Salty 'Ham Cartooneestas

For the last couple months, I've been putting together an online list / gallery for middle-Alabama cartoonist-types, called Salty 'Ham Cartooneestas. As of today (3/18/'08), we have 22 artists on the page. But there are a bunch more out there who I still want to get on board! If you know any who aren't on the site yet, send them my way:

Breakfast Time

I don't know why I've never posted this. I didn't realize it was up on youtube until just now, which makes it a lot easier. In June/July of '05, I went to L.A. and worked on this Nickelodeon PSA for my friends at Titmouse.

I did a lot of the animation in the first half, before the place settings appear. The rest was animated by Mike Roush.

Anti-Christmas Card

13ghosts Poster

Here's a poster I drew for the band 13ghosts:Clockwise from top: Brad, Sammy, Trey, Andrew, Jason, and Buzz.

Thank-You Card

I got married and moved into a house with my wife! This'll be the card we send out to everybody who helped us get started with their super-extra-generous gifts. Thanks, y'all!

Father's Day Card

Happy Father's Day, Dad ... and all the other dads out there:

Recent Sketches

Kids' Birthday Cards

Business Card Ad

Here's an ad I put in a comics magazine. Sex sells!

Comics Country

Here's an ad I drew for the Comics Journal. It's a two-page spread, so the composition is a bit odd. Imagine that the spine of the magazine (or the "gutter") splits the picture down the middle.

Secret Project

Sherman Bookmark

Here's a bookmark I made, starring my girlfriend's favorite little shark.

Old Sketches - 1999

Here are some more old sketches, this time from late '99 and early 2000.

Secret Project

Old Sketches - 1992

Here are some selections from an old sketchbook - the spring and summer of '92.
Check out Spymer's thumbs:

This is Frankenstein's monster, on the upper right:

Here's the singing harp and Jack - note the golden egg. And below that, my old alter ego, Cowboy Rodge:

Concept Sketches

Here are a few concept sketches I did for a sci-fi movie monster costume. They're just about to go into pre-production.

This first one is just a blank slate guy, and the Creature from the Black Lagoon (a big influence on the director).





Which one do you like best? The froggy guy with the antennae is my personal fave.

Recent Sketches

Another B'day Card

This is based on the baby giraffe at the Birmingham Zoo:


Happy Birthday, Mom!

Train of Thought thought

This is just a quick sketch, commenting on a friend's children's book cover.

Birthday Cards

Happy Birthday, Catherine!

Happy Birthday, Aunt Sylvia!