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Buttercup and Westley

2011-12-15T15:14:00.000-07:00

I have lots of favorite stories. But this one's probably in my top ten, and I've never drawn these two. :)

Now You Can't Get Out

2011-12-12T23:13:00.001-07:00

Babes in Toyland (Disney's 1961 version) has always been a favorite of mine. The movie's 50th anniversary is this week!

Topic #114: Favorite Stories

2011-12-01T22:22:00.000-07:00

It's time to dust off the blog and bring some life back. I thought the best way to reconnect with everyone would be this topic.. "Favorite Stories". Pick something that represents one of your favorite stories and share it with the group in the form of a drawing. (Of course, if you'd like to write up a few words to tell us more about why it's one of your favorite stories, all the better.) Since it's the holiday season we'll let this topic go until the end of December 2011. Have fun and welcome back, everyone!

Here I Come To Save The Day!

2011-01-10T19:58:00.005-07:00

Covered

2010-06-15T10:57:00.001-06:00

I did this for Toon Club and a blog called Covered. Check it out here.

Even Mightier Mouse

2010-06-15T08:01:00.001-06:00

Topic #113: Mighty Mouse

2010-02-22T10:10:00.000-07:00

I was feeling a little nostalgic today...

Have fun, everyone!

Minotaur

2010-02-20T23:02:00.002-07:00

The Minotaur gives up on the idea of ever finding a cafeteria inside the maze.

Unicentaurasus

2010-02-17T13:09:00.004-07:00

Miss-o-logical

2010-02-12T10:54:00.001-07:00

Bacchus

2010-02-09T17:10:00.004-07:00

AKA Dionysus, which is a bit more difficult to pronounce.

Mythological Jug Band

2010-02-03T09:11:00.002-07:00

It's been far too since I posted something here... but then finally another topic worked with jug bands.

Gryphon

2010-02-02T17:33:00.003-07:00

The shock of me actually posting is drowned out by the fact that I'm first! (And no, I didn't draw this before I posted the topic.) :)

Topic #112: Mythology

2010-02-01T13:18:00.001-07:00

We're really cookin' now! Thanks to Heather and Adam for keeping Christmas the whole year. Let's start February off with a shiny new topic: Mythology!

Have fun!

It's almost February, Ebenezer!

2010-01-27T14:36:00.002-07:00

You can stop dancing now.

With all their frostbitten teddy bears

2009-12-25T15:57:00.003-07:00

Got it done before Christmas ended! Huzzah!

Topic #111: A Christmas Carol

2009-12-07T09:47:00.001-07:00

The spirits did it all in one night, but it will probably take us slightly longer to get some great submissions for Topic #111: A Christmas Carol.

Happy Holidays, and thanks for being a part of Toon Club!

Cereal Tattoos

2009-12-06T17:00:00.003-07:00

I didn't draw anything new here, but I got this email recently and wanted to post it under the cereal topic. I found it quite entertaining as it's based on a post I did specifically for Toon Club a couple of years ago:

"Mr Beach,
I have attached two pictures of tattoos I have based on your drawings of Count Chocula and Frankenberry. I will be receiving Boo Berry at some point as well, I had wanted a tattoo of them for quite a while now as most of my tattoos are based on loves I had as a child. I thought I would share the inspiration your illustrations brought me."

How cool is that?

I'm Already Ashamed of This Post

2009-12-06T05:08:00.003-07:00

Bigg Mixx

2009-11-27T22:34:00.004-07:00

We love you, King Cavity!

2009-11-07T23:04:00.002-07:00

Best Toon Club topic ever

Topic #110: Cereal Mascots

2009-11-02T14:35:00.001-07:00

Probably a lot of you have half finished drawings for the last topic, like me. Post them when you finish, but let's move on. I thought it'd be fun to try our hand(s) at Cereal Mascots.

Nice job, Adam!

Put down that test tube!

2009-10-30T11:25:00.003-06:00

Here's a horror movie cliche that often crosses over into clip art and stock photography: a scientist holding up a test tube to closely examine it! They never do that. You can confirm this by asking the next scientist you happen to meet.

