Julia: Resurrected

You just can't keep a good girl down, can you? This is the official Artist Proof Studio re-release of the mid-90's Netherworld Julia resin kit sculpted by Paul Komoda. In all her skinless glory, complete with the totally corrupted corpse of an unfortunate supplicant base. I ask you: What more could you ask for?

 This Artist Proof Studio re-release features some revised detailing by Mr. Komoda and improved quality casting. The casting seen here has been prepped and primed; arms unattached. 


   

Zero Gravity Jabba

Paul Komoda is the artist responsible for realizing this interesting little piece. As I understand it, Paul sculpted this a number of years ago and the piece fell into the hands of a friend, and ultimately into obscurity. Come 2012, said friend rediscovers the piece, produces it to Mr. Komoda again, and it gets molded, cast and produced under the Artist Proof Studio banner. And why not? 


  Yes, an interesting little piece indeed. Measuring in at a length of 7" from tip of the tail to forehead, and 2 3/8" elbow to elbow. It's imbued with the delicate detail that Paul is very well known for. And to top things off, he's Zero Gravity! Jabba the Hut, unbound by the laws of gravity. Who knew? Who would've even thought? But again...why the Hell not?! I always thought it was ridiculous to see the rotund creature sliding along side of Han Solo in the late 90's special edition of, "A New Hope". I much prefer to see him floating about, chock-full of convoluted details in a pseudo-yogaic posture. http://artistproofstudio.blogspot.com/ 
 is the place to inquire about this piece, and many other Paul Komoda pieces, as well as a great deal of other extremely creative and original artwork.
  


  Feast Thine eyes...

Nosferatu- Peter Murphy

     




Well, this one took longer than I had hoped it would. Summer waltzed in and captivated me with creeks full of turtles, so I took some time off. But when I returned, I was less than inspired to paint to say the very least. There was a time when I was damn close to actually throwing the bust into the trash because I felt that I couldn't paint it the way that I wanted to see it. But...it's finished. 

  The eyes of a vampire...they draw you in...entangle you in their owner's savage , insatiable lust for pleasures of the flesh and blood. From the moment I saw this bust I wanted to make sure that I paid close attention to the eyes. I wanted strong, vibrant eyes that would be capable of beguilement; eyes that glowed in the blackest stygian night; eyes capable of paralysis if caught in their swath. The anesthetizing lullaby of those eyes...and then the sudden crash of crimson desire.

     And Blood. I definitely wanted to add lots of blood spurts around the mouth and on those sick talons, but this moment is before the attack. You know damn well what's going to happen next... 

 

Left Hand Black

Must...step...away...from the paint...

I'm in dire need of a creative outlet other than painting monsters.What this calls for is a quick, original sketch from start to finish; something I've not done in well over ten years. I think I'll call it, "Left Hand Black" after one of my favorite Danzig songs.

  11x14 Pencil, airbrush and chalk pastels. For what it's worth:

                                               



   

    

A real, " River Monster "

Allfather D'Aronique

Artist Norman Meyers of Artist Proof Studio is responsible for this next bit of deviant plastic. The resin bust is based off a Vertigo comic book cover from the nineties titled, Preacher. The original artwork was created by artist Glenn Fabry, and Norm decided it was high time we see this rotund figure of righteousness in all his regurgitant glory realized in resin form. The bust stands 9.75" tall, and is 7" from shoulder to shoulder. The hollow casting was poured in light gray resin, and very clean. Here's a brief explanation of the character:

" He is barely mobile because of his extreme weight, which requires to be carried about by retainers. D'Aronique is also bulimic, and uses an ivory stick in the shape of two fingers to induce vomiting. Because his subordinates are all too loyal or afraid of him to question anything he does, he has no compunction about messily gorging himself with food and then vomiting all over himself in front of others. Despite his seemingly hapless appearance, D'Aronique is both highly intelligent and absolutely ruthless, albeit very pious..."



I approached painting the bust somewhere in between the original Fabry painting, and working off what Norm had sculpted. I felt that if I translated Fabry's palette and style literally to the bust it might look a bit off. Well, you might say I was scared to attempt it and fail, considering I procrastinated long enough to give myself several evenings after work to complete painting it. The bust was finished in just enough time to have it over nighted to Los Angeles so Norm could have it on display at this years Monsterpalooza show. Looking at it now, I'd definitely shade the cap differently, but other than than I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out.

If you're interested, contact Norm Meyers at zombiejesus11@gmail.com for details on the bust.

Nosferatu

I've had my feelers out for several years looking for a nice bust of the classic vampire, Nosferatu. And at the precise moment I first laid eyes on this beautiful piece, I knew that my search had ended. The bust is 12 3/4" inches of white, hollow cast resin. The hand, which I took the liberty of adding longer talons to with epoxy putty, is solid cast resin. Words can't describe how well the sculpture was crafted by Peter Murphy, so I'll let the photos do the talking.






* *Note that I have primed the bust in a medium gray primer. **