Scungilli Sings

At a drop of a Hat

2012-02-10T21:56:00.000-08:00

First sketch of a storybook.

It was a Goodyear...

2012-01-04T19:40:00.001-08:00

-tire that rolled outinfront of me, from a Taurus. In one second.
Kyle from Ohio passed, fencing t'ward the left lane. 2 seconds.
Cars can spin 360 in 3 sec.
I digest, scuzi.
Every Christmas, Cheryl puts on musical 'Strooge'.
Its title sequence of pen n' ink, watercolor, I can't wait to take in.
Thank you, Ronald Searle
Mar. 3, 1920- Dec. 30, 2011

Me manques...

2011-10-15T15:23:00.000-07:00

faire me ascension en ballon avec mon ami Philippe.

An Inflatable Request

2011-09-12T06:48:00.000-07:00

Zack (left) gets a caricature done on his Birthday.

Jack'd by Jesus

2011-08-08T08:19:00.000-07:00

'POE Dave' (with add'd prop) by Jesus Minguez

A Father n' Son's Request at Lombard's

2011-07-13T21:26:00.000-07:00

"Can you make us zombies?"

"Gladly, Gentlemen..."

Cheers.

Thousand Oaks BandTree Reunion IV

2011-06-22T20:55:00.000-07:00

2012's BTR4 (End of the World Grunion Run) may be taking place on the future West Coast's shoreline of Nevada.
Children of the Mushroom are building an accommodating bass drum ark in the desert of the Silver State and hopefully providing all Bandtree families with buckets for casino chips and/or grunion gathering.
Cast of a Thousand Popeye floatation arms are in the making for our lil' ones' safety.

Break like the Wind, Brothers.

Peace,

Scungilli

Expo'se

2011-05-23T08:18:00.000-07:00

Jack'd by the lovely Kira at Universal Studios, Orlando.

Both ends burnin'

2010-05-24T16:42:00.000-07:00

Lately enjoying Sum'a spicy Indian dishes, breakin' a sweat n' illustrating some Children's Books which I hope to share unsinged.

Trompe l'Oeil

2010-03-12T09:18:00.000-08:00

French for 'Trick the eye'

*Click to enlarge

CSU Chico, CA

Los Gatos, CA

Twenty Nine Palms, CA

Santa Cruz, CA

The mural works of John Pugh

Thanks Stephen Ferry for sharing.

The Street Anamorphosist

2010-01-30T16:21:00.000-08:00

Webster's defined 'Anamorphosis' as a deformed image that appears in its true shape when viewed in some "unconventional" way...

The pavement chalk works of Julian Beever

Thanks Laura Spingler for the pics.

A documentary on anamorphosis by the Brothers Quay :

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xd8d9_anamorphosis_shortfilms

Frank's Place

2010-01-26T13:19:00.000-08:00

I followed the promoter's car up winding canyon roads to the Zappa residence. I was goin' to do a portrait logo for his 'Off Broadway' tour... maybe his last.
On the roof above the front door was a white faced lawn jockey.
"Frank will be with ya in a moment", his wife said leading us to a downstair living space. My eyes took in a hanging yellow shark sculpture, a burnt stratocaster (one of Jimi's) and an array of personalized license plates from every state of the union on the walls, 'Uncle Meat' Missouri, 'Suzy Cream' Connecticut...
I made myself comfortable in a high back, purple velvet chair with a built-in ashtray and lit a cig...
"Hey man, that's Frank's chair!"

Season'd Eatin's

2009-11-30T16:04:00.000-08:00

2009-10-26T11:36:00.000-07:00

The Venetian Blind

Cast Songs (circa '72) CD Release soon

2009-10-06T10:14:00.000-07:00

Rabelais' Rabbit ear Reception

A collage I did with an etching by Francois Desprez for Rabelais' 'Pantegruel'.

I'm Afraid of Americans

2009-09-27T14:42:00.000-07:00

CD art for Buster

Tom DeLay rides his painted pony.

Total Eclipse

2009-07-22T08:14:00.000-07:00

India and China safely watch the eclipse.

RIP Hugh Hopper

2009-06-11T04:26:00.000-07:00

Jus' got word from 'cross da pond that Hugh Hopper past.

The inspirin' bassman of Soft Machine.

An Interview with Hugh Hopper by Mark Bloch

The Meaning of Scungilli

2009-05-18T14:52:00.000-07:00

So, I was asked what the hell is 'Scungilli'.

It'za Italian for the meat of a conch...

'C' phood, mang.

Ducks

2009-04-05T12:24:00.000-07:00

From the Mouth of Babes

2009-04-03T09:39:00.000-07:00

Loud and in a public place... kids can say the darndest things.

Wally the Bandtree Entity

2009-03-30T07:21:00.000-07:00

A first rough for 'Wally World' logo.

'Infelaciable' Wolverine

2009-03-12T09:07:00.000-07:00

The FAIL blog has become my new Sunday Comics... since the Far Side disappeared.

Bandtree lll

2009-01-14T14:44:00.001-08:00

Word of a third gathering of Thousand Oaks, So Cal musicians is whisperin' thru the trees.

