08-06T08:36:00.000-07:00

My Monsteroids are tiny little jerks that love to annoy you. They're basically germs, but really nasty ones.

Larry Lizard

2011-07-30T03:09:00.000-07:00

He's ready to go.

2 Heads

2011-07-23T03:58:00.000-07:00

Skull says "Howdy!"

Me And My Bad Back

2011-07-16T03:36:00.000-07:00

And my sickly green skin. And my X eyes. At least I'm sporting a nice orange t-shirt.

Hot Hot Hot

2011-07-09T03:31:00.000-07:00

Cheese E.

2011-07-02T06:57:00.000-07:00

This guy's great at parties.

Teen Rocker

2011-06-25T03:19:00.000-07:00

Dude's OK!

Going Ape

2011-06-18T07:50:00.000-07:00

The ape is pretty crazy. He's going bananas!

Big Mouth Kid

2011-06-15T16:17:00.000-07:00

He's annoying.

A Thing From Space

2011-06-11T05:24:00.000-07:00

El Destructo

2011-06-08T03:05:00.000-07:00

Fro-Bot is here!

2011-06-04T04:21:00.000-07:00

With funky robot dance moves!

Cheers!

2011-05-28T07:38:00.000-07:00

Yea! The weekends finally here, let's get trashed!

Bad Kitty

2011-05-21T07:13:00.000-07:00

He poops outside the box. He likes to shred things. He knocks his toys under the fridge. But I still love him.

Speed Junkie

2011-05-18T06:34:00.000-07:00

Dis guy's crazy for speed!!!

Red Boy Is A Jerk

2011-05-13T13:28:00.000-07:00

He likes being a jerk too.

Happy Old Man

2011-05-10T04:45:00.000-07:00

Ha Ha (snort)!

Junkyard Dog

2011-05-07T06:18:00.000-07:00

"Creepers" were characters designed using color, shapes and minimal linework, Project DUMB is all about thick, chunky linework. I want to keep it simple this time.

Creepers-Buzzy Biter vs This Kid Could Use A Suntan

2011-05-04T16:08:00.000-07:00

The end of Creepers Part 1. This has been the most fun I've ever had doing artwork. I did over 100 characters, many never made it to Action Art. Someday I'm hoping to do more Creepers or something like it. In a few days I have some new stuff to share, it's still character based, just a new direction.

Creepers-Employee Of The Month vs Go-Go No-No

2011-04-29T07:05:00.000-07:00

Part 1 of this series is close to coming to an end. Just one more entry after this then I'm taking a break for awhile. Someday I'm hoping to start up again with Part 2, but something new is coming soon.

Creepers-Science Project vs Scooter

2011-04-24T05:16:00.000-07:00

Scooter has the runs.

Creepers-Bag Man vs Dazed & Confused Boy

2011-04-20T05:22:00.000-07:00

Creepers-Annoying Dancer vs Kind of Sexy Redhead

2011-04-16T03:59:00.000-07:00

Creepers-Stern Kitty Cat vs Mystical Snake Goddess

2011-04-09T03:38:00.000-07:00

This cat won't take any guff from Snake Goddess.

Creepers-Harold vs Mean Bean

2011-04-02T08:59:00.000-07:00

Creepers-Cool Dog In A Jumpsuit vs Kung Fu Master

2011-03-30T10:48:00.000-07:00

Both have great self-control and only fight when provoked. I wonder what Jumpsuit Dog did to rile Kung Fu Master up?

Creepers-Death Bat vs Sauna Guy

2011-03-26T04:00:00.001-07:00

Scary versus Lame.

Creepers-Dumb Dog vs Robot XKZ

2011-03-19T03:03:00.000-07:00

Creepers-Water Thug vs Experiemental Weiner

2011-03-16T03:11:00.000-07:00

Creepers-Psycho vs Mod Hair Monster

2011-03-12T13:30:00.000-08:00

Creepers-Grumpy Pug vs Big Bob

2011-03-09T03:12:00.000-08:00

Creepers-Lonely Creep vs Bloodhound

2011-03-05T03:35:00.000-08:00

Creepers-Angry Imp vs Annoying Ghoul

2011-02-27T08:05:00.000-08:00

I've been creating Creepers for a few years now and thought I might give you a quick rundown on how I do the artwork. I start by sketching them out on tracing paper with colored pencils. I like using Prismacolors because of their soft lead and variety of colors. Once I have the rough sketch down I tighten the drawing up using a dark colored pencil that scans well. I scan it and save it as a Photoshop file, then I use the sketch as a guide to do my artwork. I use Photoshop because it's what I'm most comfortable with but I use it just like Illustrator, I create all the artwork as shapes with the pen tool. And I use a lot of layers for quick color changes and so I'm able to move shapes around easily if needed. I do some detail work and any lettering I use in Illustrator, the lines around the Angry Imps eyes are in Illustrator for example. When I'm done I save the artwork as a jpg. file and it's ready to post.

Creepers-Stud Lee vs Bouncy Bob

2011-02-24T15:37:00.000-08:00

Creepers-8ter vs Mr. Big Mouth

2011-02-19T16:14:00.000-08:00

Keeping it simple.

Creepers-Evil Big Head Science Guy vs Eyeballer

2011-02-16T16:22:00.000-08:00

Creepers-Commie Germ vs Fiji Goddess Of Love

2011-02-12T03:52:00.000-08:00

NC-17 rating on this one.

