Spot Illustration - Phoenix Magazine

I did a spot illustration for Phoenix Magazine the other week of Tara Hitchcock, morning news anchor of Good Morning Arizona, and her super sunny disposition. Unfortunately, the week before the mag went to press, she retired! The spot was pulled, so as to not not behind the times - doh!  It's cool, still got paid, and met a cool contact.  Cheers Brian!

Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln

Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln.
Conceptual Poster for the forthcoming movie by Steven Speilberg. Dec. 2012.

Brigite Bardot and H.P. Lovecraft

BARDOT & LOVECRAFT.

Lovebirds of another cyclopian dimension.

Tyrion Lannister

Congrats on the Emmy win Dinklage!
A Lannister always pays his debts.

Michelle Obama - Green Giant

I had a hankering to do Michelle Obama for a while now. Been working on this on the side for a bit, finally finished it up. I was developing a sketch based on Inauguration Night photos and the white dress she was wearing. Suddenly, I noticed that the dress kinda reminded me to the Green Giant's leafy frock and I went with it. Thought it was a cool image, & in line with the environmental aspirations of this administration and Michelle's personal beliefs & renown gardening habits. Go Green!

DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK - 1973 Version

With all the hoopla about the new Del Toro produced flick, here's my homage to the original 1973 version. I love the original creature character design, so un-obvious and weird., memorable. Deformed, oblong baby heads, hairy gorilla suit bodies. They were sad... tortured, in addition to being murderous little fellas. Their voices were super creepy too.

From IMDB

"The idea of the creatures coming out of an ash clean-out pit came from the Spanish house that writer Nigel McKeand was living in at the time; it had an old fireplace at the rear with a deep clean-out pit, bolted at the rear. It was so deep, creepy and dark nobody ever wanted the job of cleaning it out. Nigel McKeand stated that the creatures seen are more 'lumbering' than he intended in the script; his version of the creatures were quick, thin, and more demonic."

Perhaps these decisions a product of a low budget, and no CGI but maybe better than the new spastic monkey demons. Haven't seen the new flick though, cant wait. Hope it's dope.

My wife and sister in law called the originals "Toogies" for some reason, so...

LONG LIVE THE TOOGIES!

Brand new 11x17" giclée print available through my Etsy shop
http://www.etsy.com/shop/castlemcquade
Hand signed and dated. The perfect gift for fans!

CONAN (O'Brien) the BARBARIAN

The obvious mash-up of the week!

The SEXIEST man on TV, now even SEXIER, that is, if you're into the whole muscle-y thing.

Painted for the infamous ROYAL FLUSH Book 7
www.RFMAG.com

11x14'' print now available on my Etsy store for all you Coneheads out there.

Goth Beauty & The Freaky Beast

Ever notice that the Beast in "Beauty and the Beast" is, well, a beast, but still studly? Like an anthropomorphic Fabio. Lantern jawed, barrel chested with bulging muscle and a cute butt. An animal, but handsome, a good looking lion man with wavy long hair, so dreamy.

My version is sniveling, weird... freaky, more Cronenberg than Disney.

Hence, a true test of love for Beauty, it's not just her warming to an overgrown teddy bear. If she could fall in love with the creature above, then that would really be something.

Check out my in-progress thread over at CGHUB, sketches to final.

- Done for the Fairytales Re-Imagined Art Challenge.

Just posted it over at my deviantART account too. Gimme a shout out if you're over there- Cheers!