New Topic #109: Horror Cliches

2009-10-06T01:42:00.001-06:00

Let's kick off the month of October by celebrating some classic Horror cliches. The sky's the limit, so have fun!

Pirates of Niagara

2009-10-05T09:27:00.002-06:00

For an explanation of what inspired this one, please check out the lengthy description on my blog.

Personal Time Quest

2009-10-05T09:26:00.000-06:00

My quest is to find a time machine. I would use it one of two ways: go back in time and stop myself from sketching all of these characters -and thereby eliminating the need to find the future time required to paint them all; or I could use the same time machine to go back and get more time from the time that I got rid of during my first trip back.

Zelda

2009-09-30T16:24:00.003-06:00

2009 has been the year of Zelda for me. I had never paid any attention to that pointy eared elf boy till this year, and now I've beaten like three of the games. This image depicts Link and (nearly) all of his accessories (no need to provide corrections or additions, I know I've missed a couple of things) from my latest conquest: Minish Cap. Overall a very fun game, though the final boss battle is absurdly difficult.

Quest

2009-09-23T13:34:00.002-06:00

Benny Beaver on his quest for the ultimate Power Up while playing "94th Aerosquadron: Skies Over Normandy"

Quest Through the Infinite Cavern

2009-09-19T21:53:00.001-06:00

To those of you who bet I'd never post... Booyah!

NEW TOPIC: QUEST

2009-09-08T16:01:00.000-06:00

I know it's pretty early to change topics, but I feel we should really move on. Thanks to all who posted for "Australia". The next topic is "QUEST."

Fishing in Australia

2009-09-03T22:16:00.008-06:00

I didn't do the research, but I believe that this is how it's done in Australia's Outback.

I think I'll move to Australia

2009-07-05T17:17:00.002-06:00

Finally, Alexander does something about his terrible, horrible, no good very bad day.

Kooky-burra

2009-07-01T12:57:00.002-06:00

Wanted to do an Austrailian bird. so here it is

Australian Jug Band

2009-06-16T07:36:00.002-06:00

Australia: Land of Koalas

2009-06-12T15:40:00.002-06:00

Topic #107: Australia

2009-06-08T11:09:00.002-06:00

G'day, mates! Time (finally) for a new topic. In an attempt to leave the doors wide open for some new ideas, we're highlighting an entire continent... AUSTRALIA! Have fun and thanks for posting.

Springtime Penguins

2009-06-04T17:17:00.002-06:00

Stop eating my flowers

2009-06-04T10:54:00.000-06:00

Spring dip

2009-06-03T11:24:00.003-06:00

Before you get angry and tell me people don't swim in the springtime, let me tell you this: I do.

Spring Has Arrived!

2009-06-02T11:41:00.000-06:00

Ain't love grand?

2009-05-30T07:23:00.006-06:00

Love springs forth eternal... for some.

I'll try to make some time to put more color on this one, until then, I figured I'd post something. Sorry for the long absence.

Topic #106: Springtime

2009-04-23T09:38:00.000-06:00

Time for another new topic. Thanks to everyone who participated! The new topic is Springtime.

Wolverundies

2009-04-22T14:55:00.000-06:00

Wolverines are Scary

2009-04-16T16:04:00.002-06:00

You know what mom always said...

2009-04-11T00:24:00.003-06:00

If you keep making that face it'll stick. That's why Wolverine always looks mad, even when he's not.

Eh.

Mulverine

2009-04-09T15:26:00.001-06:00

That's what my kids call him: Mulverine.

Topic #105: Wolverine

2009-03-30T09:35:00.002-06:00

Great job on the Desert topic, everyone!

Marvel Comics, in honor of the 35th anniversary of one of their most popular characters, is having a Wolverine Art Appreciation Month. Let's join in the fun by making WOLVERINE our next topic.

Shnkkt! (That's the sound of his claws popping out.)

Desert Jug Band

2009-03-25T10:21:00.001-06:00

The tortoise took the night off.