Creepers-Alien Birdman vs Bat Cat Baby

2011-02-05T04:00:00.000-08:00

Digger & Tug

2011-01-29T06:02:00.000-08:00

Here are Digger and Tug, the characters featured in the book I illustrated for Hallmark Cards book division, and below the book cover. Out now!

Creepers-Nose Picker vs Kid Future

2011-01-27T16:57:00.000-08:00

There's nothing creepier than a nose picker. Or a balding kid.

Creepers-The Black Licker vs Furious Critter

2011-01-22T07:17:00.000-08:00

They're mean. And they're naked too.

Creepers-Who Shaved The Bear vs This Guy

2011-01-20T16:11:00.000-08:00

Couldn't come up with any good names for these two.

Creepers-Brute vs Sausage

2011-01-17T03:21:00.000-08:00

These two are angry.

Creepers-Xljpo vs Flower Girl

2011-01-15T04:02:00.000-08:00

Yikes!

Creepers-Sugar Babe vs Druid Dude

2011-01-09T07:17:00.000-08:00

Creepers-Bouncy Boy vs Mr. "Check Out My Tighty Whities"

2011-01-06T16:11:00.000-08:00

Nice color palette, if I my say so myself.

Best Albums Of 2010

2010-12-30T14:08:00.000-08:00

Another great year of music, but these ten were my favorites...

1. The Riverdales-Tarantula
2. Lover!-Lost In The Shuffle
3. Straight Arrows-It's Happening
4. Best Coast-Crazy For You
5. The Drums-The Drums
6. Nobunny-First Blood
7. Red Dons-Fake Meets Failure
8. Wavves-King Of The Beach
9. Dum Dum Girls-I Will Be
10. Fabienne Delsol-On My Mind

Others I'd recommend...
Len Price 3-Pictures, Methadones-S/T, Mother's Children-That's Who!, Steve Adamyk Band-S/T, White Wires-WWII, Vermin Poets-Poets Of England, Thee Spivs-Taped Up, Cyanide Pills-S/T, The Manges-Bad Juju, Intelligence-Males, and finally, Mark Sultan-$.

Creepers-Bad Bunny vs Dressed For Winter Dog

2010-12-29T14:37:00.000-08:00

Bunny's in the mood to fight. Dog wants to snuggle.

Creepers-Ben Rat vs Green Slime Monster

2010-12-27T04:41:00.000-08:00

Two movie references. Both pretty bad.

Creepers-Ugly Yeti vs Greeno

2010-12-23T07:24:00.000-08:00

Ugly Yeti/Ugly Betty. Get it? Okay, she really isn't a Yeti, I just liked the name. Maybe I'll do a real Ugly Yeti someday.

And Greeno is a Flap Jack rip-off, only in plant-form.

Happy Holidays!

Creepers-Upsidedown Head vs Cute Little Bully

2010-12-18T07:32:00.000-08:00

Creepers-Upset Stomach Man vs Fake Bat Cat

2010-12-14T16:10:00.000-08:00

Fake Bat Cat gave Upset Stomach Man rabies.

Creepers-Master M vs Devil Dude

2010-12-11T03:52:00.000-08:00

These guys are horny.

Creepers-Ancient Fish God vs Wild Germ Thing

2010-12-04T05:23:00.000-08:00

Back from Hawaii, good place to visit, but way too many Creepers. Found these two there, one on the beach and the other near a volcano.

Creepers-Crazy Punkin' Head vs The Wimp

2010-11-21T05:08:00.000-08:00

I'll be on vacation later this week (Hawaii), so I wanted to post a few before I go.

Creepers-Big Bootie vs Miss Match

2010-11-21T05:03:00.000-08:00

Nothing clever about this pair. I'll post them and move on.

Creepers-Grape Ghost vs Cherry Bandit

2010-11-20T06:06:00.000-08:00

I'm hungry.

Creepers-Kid Demon vs Snail In A Shell

2010-11-13T15:47:00.000-08:00

Creepers-Scrappy vs Gassy The Clown

2010-11-07T04:36:00.000-08:00

Just another reason to hate clowns.

Creepers-Big Fat Chipmunk vs Commander X

2010-11-04T15:31:00.000-07:00

True evil or just really dumb?

Creepers-Hairy Hippie vs Blood Dispenser Boy

2010-10-30T11:50:00.000-07:00

Creepers-Howling Mad Man vs Hot Mummy

2010-10-27T16:15:00.000-07:00

Oooooh, scary.

Creepers-Blue Ghoul vs Commando Bird

2010-10-21T04:49:00.000-07:00

Commando Bird is already down. This one is over!

Creepers-Saturn 5 vs Bug Office Manager

2010-10-17T04:59:00.000-07:00

Creepers-No Neck Nathan vs The Perv

2010-10-12T19:39:00.000-07:00

I still love this series, especially when I can show off characters like these two. Makes me happy.

Halloween 2010

2010-10-09T12:14:00.000-07:00

A witch!

Creepers-Bulging Eyeball vs Fuzzy

2010-10-06T16:43:00.000-07:00

Good ol' Fuzzy, you're the best!

Halloween 2010

2010-10-02T06:00:00.000-07:00

It's time for a few scary Halloween rejects. All were submitted for a project last year and not used.
It's a year later and now I can post them.