Charles Kaufman

Resolutions - Charles Kaufman

2011-01-01T07:04:00.000-08:00

My resolution for the New Year? No More New Years' Resolutions! :-)

This character illustration was created with acrylic paints on canvas. See more of my art and links at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Charles-Kaufman/104204550730

Winter by Charles Kaufman

2010-12-24T11:48:00.000-08:00

"While standing in the winter wonder land, Santa called out to everyone at Illustration Friday, "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!"

Painted with acrylic paints on canvas.

See more of my art and links at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Charles-Kaufman/104204550730

Mail-Charles Kaufman

2010-12-17T06:55:00.000-08:00

"Mail?!?, exclaimed Santa Claus, "No, most kids today send in their list of Christmas presents via e-mail or instant messaging or my Facebook account or Tweet me. Merry Christmas everyone!"

Illustration above was painted with acrylic paints on canvas.

See more of my art and links at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Charles-Kaufman/104204550730

Phenomenon-Kaufman

2010-12-10T07:40:00.000-08:00

It is a strange phenomenon on Illustration Friday that I get more comments to illustrations with animals in them than illustrations with people in them.

Illustration above was painted with acrylic paints on canvas.

See more links to my art at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Charles-Kaufman/104204550730

Prehistoric-Charles Kaufman

2010-12-03T10:51:00.000-08:00

"The prehistoric purple dinosaur was so upset that Shirley (from down the street) had created an organic Time Machine and brought him 185-million years into the future to modern New York city that he went on a rampage trashing mass transit buses and off-the-meter taxis; vowing to get revenge on the world by being the worst actor that ever played Godzilla on Broadway."

Original painting created with acrylic paints on canvas, then tweaked in Photoshop.
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Burning - Kaufman

2010-11-12T14:26:00.000-08:00

Even though his feet were burning from the hot ground, the Tiki continued to do the ritual dance honoring the birth of a new volcano on his tropical island in the south Pacific. Meanwhile, hidden away in the jungle, the rest of his tribe were singing the volcano song, "Hope-a-hope-a-hope-itdoesnot-getbigger".

Created with acrylic paints on canvas, then manipulated a bit in Photoshop.
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Afterwards - Charles Kaufman

2010-11-05T11:24:00.000-07:00

"The Paparazzi Fairies collected the photos of has-been celebrities from around the world, then AFTERWARDS put them in a pile to be used as fuel for their annual B&T (Botox and TummyTuck) festival bonfire."

The illustration was created with acrylic paints on canvas.

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Spent - Kaufman Illustration

2010-10-29T13:33:00.000-07:00

"I spent the evening soaking in the tub."

Drawn in Adobe Illustrator, then put through an aging filter in Photoshop.

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Kaufman - Racing

2010-10-22T08:27:00.000-07:00

As Spot went racing home, he had learned a valuable lesson: On Halloween night, never visit the graveyard where you buried all your bones.

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Charles Kaufman - Spooky

2010-10-15T06:02:00.000-07:00

Some said he was spooky, others said scary and creepy, but all I know is that the Skeleton Head Man was handcarved and painted on old wood, then attached to a metal stand.

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Kaufman Beneath

2010-10-02T06:28:00.000-07:00

"Beneath the paint of the Skeleton Head Man lies an old piece of wood."

Painted with acrylic paint on wood with highlights hand carved into the wood.
(View more art & links to even more art at my Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Charles-Kaufman/104204550730 .)

Charles Kaufman - Artificial

2010-07-30T07:15:00.000-07:00

"Sure I am just a vector cartoon character on an internet blog, but am I artificial?",

sighed Shirley as she looked into a mirror that somehow made her

reflection look blue....

Created using Adobe Illustrator.

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please click the "like" button. Thanks!

Visit my Facebook Page

2010-05-27T09:00:00.001-07:00

I invite you to visit my Facebook page and click the like button!
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Early - Charles Kaufman

2010-05-21T12:11:00.000-07:00

"The Goat was up since EARLY in the morning
working on his scandal-filled autobiography."

Created using Adobe Illustrator.
To see more art and art videos by Charles Kaufman,
please visit my Facebook ART page:
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Equipment - Charles Kaufman

2010-05-15T06:47:00.000-07:00

"As she sailed across the wide blue sea, the Purple Floopie wondered if she had the right equipment to make the long voyage..."

