The Wendigo

Another pseudo-dark n'spooky for ya. These settlers probably should've turned back when they had the chance. Not that there's anything wrong with being led by a preacher per-se, there is something wrong with being led by a preacher with no sense of direction. And fyi, if you're with a group lost in the mountains never go uphill. You will almost surely find a 9-foot dancing Wendigo happily awaiting your cannibalistic demise. Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

We're down to a week and a half so I'm unvailing the finished "werewolf on campus" illustration. Sorry kiddies I don't think this sorority girls' gonna make it. As always I spent waaay too much time on this piece that could have been spent being more counter-productive like um, err...going for a walk? But whatever I ain't training for the Olympics! Besides, it gave me a chance listen to Warren Zevon songs and get amped up for the big nite. Hope it does the same for you. Ooowwww!

Commissioned art

A short and sweet one today. Fake advertisements based on actual locations popular during the Yukon goldrush. Fun and right up my alley for a subject! These are proofs hence the blue tones. I believe these are going to be available for retail as framed bathroom/rustic decor. Enjoy but fyi - the copyrights are client-owned so if you get caught poaching my artwork don't come whinin' to me.

TTFN little campers,

TJ

Let it go, the drawing is fine.

Yeah Yeah I hear it all the time. Unfortunately, in the end, I cannot. Ever the perfectionist when it comes to my art (as artists usually are), there were so many things I wanted to tweak, change, and just plain redo on the image below that I figured now is a good time to do so. And lucky for you kids out there I had a few hours last night to make the werewolf and distressed sorority damsel look the way I always envisioned. Color and detail to follow so check back soon.

Bloomin Wolfbane

Hola kiddies! It's October! And in the vien of my all-time favorite holidays I'm posting a little something to get us into the Halloween spirit. This gargantuan pencil drawing is based on a screenplay I did a few years ago called, The Wolves of Brighton, about a werewolf that attacks a small town college in the Northwest. Your typical Friday-nite,easy-to-write horror flick, it was actually pretty good (at least I thought so) and in fact went to the third round of the Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Competition(www.oscars.org/awards/nicholl/index.html). I may post the screenplay later just for the helluvit, but for now, enjoy the visual...

Tis the season

Several years ago I found some original pulp fiction novels in my grandma's basement. With titles like Reno Tramp and Divorce Bait the last place you want to find novels like these are in your grandma's basement. None the less, I was captivated by the fantastic cover art. French fashion influences on a post WWII America in the 1950s created a style all it's own. Sultry and seductive, the artwork tells it all. Here is my version I played around with. If some spare time opens up it'd be fun to do an original Tyler Jensen cover. But for now...enjoy!

The beginning...sort of.

Let's start off with some old school. This was a fun little design I did for an independent film running around the festival circuit waaaay back in 2001. I worked for a creative media firm right out of college and we were in charge of the film's advertising. I was asked to do some prop designs and this was the main character's favorite drink. Entitled, Shag Carpet Sunset, I'm sure it's still floating around the internet somewhere...enjoy!

Aaaaaaand we're off

Hey there kiddies! I decided to join the 21st century and hop aboard the bloggin bandwagon. My website (http://www.tylerj.net/) is steadily becoming out of date as less time and $ are available for adding new work. But this just might be what daddy ordered! Unlike your Aunt Peggy's blog and her painfully long updates on little cousin Kevin's new job at Arby's, mine is brimming with less word and more visual! This way you boys and girls can keep entertained with the latest sprout from the greenhouse of it's germination (aka my brain).
More to come so stay tuned...