what a big baby!
June 3, 2008
MONSTER
A monster with horns
as prickly as thorns,
delighted in causing folks dread.
But he shuddered with fright,
at the thought that there might
be a kid hiding under his bed.
………………………………………..
So I seem to be on this monster kick and since I opted to have a pleasant dining experience with my sweetie tonight, instead of drawing (and instead of going to the gym… oh the horror), I dusted of this little chestnut from last year and re-posted it.
All is fair in love, war and blogging, right?
sketched out 
June 4, 2008 at 2:17 am
Oh! Linda this is so cute, it encourages all the kids who are afraid of the dark and monsters !!!
…I like to think that even the monsters have slippers with rabbits …
June 4, 2008 at 4:55 am
Absolutely….all is fair…and this gem deserves a replay….it’s a classic!! I love their faces….you never fail to delight me.
June 4, 2008 at 5:48 am
I’m glad you reposted since I didn’t see it last year. Great turn-around story twist and that little boy looks very mischievous….poor monster 🙂
June 4, 2008 at 6:05 am
That’s a great complement coming from you, great illustrations on your entire site.
June 4, 2008 at 6:09 am
Great illustration! Hope you’ve sent this one out for publishing (story-wise & illustration-wise). Enjoy your site.
Linda
June 4, 2008 at 6:25 am
OH MY FRAKKING FLYING MONKEY GODS! THAT monster is the BOMB, sketchie! i’m sooooo geeking out over how your brain works..every lil bump, horny extendibles (now you just RUN with THAT one, sketchie!) this is so fantastic. each morning before i get started, i re-read shel, watterson, and then i pop in here…for ADDITIONAL inspiration and a chuckle. :DDD see me gushing from there, sketchie? xoxo
June 4, 2008 at 6:46 am
So cute. Love the twist.
June 4, 2008 at 8:05 am
Alls fair indeed! Sweet little chestnut!
It’s clever and impishly adorable Linda!!
And who could resist dinner with a handsome gentleman!;)
June 4, 2008 at 8:08 am
Never apologize for having monsters on the brain… they bring out the kid in each of us. I stumbled upon this blog on an image search that brought up your vampire snarl from last Halloween… gorgeous!
June 4, 2008 at 10:32 am
All is fair, absolutely!
The colouring is so spot on in this one! And how do you always get your rhymes so perfectly right?!
*Sigh*
😀
Cheers,
Radha
June 4, 2008 at 10:33 am
I love the way you’ve turned the idea on its head.
June 4, 2008 at 11:04 am
Wow, that’s an awesome illustration. Nice lighting effect, and I like the bunny slippers too.
June 4, 2008 at 11:43 am
This is BRILLIANT!! Great storytelling too!
June 4, 2008 at 12:52 pm
I love the light effect and the characteres are awesome!
Bellissimo.
Cata
June 4, 2008 at 12:53 pm
i love this, very much.
June 4, 2008 at 10:40 pm
yer darn tootin! I love the bed and the monster and the kid and the colours and your other monsters and well, you are just swell!
June 5, 2008 at 12:16 am
THIS IS FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!
All the best as usual….Aaron.
June 5, 2008 at 9:15 am
Once again I am going to say: you must submit your stories+illos to publishers and get a book deal!!! For reals!!!!
June 5, 2008 at 11:51 am
Yeah the book! Great fun on the blog. But the book eh??
June 5, 2008 at 4:09 pm
Wow! Great illo and drama!
June 5, 2008 at 8:48 pm
Awesome bit of role-reversal here! (And on top of what everyone else has said, those rough watercolor edges really frame it nicely.)
I’ve been guilty of pulling a few off the shelf lately too, but I’m really glad you shared this one!
June 5, 2008 at 10:10 pm
Scary, yet cute!
June 6, 2008 at 10:00 am
You could post the same thing every day and no one would tire of it! It’s that magical charm in your work. When ya got it, ya got it!!
June 10, 2008 at 7:05 am
hihi..sigh…well written, and drawn of course!
June 10, 2008 at 3:18 pm
AWESOME!!!!!
PS love the corgi pics.