Original art by Jason Snyder
Here’s my latest pin-up. Major mid-century modern influence here, with the Eames Lounge Chair. I painted this entirely in Photoshop.
If you’d like to purchase this print in various sizes (along with greeting cards, and a few other specialty items), visit my shop on Deviantart.com.
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Original art by Jason Snyder
Here’s my latest pinup.
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One of my favorites, Leslie Nielsen, has passed on. While I have enjoyed his comedic side over the years, the real influence he had on me was his role in “Forbidden Planet”, which I consider to be one of the greatest sci-fi films ever made. In many ways, Nielsen’s Commander J. J. Adams was the precursor to Captain Kirk. This is interesting in view of the fact that the Captain Kirk, William Shatner, followed in Nielsen’s footsteps, making the transition from dramatic to comedic rolls.
In any case, Leslie Nielsen will be missed.
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Original art by Jason Snyder
I’ve been working on this for a while. I think I’ve completed three or four other paintings between the time I started this and now. Honestly, I’m still tweaking. The smoke effects aren’t necessarily going to stay. I like colored smoke, but one does need to consider theme and appropriate atmosphere. I think there are a few lighting issues too. Nevertheless, the essence of what I was trying to accomplish is now in place.
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Original art by Jason Snyder
I’ve been a fan of Phil Silvers since the first time I saw “It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World” when I was 10 or 11. In every role he played, ‘The King of chutzpah’, was a wheeler-dealer. A pushy but sort of lovable flim-flam man. Obnoxious, always on, deprecating to those around him… and very very funny. I’m trying to think of any modern comic who’s equatable, but none occur to me.
This print features and is dedicated to Dana Snyder and Ken Plume, hosts of the Ken P.D. Snydecast. They’re both fans of Silvers and Disney, (especially Snyder, who I believe at times actually does channel the spirit of Phil Silvers) so I decided to combine these concepts into a single work. As such, you have the ghost of Phil Silvers hitchhiking with the guys in Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion.
Snyder and Plume are interesting cats.
Dana Snyder is the voice of Master Shake on Cartoon Network’s deviously twisted, “Aqua Teen Hunger Force” and voice acts on a dozen or so popular cartoons shows. He’s also a frequent performer at Burlesque events around the country. He happens to be obsessed with Tiki culture and Disney themeparks, subjects that I’m no stranger to.
Ken Plume is a powerful web presence. He cut his teeth editing IGN FilmForce, and was later hired by Kevin Smith to run quickstopentertainment.com (which eventually morphed into asitecalledfred.com when Smith fully handed over control to Plume.) Ken would claim that he’s ‘most notable for his interviews’ but I think he has transcended that humble statement. Few other web producers have as much geek cred with the fan boy community as Plume. And yes, his interviews are great.
The Snydecast is an entertaining show, featuring film and pop-culture lore, by two combative and funny hosts. Give it a listen at A Site Called Fred.
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Original art by Jason Snyder
I created this illustration for a failed website a few years ago. I found it in the archives today and really enjoy looking at it. That’s not something that can be said for all of my old illustrations.
Original art by Jason Snyder
Another from the archives. Obviously, this is inspired by Shag. Honestly, I try not to be a copycat. I think I created this back in 2001, when I desperately wanted a Shag print but couldn’t afford one. It used to hang over the tub in my first apartment. Those were the halcyon days…
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Original art by Jason Snyder
My homage to Anne Francis and Robby The Robot of “Forbidden Planet” fame.
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I love Galaga. By far and away, my favorite arcade game. A few years back, I decided to build an arcade style controller that I could plug into my computer and play Mame games with. For those who don’t know, Mame is a means by which you can play the actual downloaded ROMs (software) from arcade machines on your computer. There are many sites were you can download the software and games for free. In any case, I decided to build my controller with a serious Galaga theme.
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