Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’ Sold For Almost 120 Million Dollars Last Night. Eek!

Posted on May 3, 2012 by geelw

Holy cats. Hell, I’d bet good money that Edvard Munch never dreamed his creepy little painting would rake in such an insane amount of money. Then again, he DID do four different versions of the thing, so perhaps he was trying to drive the future value down, a ha, ha and ha. Anyway, that amount of money rather greatly annoys me. So much so, in fact, that I did my own version of The Scream unintentionally yesterday. Hey, I can play the poor artist part VERY well, especially as I’m poor (and an artist when I feel like it). Say hello to the Grizzly Pawppet! Growl! Now, where’s my damn millions?

Oh, wait… Eddie (or is it Edvie?) Munch isn’t collecting a dime of that selling price, as he’s no longer with us. Good thing I don’t have his agent, I guess…

Random Art: “Ask Mister Owl…”

Posted on April 25, 2012 by geelw

Sometimes, inspiration comes from the weirdest places. I was on the subway a few weeks back and there was some overly inquisitive kid bugging the crap out of his parents with questions about all sorts of things probably best discussed at home or at least not in a train car packed with people. Anyway, after about the sixth question, the kid’s mom is trying to hand off the next question to the father, but he just does a facepalm and mutters “Ask Mister Owl” under his breath. Of course, the kid didn’t get the joke at all (look it up if you’re younger than oh, 40 and don’t know your TV commercials or candy history) and yes, asked “Who’s Mister Owl?” Which pretty much cracked anyone sitting nearby (including me) up.

The idea for the MS Paint art above came to me just the other day based on that subway trip, so now you know where I get most of my inspiration. Well sometimes…

Family Matters (Art Edition!)

Posted on April 14, 2012 by geelw

Whee, the Wilcox clan has talent all over the place lately (believe it or not)! To wit: My younger brother has been collaborating with Jazz artist Darius Jones for a few years and the pair recently got a super write-up over at the Village Voice. Awesome. As for my own scribblings, well, nothing that big has come my way, as I’m more of a low-key kind of guy with my art. Still, if you’re interested in spending a few dollars and have an active PayPal account, feel free to swing by my fiverr page and keep me busy (and able to buy more games to write about). Thanks!

Hey, Starbucks: Recycle This!

Posted on March 19, 2012 by geelw

Hmmmm… so, Starbucks has it in their minds to mention on each and every one of their napkins (made from recycled paper) that users should also recycle them after usage. That’s kind of a nasty conundrum if you think about it too hard.

As in, HOW the heck are you supposed to recycle something you just used to clean the foam from your hipster goatee or coffee-mussed lip gloss? Do you fold said napkin into a square the size of a teabag and hand it to the homeless guy you ignored camped outside that Starbucks so he can use it to suck on for a quick caffeine fix? Or do you keep it for yourself as a makeshift emergency ration when stranded on the subway or makeshift bandage in case that now pissed off homeless guy punches you in the nose ring? Decisions, decisions…

Me, I just decided to take an unused napkin and draw on it with a fine point Sharpie. Anyone want to by some recycled napkin art? Hell, I may as well try to recycle in reverse by using free napkins to generate some income. I’ll be the guy in that Starbucks you’ll want to beat up because he’s stolen all the napkins and you have to pay to get them from him only to find you can’t use them because they’re all scribbled on…

The Thing That Ate Much Of A Good Night’s Work…

Posted on March 4, 2012 by geelw

Normally, I’d blame gremlins or whatever that thing on the left that lives in a closet here, but in reality, there’s nothing like a REALLY chuggy internet connection to ruin a formerly productive writing session. Feh. I’ve a few different updates I was working on that I’ll have to get back to tackling later today, so check back this afternoon/evening. I want to get them all done and posted before I camp out in front of the TV for The Walking Dead, Shameless and Eastbound & Down. We shall see what happens, I suppose. OK, I’m off to bed, as I can barely keep my eyes open and I’m all out of toothpicks (ouch)…

Back in a bit.

A Day Late & A Dollar Short, But I Work Cheap Anyway…

Posted on February 27, 2012 by geelw

Thanks to too much on the plate here (hey, it was an all you can type buffet and I got greedy. They had double chocolate alphabet brownies and I kind of went overboard, oof), my Asura’s Wrath review is going to be a day late (boo!). In the meantime, you can stare at this Ghost Rider sketch I did yesterday while I was taking a break from writing. Er, he’s a big Johnny Cash fan, which is why he’s giving you the finger there. What, you want to get into a fight with a guy whose head bursts into flame (for starters)? Go on ahead – I’ll get the marshmallows, fire extinguisher and first aid kit. Back in a bit with that review and some other stuff I’m working on..

Holding Pattern: Back In A Bit (Now, With Random Art)

Posted on February 20, 2012 by geelw

Eeek. We’re experiencing some annoying issues with Flash and Windows updates not quite cooperating, so I’m futzing around with my PC trying to set things right. This has naturally, slowed down my usual updating, but I’m still forging ahead, grrrr! Anyway, here’s some random art to ogle that I did the other day while you wait patiently for things to get back to normal. Which shouldn’t take too long (I hope)…

And While You’re Waiting, Here’s Some More Random Art…

Posted on November 17, 2011 by geelw

Yes, I’m still BURIED in Skyrim (and a few other games, bouncing back and forth between no fewer than six titles), so here’s some more art from my fanzine self-publishing days. Only the Baby Coco Bandicoot cover actually made it to print. The other two were unused and part of my pre-planning back then. I had a ton of content written and article ideas mapped out for about ten issues, but I didn’t want to worry about having to come up with cover art at the last minute. Drawing out a bunch of ideas (I think around 15-20) made for an easier time in planning what other art I wanted to run in each issue. Of course, getting hired to write for the late, lamented Gametour.com (which morphed into Foul Magazine) ended my days as a ‘zine publisher and some of the content (a rather small amount) I’d wanted to run in Continue ended up as part of Gametour and later Foul’s dozen issue run. I’ll run a few more unpublished sketches a bit later if you’re interested…

Stuff To Do While Waiting For The GTA V Reveal Trailer…

Posted on November 2, 2011 by geelw

Post some art I did last week:

Drink too much coffee…

Or NOT drink too much, as the trailer JUST went live a few minutes ago while I was in the kitchen dinking about. D’oh! Off to post it and not comment on how awesome it is…

Oh Yeah: Happy Halloween!

Posted on October 31, 2011 by geelw

I actually almost forgot it was Halloween today, as I’ve been so busy, but thanks to the radio reminding me that random strange kids will be ringing my doorbell and making me nuts today, I’m more prepared. Anyway, here’s a nice bit of holiday-themed art I did earlier this year on a whim. If I wasn’t so busy and could afford the costume, I’d dress up like Frankenstein’s monster and freak some of those kids the heck out. Of course, that would mean I’d have parents chasing me with pitchforks and torches, but such is the life of the hapless creature. Anyway, back to getting stuff done. I’ve a few reviews due!