Happy Valentine's Day

Once again, it's time for illustrated Valentine's cards. I only did one new card this year, but I have enough from years previous to give to all my friends and coworkers. 

I painted this one with tea and coffee, with black and orange guache mixed in.

Love is in the Air

I've had this idea floating around in my head for a while.

Remember, kids: any one of your zits could turn into one of these things.

Originally, the head monster was going to be some sort of smiley thing, but then when I was hunting for photoreference (by which I mean googling the word "horrified"), I came across this horrified-looking pug.

Perhaps the phrase "horrified-looking pug" is redundant.

It was at that moment I realized I couldn't just make it a parasite, it had to be a Pugasite.

Valentine's - right around the corner

And you know me, nothing says romance quite like like a cannibalistic entomology joke.




The last time I did Valentine's illustrations was in 2010, and I fondly recall that being one of my best Valentine's days ever. I've recently decided that Valentine's day works best when you make it not about yourself; also, it helps if your significant other at the time adopts the same mindset.
The idea now is that I'm going to print up about 100 of these things, cut and paste them into tiny 2 inch cards, and give them out to everyone that I know, regardless of their gender, attractiveness, or personal hygiene.
I'm recycle a couple illustrations from last time, including a favorite that managed to make the dating.failblog homepage. I also decided the Lonely Dinosaur would be a fitting addition to this year's lineup.