Mike Cooper's Art

The Set of Annie

2012-02-08T17:32:00.001-08:00

Here I am with Eric Houghton, the other artist who worked with me on the set of "Annie".

Obama

2012-02-05T21:16:00.000-08:00

Okay, here's Obama as he looks today. I'm not done yet, but when I am, I will remove this and post the finished version, and also the entire mural.

Bombshell

2012-02-05T20:25:00.001-08:00

This character was created by James Lynch, and I did this drawing for publication in one of his upcoming comics.

Absolute Monarch

2012-02-05T20:20:00.000-08:00

This is a bit old, but I still love it. It's a political statement about mad dictators, and their day of judgment, which usually doesn't come peacefully.

Sidewalk Monsters

2011-12-04T05:12:00.000-08:00

Here are the monsters I drew on my sidewalk in early October, before it got too cold. The next four photos show details.

Frankenstein and the Bride of Frankenstein

2011-12-04T05:07:00.000-08:00

The Wolfman

2011-12-04T05:06:00.001-08:00

Dracula

2011-12-04T05:00:00.000-08:00

The Mummy

2011-12-04T04:57:00.000-08:00

Jae

2011-11-10T10:47:00.001-08:00

This is a drawing I did recently of my gorgeous friend Jae Tunley.

The Wall of Heroes

2010-08-07T22:02:00.000-07:00

You know how sometimes you'll walk by a store and think, "I really want to paint fifty superheroes on that wall. I got no plans for the next six months." Of course, happens to us all. Then I took a picture. That was about a year ago. Now it looks likely that the mural may be coming down soon, since the comic shop has closed.

Gargoyle

2010-08-04T18:47:00.000-07:00

So I was watching Sarah Palin give a speech... No, actually this just kinda flowed out of my pencil, it wasn't anything really planned. This is orange and blue colored pencil, and that's it. Well, pen too, and that's it. And paper too, if you want to get all technical about it.

Moo

2010-07-26T21:43:00.000-07:00

Sure, you think I'm crazy now, but when the Moolians from the planet Bovino invade Earth in their giant cheeseburger spaceship, then who's the crazy one?

Clint Eastwood

2010-07-20T20:08:00.000-07:00

Here's another one I did several years ago. I should have called this one "My Hero".

Man on Horseback

2010-07-10T20:00:00.000-07:00

This was a reproduction in watercolor of a piece that some dead Russian artist did. I can't remember the guy's name. Julio something, I think. Anyway, it's a very cool image, and even though it isn't an original of mine, I'm proud of it. So there.

Sidewalk Uncle Sam

2010-06-28T17:02:00.000-07:00

I drew this today on the sidewalk in front of my house. I had been wanting to try a sidewalk painting for a while now. No rain expected for a few days at least.

Update: It rained.

Spock

2010-06-25T09:20:00.000-07:00

This is Spock. I drew it out with a 4H pencil, and then just outlined it with a Faber-Castell brush pen. Those things are great. I think I'm going to go stock up on those.

The Thing

2010-06-20T17:20:00.001-07:00

This is the Thing, from the Fantastic Four. I deliberately drew him slimmer than I usually do, just for kicks. Cuz I can do that.

Nicholas Cage

2010-05-06T19:47:00.000-07:00

It's just a loose colored pencil sketch I did of the actor Nicholas Cage. I like it.

Hope

2010-04-13T07:42:00.000-07:00

This is a big painting, about three by four feet. I did this shortly after 9/11. I know it may look a little overly-patriotic, but it was really intended to capture the mood of the country during that moment in history. I hated all the flag-waving of the time, but I like how people will begin dusting themselves off and reach out to help others and rebuild after disaster strikes.

Desmond Hume

2010-03-21T17:25:00.000-07:00

Hey, here's another "Lost" character, Desmond.

Purple Dog's World

2010-03-13T15:23:00.000-08:00

Hey, it's Purple Dog! I think I was kind of in a playful mood when I did this, and look what I spewed out! You just can't be angry when you look at Purple Dog. He is the harbinger of world peace! Bow to Purple Dog!

Air Mail

2010-01-23T16:33:00.000-08:00

This was drawn using mostly the pointillism technique. The pilot is an actual person, although I don't remember his name. It's all done with a simple black pen, except for the black around the plane, which is marker.

Plasmachine 1

2009-12-12T11:56:00.000-08:00

This is Plasmachine 1. Acrylic on canvas. 28 inches x 22 inches. It's about birth and the creation of life. But really, I don't want to get too pretentious about it.

I thought there might be more ways to express this idea, so I created a second painting in the series.

Plasmachine 2

2009-12-12T11:40:00.000-08:00

This is the sequel to Plasmachine 1. Acrylic on canvas. 28 inches by 22 inches.

Michael Jordan

2009-12-11T14:55:00.000-08:00

Well, what can I say about this one? He's a famous basketball player. I drew this with colored pencil. It's pretty big, about 30 inches tall.

Untitled

2009-12-08T13:59:00.000-08:00

This is an acrylic painting I did for an art class. I love it, and yes, I got an "A"! The painting is actually about 34" x 28", and it's a depiction of some objects in a tiny box. There's a piece of wood, a rock, a leaf, a chicken leg bone, a cloth, mirror shards reflecting my beautiful eyes, and a Happy-Meal toy.

What do you call something like this? Exactly. So that's what I called it.

Heeeere's Johnny!

2009-12-08T13:51:00.000-08:00

Well, if you've seen "The Shining", then you should recognize this image. Jack Nicholson, in one of his saner moments. This was just pencil and paper, nothing fancy.

Elephant

2009-12-07T12:31:00.000-08:00

This is a colored pencil drawing I did a few years ago. People seem to like it. It's from a photo I saw in a book. I changed the colors to suit me, though. The elephant is more brown than it was in the photo, and the sky was blue.

Ghost Rider

2009-12-02T18:51:00.000-08:00

Hey, it's Ghost Rider! This is what he looked like before he was Nicolas Cage. I did this several years ago, when I was into my pointillism phase. It's all dots, except for a few lines here and there. Personally, I still think it kicks ass, and I am very hard on myself, so it really must be good. Don't argue with me on this.

Claire Littleton

2009-12-01T11:58:00.000-08:00

This is Claire, another character from "Lost". Just finished it last night. It's a bit dark, I'll have to take another picture of it soon.

Violent Violet

2009-11-08T11:20:00.001-08:00

She's a female ninja. And she's purple. Why not? They can be turtles, then they can be purple.

Ben Linus

2009-11-08T11:09:00.001-08:00

This is Ben Linus, a character from the awesome TV series "Lost", played by Michael Emerson. More "Lost" characters to come.

A Minute Before He Jumped Into the River

2009-11-08T11:01:00.000-08:00

This is something I did after watching that Picasso movie with Anthony Hopkins. I realize it doesn't look very Picasso. It shouldn't.