2009-03-22T20:44:00.002-06:00

Killing several birds with one stone

2009-03-18T22:42:00.003-06:00

Cats? Check.
Desert? Check.
Now if the next topic is either "spice" or "crock pot", I'm ahead of the curve.

Well, it's late

2009-03-18T12:12:00.002-06:00

...And I can't think of any way to tie it into "desert". Here it is anyway. :)

Desert Dessert

2009-03-16T22:00:00.003-06:00

Topic #104: Desert

2009-03-16T12:07:00.003-06:00

Time for a new topic... and we're going pretty vague on this one: DESERT. You could draw a tortoise.... a cactus... sand... anything that is somehow related to a desert. Also worth noting - the topic is not "dessert."

Cats are Wonderfully Lazy

2009-03-15T19:58:00.001-06:00

Meow, 2, 3, 4!

2009-03-10T13:45:00.001-06:00

Richard Simmons for Cats? It could happen

he's looking at me again

2009-03-09T09:48:00.002-06:00

I too "recently" painted a cat.

How Lucky...

2009-03-04T21:59:00.002-07:00

...to have recently drawn a cat.

Cats are Boring

2009-03-04T13:12:00.002-07:00

Topic #103: Cats

2009-03-03T12:56:00.002-07:00

Great work on the cupids, gang! I wish I had been able to get something done, but maybe next time. In honor of the release this week of ToonClubber Adam Koford's book, The Laugh Out Loud Cats Sell Out, our next topic shall be CATS. Doesn't that sound purrrfect?

Cupid's Carbon Arrow

2009-02-22T21:39:00.002-07:00

Cupid's Break Room

2009-02-18T16:19:00.002-07:00

Cupidina

2009-02-14T21:22:00.003-07:00

Cupid, draw back your bow...

2009-02-12T22:06:00.004-07:00

Well, what do you know! I still have access to Toon Club. See you next Halloween, fellas!

Cupid

2009-02-11T13:30:00.001-07:00

Aaaaawwwww

2009-02-11T09:45:00.001-07:00

LOOK OUT! THAT THING IS LOADED!

Topic #102: CUPID

2009-02-09T10:56:00.001-07:00

Since Valentine's Day is this Saturday, the new topic is CUPID. Have fun!

Two Dalmatians

2009-02-06T07:24:00.000-07:00

Fireman's Best Friend

2009-02-03T23:25:00.003-07:00

I had a lot of fun messing around with shapes on this one. It's good to be drawing on the ol' T.C. again. Thanks to everyone for participating!

Dalmnation

2009-02-03T22:58:00.005-07:00

Dalmatian

2009-02-03T11:35:00.003-07:00

REPRESENT!

Cruella's coats

2009-01-31T13:25:00.003-07:00

The rest of her closet is even worse.

Topic 101 is Finally Here

2009-01-26T10:10:00.001-07:00

Welcome back to a new year at Toon Club, everyone! I hope you had a great holiday season. We're going to get things rolling again, starting with topic #101. And since it's topic #101, we HAVE to have it be DALMATIANS!

Have fun and see you next week with a new topic!

Gargamel, Ooooo, Gargamel

2008-12-23T07:51:00.003-07:00

I've always had a thing for Gargamel. What drove him to lead of life of isolation, with only caged smurfs as company? Lonely, lonely man! So subtle! So mysterious! So...mmm...Gargamel.

Vampire & Robot Topics

2008-12-21T00:20:00.003-07:00

In addition to making a Vampire I've reworked the Robot topic.

Merry Christmas guys!

SUMMER

2008-12-19T21:17:00.002-07:00

Season greetings to all my Toonclub friends in all weather climats.

Summer

2008-12-11T00:11:00.004-07:00

Improvisation, and the family pet.
It's all about time together, isn't it?

Zombie Smurf

2008-11-30T22:24:00.002-07:00

I tend to avoid drawing zombies and smurfs, but this turned out to be very therapeutic.

New Set of Wheels

2008-11-24T16:15:00.003-07:00

I figure my belly will be bigger, as that seems to be the trend. I should have a new set of wheels well before then, so I should be pretty good at using them by the time I'm 100.

