Pop 2 Action - Hero Complex Gallery

“Pop 2 Action” opens this weekend only at Hero Complex Gallery in LA. This is a charity art event put on by the Gratitude Collaborative, where 50 artists present something from pop culture we’re grateful for. 

"Masters of Childhood Battle"

digital - 18"x20"

Masters of the Universe was always HUGE for me. My toys were worn down to the bare naked plastic with play; arms were ripped off; rubber leg attachments snapped; and weapons were lost in couch cushions. Thank you God for blessing me to grow up in the 80’s!

Here is a bit of process to share for fun

He Man in the background for reference

A rough color study on the iPad

Concept Sketch

Modulok Misshap

I created this in hopes that Modulok and Ram Man get figures announced at Comic-Con this year. Crossing my fingers that Mattel will pull through...

Man-E-Faces

Good ol' Man-E-Faces comes out later this year from Mattel. Simply put - can't wait. I always wondered what the other 2 faces did while the one exposed face got to take in all the action. I'm sure it was plenty boring in that head chamber for 66.6% of those faces. Here is a little homage to one of my faves.

Masters of the Universe

Anyone who knows me knows that I have a special place in my heart for He-Man and his pals. The brightly colored 80's toys were a favorite of mine in childhood, and I've been collecting the new toys Mattel has been putting out for the last year. Here are a few new paintings inspired by these musclebound goofballs.

CLAWFUL and BUZZ OFF

Without a doubt, my favorite toy line of the 80's was Masters of the Universe. The colorful characters were immediately a draw for me, and although the cartoon sucked - the fun I had with the action figures could not be measured. It wasn't a hard choice to make for this week's OAC theme, but to choose characters to draw was a challenge in itself. I decided on a good guy and a bad guy that were not too common to most people, but represent the fun of the toy line. BUZZ OFF and CLAWFUL were released in about the 3rd or 4th wave of figures. They share claw hands from the same mold (sharing parts is VERY common for original Masters of the Universe figures), and just because of that, I would make these guys fight a lot. I decided to draw representations of these guys based off the new toy/statue line because they look WAY cooler. I forget just how lame the 80's toys looked. Anyway, hope you like my interpretations. I also have a trivia question . In the original 80's toy line, which character shared the same torso as BUZZ OFF?