Monsters invade Brooklyn

There's a monster on the wall I can see from my window ;)

The Monster Project at themonsterproject.net is right outside my living room window! Don't know why I never noticed this before.

In a collaborative effort with New York City public school children, Kylin O'Brien is painting giant monsters around the city.

The monster project.

Map to Monster locations.

Alec Jones - monster of an artist

Alec Jones' Dragon is cute AND cool!

I was perusing in a blog I don't frequent enough, and found this really great artist Alec Jones. He's got a variety of art, but I love his monsters. The style makes sense in so many ways. His imagination, and ability for putting tons of detail in something so simple makes me jealous as an artist myself. Nice work, Alec. What you call a "doodle" I'd hang in my living room. Great zombie!

Check out Drawn! (where I found him)

The Drawn Post on Alec Jones.

Alec Jones' Blog, The Alec Tree

Betty Bones like him too ;)

Death by scissor

A great image from The Zombz Facebook page.

The Zombz are DK, Rot, and Wreck, a trio of undead teens. How cool is that? A kid-friendly introduction to horror. Where were these guys when I was a kid? I had to watch Hammer Films in the dark by myself. Everyone can love these guys… day or night.

Official Zombz Site.

Zombz Facebook Page.

…and don't run with scissors unless you're running from Zombies.

This is squarey

Anthony, the Squarey Monster,
and the "only cycloptopus ever known."

This is Anthony of the Squarey Monsters. They are a cute set of monsters with their own clever origins and missions. Anthony, for instance, helps kids find things that they lost.

The Squarey Monsters are designed by Monkey Doodle Dandy.

Totally kid-friendy. Here's the Squarey Monsters Blog.

Animal

Lots of monsters in this window with the Muppet, Animal!

I was walking my dog near the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, and found this Animal from The Muppets in a musical instrument store that looks closed down.

Garbage monster

There's a monster collecting your trash.

I author a blog called Millions of Monkeys with a few other contributors. It's basically a way for me to log all the monkeys I run across in my daily life. A while back I thought it would be a good idea to do something similar (actually the same), but with monsters. So, there you have it. This is "Millions of Monsters." Starts with this first monster.

This garbage truck monster was wedged on a garbage truck outside one of the Sanitation buildings in Brooklyn, NYC. Sometimes you'll see a plush doll or teddy wired to the grill in the front. Today while walking my dog outside my art studio, I saw a monster. And, though I was already inclined to do this blog, props go to the Sanitation guys who did this, and inspired me to get it going.