Old Rodney

2008-11-20T16:24:00.004-07:00

If I were to make it that long, what, 10 more years? Maybe I can do it. Heck I'm already most likely the oldest one here. Anyway, I would probably look about the same, dress the same, and do the same things I'm doing now. Just with a lot more ear hair and crazy old man eyebrows. Why do you get thinner on top and start sprouting hair everywhere else? TMI I guess.......

My Obituary

2008-11-15T23:32:00.003-07:00

Unfortunately I'm not

going to make it to 100...

blasted sharks!

Me when I'm 100

2008-10-21T15:43:00.002-06:00

By the time I'm 100, they'll have discovered a pill that actually reverses aging.

Oh, and moonboots will be in style.

Its gonna take more than 100 years...

2008-10-09T13:58:00.000-06:00

CyberKen

2008-10-06T16:39:00.007-06:00

I'm not sure what the future 'actually' holds in store for me, but this wouldn't be so bad.

I neglected to mention the laser finger and the S.A.M. I'd have installed in my shoulder. You never know when something like that will come in handy, or maybe I watched McGyver & Knight Rider too much as a kid.

And those aren't liver spots, they're tattoos.

Me Rex

2008-10-01T15:42:00.003-06:00

When I turn 65, I'm going to have my brain transplanted into a Tyrannosaurus Rex. I figure we'll have the technology by then to both clone dinosaurs and transplant brains into stuff.

Also, this is my first post using a CINTIQ!

My wife when I'm 100

2008-10-01T01:03:00.003-06:00

My girlfriend is going to uppercut me.

Me at 100

2008-09-30T15:45:00.003-06:00

There are copious notes on this image over on flickr.

TOPIC #100!!!!

2008-09-15T10:06:00.001-06:00

It's a red-letter day for Toon Club. After two-plus years of great entries, we've finally reached the 100th topic. And since it's such a big number, we're going to have our first two-parter!

Part One: You at 100. Call it a chance to get to know the other "clubbers". Show us how you see yourself on your 100th birthday.

Part Two: Favorite Topic. Pick a past topic and try something new with it... Or, perhaps you can find a topic you missed in the past and catch up! (You can label this post under #100 and whichever topic number you are referencing.)

Hope you have fun! Here's to our next 100 topics!

Beached

2008-09-12T17:41:00.001-06:00

Sneetches on Beaches

2008-09-07T14:25:00.002-06:00

Mermaid, of sorts...

2008-09-04T16:11:00.005-06:00

If Mermaids were real, I doubt they'd look like the mermaids of legend. I think they'd be scaly, with gills and the like. The kind of a girl only a Merman would fall in love with. Though a drunken sailor might be able to overlook her flaws, at least until he sobered up.

A Day at the Beach

2008-08-26T19:29:00.002-06:00

It's not gonna matter to this one...

2008-08-25T19:51:00.000-06:00

Under the Beach

2008-08-25T17:24:00.003-06:00

This is just under the beach....

Rubbed Out

2008-08-21T09:45:00.002-06:00

At the height of his villainous career, Xiang pi ca Tou Ren (Eraser Head Man) feared no one...sadly for him, every eraser wears down with time and use -leaving a pencil ninja no room for error.

Beach comber

2008-08-20T14:21:00.002-06:00

I don't think he'll find what he's looking for.

New Topic #99 - Beach

2008-08-18T15:41:00.002-06:00

In honor of the end of summer, let's try BEACH. Bryan Beach is allowed to do a self portrait on this one. Have fun, next time is the big 100!

Oswald the Lucky Rabbit

2008-08-12T14:58:00.003-06:00

I decided to go back to the beginning. I'm not saying I'll do every single topic, but we'll see.
One thing I do know: I nailed this one.

"I Am Batman"

2008-08-10T11:42:00.001-06:00

"You are not, I am!"

jug band...solo

2008-07-24T17:52:00.002-06:00

Batman

2008-07-23T13:00:00.002-06:00