Hopefully for the Summer of '09, bands of the 60's - 70's will break out their drums n' wires...

...ahhh, the smell of smokin' oak on a maple neck.

Out ta' Sea

2009-01-10T11:12:00.000-08:00

Bean floatin' in da Carib-bean... a mush knead'd rum soak'd cake walk...

'Cheers n' 'appy New Yeers!'

2008-12-15T12:38:00.000-08:00

'Heh-heh, I figur'd that was a size 10...'

Card Holding Citizens

2008-12-02T09:15:00.000-08:00

With a fresh deck of post-its I found them playing poker on my bathroom tiles... Bulldog sensed Skunk was bluffing.

Wakie Wakie America

2008-11-14T14:28:00.000-08:00

Still boardin' in my sleep...

2008-11-01T09:30:00.000-07:00

Dang, didn't have as many Trick or Treaters as I thought... stop on by for some free candy.

Happy Halloween

2008-10-26T23:25:00.000-07:00

'Dem 'Ol Time Comics can't get any funnier...

2008-10-26T20:05:00.000-07:00

Love of Comics

2008-10-26T17:53:00.000-07:00

Thought I'd share a good friend's work...

Rob Goodin's comics can be found at Top Shelf Productions

Wet Bar Doodlin'

2008-10-07T09:20:00.000-07:00

It takes all kinds...

2008-09-20T06:34:00.000-07:00

...to lift a cup of coffee.

A Wing Tip from his Broker

2008-09-19T11:27:00.000-07:00

Another Bathroom tile vision...

From my Throne the Dwarves were Drawn to Dim Light

2008-09-18T18:15:00.000-07:00

On a bathroom tile appeared a luring dwarf with a gun...

Phelps returns to his Sea World tank

2008-08-15T17:54:00.000-07:00

'Wow, that's heavy... must be dark chocolate inside.'

a few Circles (circa '82)

2008-08-07T14:00:00.000-07:00

Pics from past bands find their way out of the garage...

me, Joe, Brian and Elizabeth walking her dog, 'Hoover' in front of 'Victor the Florist', Santa Barbara.

MySpace.com - a few Circles - Santa Barbara, California - Other - www.myspace.com/afewcircles

Cast of a Thousand (circa '72)

2008-07-31T22:25:00.000-07:00

Steve, Jerry (of 'Children of the Mushroom'), Jim, Wally, me n' Keith...

ahhhh, great space n' time.

castofathousand

Thanks for the shot, Harry

Back on Boards

2008-07-31T11:48:00.000-07:00

It's great to be storyboarding again... especially to the lovely voice of Christina Ricci.

Grossentotenhotenroddens

2008-06-27T20:25:00.000-07:00

I ran across this ol' drawing of mine... reflecting on my major childhood influences (Ed 'Big Daddy' Roth n' Ray Harryhausen).

Dang, how these hallucination engines still wanna appear on my splattered windshield.

RIP Bo Diddley (Dec. 30, 1928-June 2, 2008)

2008-06-04T13:07:00.000-07:00

Bo Diddley was the one of the Trinity (Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry n' Lil' Richard) that bent my ear to Rock n' Roll... n' made me wanna holler!

Retale Caricaturin'

2008-05-25T12:25:00.000-07:00

A Spatterin' of Love

2008-05-14T07:40:00.000-07:00

It's 'Love Bug' season here in Flor-rida. They fly united...

...it was a first for my 'windshield wipe' light to go on.

In Memory of Ernesto Morales

2008-05-08T08:03:00.000-07:00

I got word that an ol' Montalvo neighbor died.

Ernie was like an Uncle to my Brother Paul n' I growing up in Ventura California.

Potluck parties wouldn't have been complete without his homemade salsa n' tamales, not to mention his five daughters' 45 record collection (from James Brown to the Beatles).

Since Ernie had only girls he adopted 'Pablito' my brother. He'd invite us down to look at the planets through his telescope on clear nights... Paul soon had it focused on some neighbor's window, 'That's a nice moon you found Pablito.'

Lizard Love

2008-05-04T10:02:00.000-07:00

The males do an erratic head bob, then flair their strawberry chin strap...

...sex on screen.

Time flies when yer drawin' flies

2008-05-01T10:50:00.000-07:00

Just submitted this self-portrait for my NCN (Nat'l Caricaturist Network) membership.

'I dig pencil'.

Can't wait to start boardin' again in June (hope ta be out in L.A. late May to meet da' crew).

'2B or not 4B, that is the question'.

Come on Down...

2008-04-28T22:59:00.001-07:00

Bippity Boppity... Bonk

2008-04-27T14:21:00.000-07:00

There's a salon in Downtown Disney that can turn your lil' princess into a glitzy, glittering doll that could make a baby beauty pageant contestant blush.

With their 'extensions' they're a bit more prone to bumping into things...

like my easel... or a pole.

When the Moon Hits Your Eye...

2008-04-25T20:03:00.000-07:00

It was my Dad's Birthday last week n' I wasn't able to go over to the Atlantic side n' hang out.

I usually make a seafood lasagna (that lasts him a month or two), then later we break out our instruments n' laugh 'til we cry.