Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Satyr


The original frat boy, satyrs were only concerned with drinking, chasing nymphs, and maybe playing a little music.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

The Sphinx

The mysterious Sphinx, poser of the famous question, "What walks on all fours in the morning, two legs at midday, and four legs in the evening?"
On a side note, when I was Art Director at Stone Mountain Productions, a discussion was taking place about how "sphinx" should be pronounced.
A woman was asking why you didn't say "spinks" instead of "sfinks", and a co-worker said because the ph made the f sound. She argued that it didn't make sense, and he countered with, " It's the same reason you don't say "telepone".
Good times, good times.

Monday, April 11, 2011

Buddha Bot

A character I created for a new client. This robot Buddha was a lot of fun to create.
All done in Illustrator.

Teumessian Fox

The Teumessian Fox was a terrible creature that was ravaging the countryside of Thebes. She devoured people and livestock, destroyed crops, and couldn't be stopped because she was destined to never be caught.
Remember yesterday's beast, Laelaps, the hound that always caught its prey?
Well, they sicced him on this monster.
So, a never ending chase ensued, and Zeus, who hated conundrums like this,
turned both creatures into stone and threw them to the heavens, where some say they became Canis Major,(Laelaps), and Canis Minor,( the Fox).

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Laelaps


Magical dog given as a gift by Zeus, destined to always catch its prey.

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Argus

Argus, the Goddess Hera's watchman, was charged with guarding one of Zeus's girlfriends, Io, who was in the form of a white heifer and chained to an olive tree.
Zeus sends Hermes to sing Argus to sleep. After all of Argus' eyes close, Hermes  bashes him in the head with a rock, and takes that hot cow back to his boss.
Hera recycles all of those peepers by putting them on the tail of the peacock.
Ta daa!

Friday, April 8, 2011

The Minotaur

Talk about Jerry Springer material, here's the tale of the Minotaur in a nutshell:
King prays for white bull, as a sign that he has Poseidon's approval to become king instead of one of his brothers.
The bull appears, but the new King refuses to sacrifice it to Poseidon because it's so beautiful.
Aphrodite, to punish the King, casts a spell that makes the Queen fall in love with the bull. The Queen is so in love, that she crawls inside a specially made hollow cow so she can get 'busy" with the bull.
The Minotaur is the result of the mating. 
The Aristocrats!