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Finally got one. After many (many) attempts, here’s the preliminary sketch for “Elefant.” Still not totally convinced he looks Rotty enough, but he’s the best I seem to be able to do. I’ll be painting him on wood like Jeeraffe and Zebrah. So there you go.

Here’s a sketch I did for a painting I’m hoping to start soon. The final size will be 24″x24″, and finished in acrylic (and possibly oil) on wood. I’m planning on doing a bunch of paintings of ghoulish types, each doing musical thingies. Looking for a name for the series (other than “Monster Mash”). I haven’t forgotten about the elephant! …

Did you know that Mattel has released a Barbie Mad Hatter doll based on Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland movie? My first reaction was that it felt a little creepy, but when you look at the face close up, the makeup is a little too perfect, if you know what I mean. Like they Barbie’d it up a little so …

For those of you who aren’t following The Rots on Facebook, here’s the full-color version of iFrank. I painted him in Painter and finished him off in Photoshop. I originally finished him as a parody of the iPod commercials. The background is manipulated from a photo I took of a wall at Harpers Ferry, WV. I took tons of texture photos (mostly …

Looks like today is the anniversary of the demise of Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso, but better known to those of us without all day to say his name as Pablo Picasso. To celebrate (?), you can make your own Picasso on the Web site …

Here’s a new Rots image with a take on the commercial for that really popular little white electronic device. I’m planning on doing a color version sometime in the near future. If you want to download him and use him somewhere, he’s yours! All I ask is that you give me credit with a link (http://www.the-rots.com/), and let me know where …

I just got my Stain Boy in the mail, and he’s found a prime inspirational spot on my messy, messy desk.

In yet another Rotty design for Adventure Foods, here is a sticker I designed and illustrated for their Valentine chocolate packaging. And this is an image of how the stickers actually look on their products (you can click on the image to see it larger). I’m so proud!

I just started a new shop on Zazzle the other day—with still a long way to go—but the very first design I added to the shop won an award from Zazzle!I painted the image last fall just before El Dia de los Muertos. It’s of Diego Rivera and his wife Frida Kahlo and was inspired not only by the Mexican …

I created a character called “Fraug” for my friends at Adventure Foods who used it on stickers for some Firefly Chocolates packaging. I originally created the firefly as part of their logo, and we thought it would be funky if we had Fraug eating him. They’re so twisted, I’m thinking they were the ones who actually came up with the idea. The …

A couple of friends of mine (yes, I have friends) run a chocolate business and just happen to be big supporters of The Rots. Their shop is called Firefly Chocolates, and their store is in the food court of Westmoreland Mall in Greensburg, if you’re in the area. They asked me to illustrate a sticker for their packages featuring a …

Here’s an extra Valentine doodle.His name is Alen Valentine.