Halloween is coming!

Halloween is coming! I know that my kids are excited about it. How about you? This werewolf is definitely excited to be taking in the London nightlife! If you would like to see this dapper fellow more often, you can buy a print at my Etsy shop. Look to the right of the page for a link to the shop. I'll be updating it from time to time with more items. Feel free to visit again!

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Vampire!

"Hey diddle, diddle,

he's fit as a fiddle.

See him tap dance 'round the room.

Hear your friends scream,

as they see his teeth gleam,

by the light of the silvery moon.

This Vampire Dandy

will come in quite handy

at the end of your rope, or your wit.

But treat him with care.

Don't leave your neck bare,

or you might be the one who gets bit!"

Just like the Vampire, this blog is coming back to life. This charming fellow was created back in 1996. Once again, the illustration started as a pencil sketch that was finished in Photoshop.

The verse took a little more time to write, but was just as much fun to compose as the illustration was to paint. I don't often take time to write, these days, but I should. I seem to recall that I enjoyed writing.

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The illustration and verse is © Christopher Chuckry.

Werewolf

"This fine furry fellow

is not very mellow,

just check out his wide, toothy grin.

If he knocks on your door,

with a whimper or roar, 

be smart and don't let him in.

He's lacking in charm

and spreading alarm,

across the whole countryside.

So, beneath the full moon,

don't be a buffoon,

RUN! DUCK! Take cover, and hide!"

Here is the painted version of the first monster I did for this project. This werewolf kicked it all off. I did a very rough, small pencil drawing of him, then scanned him in and painted him up in Photoshop.

Up until then, I had mainly painted comic characters, but this guy was a new kind of fun. I quickly started drawing other monsters. The door was open, and I didn't want to close it.

This guy is © Chris Chuckry

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