Created with Adobe Illustrator and then rendered in an animation program to make the various illustration files.

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See more art by Charles Kaufman at

www.charleskaufman.com

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Charles Kaufman - Fearless

2010-05-07T16:21:00.000-07:00

Now that he knew he did not have a chance at getting tenure as a
University professor, he became fearless in his efforts
to become an absent-minded, not-so-evil professor in a
successful Saturday morning, animated cartoon series on cable television.

Created with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.

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Detective: Charles Kaufman

2010-04-16T04:33:00.000-07:00

"Now Shirley knew she really must be a detective because she was in a room full of danger."

Created with Adobe Illustrator and a sprinkling of Adobe Photoshop.

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See more art by Charles Kaufman at:
http://www.charleskaufman.com
and
3D Art Constructions at:
http://www.3d-Art-Constructions.com

"Linked" by Charles Kaufman

2010-04-09T08:37:00.000-07:00

After the archeologists dug up this 10,000 year old terracotta vase in southern mid-asia and examined the painting on the side, they LINKED the ancient society to a bunch of really crazy people who worshipped big-eyed cartoon birds....

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Illustration Friday - Dip

2010-04-02T07:33:00.001-07:00

Every time he went to the gas station he hoped for a dip in the price of gasoline.

Created using Adobe Illustrator.

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3D Art Constructions by Charles Kaufman

2010-03-31T07:19:00.000-07:00

3D Art Constructions by Charles Kaufman

I have been creating 3D Art Constructions for nearly 20 years. See more at the Charles Kaufman website:
http://www.charleskaufman.com/3d-art-samples.html

Illustration Friday - Magnify

2009-08-28T09:30:00.001-07:00

"Running away in a tight, black dress and high heels
only seemed to magnify their interest in her."

Acrylic paints on canvas - 31.5 x 31.5 inches.
More art here: www.charleskaufman.com

Friday Illustration - Caution

2009-08-21T07:06:00.000-07:00

Use caution when attending this reunion of old friends.

Acrylic paints on canvas.
19.8 x 27.6 inches / 50 x 70 cm
www.toontoonz.com

Illustration Friday - Wrapped

2009-08-14T08:26:00.000-07:00

As the enchanted Fairy Queen of the Sacred Cheese
sat on her mushroom throne, the pimento-filled Green Olives
wrapped themselves around her in the annual Dance of Joy.

Acrylic paints on canvas.
www.toontoonz.com

Impatient

2009-08-07T09:53:00.000-07:00

He was impatient to meet his girlfriend and give her flowers for her birthday.

Acrylic paints on a crushed can.
www.crushed-can-art.com

Shaky

2009-07-05T05:50:00.000-07:00

"Anybody that met the manager of the Organ Factory got a little shaky during the tour..."

(Acrylic paints on canvas - 50 x 50 cm)
www.toontoonz.com

"Parade"

2009-05-09T12:16:00.001-07:00

"Everyone Loves a Parade"
by Charles Kaufman
Acrylic paints on canvas.

See more art here

"Canned"

2008-07-26T08:56:00.000-07:00

Crushed Can Art.
I take soda or beer can, crush it flat, then paint with acrylic paints. No pasting of pictures on the can, all handpainted.
More here.

"Punchline"

2008-06-13T15:32:00.001-07:00

Her coffee got cold just waiting for the punchline to the joke.
(Click to see larger view.)

Created with acrylic paints on stretched canvas. 60 x 80 cm.

"Forgotten"

2008-06-06T07:40:00.000-07:00

She had forgotten which of the boxes was most dangerous of all...
(Click on image to see larger view.)

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Created in Adobe Illustrator, then tweaked using Photoshop.

"Baby"

2008-05-31T12:27:00.000-07:00

"Run, Baby Bear, Run!"
(click to see larger view.)

Created with thick acrylic paints on a 60 x 60 cm stretched canvas.

"Worry"

2008-05-23T13:19:00.001-07:00

It´s a bear economic market....lots to worry about.
(Click on image to see larger view.)

Created using Adobe Illustrator and added some colors in Photoshop.
Charles Kaufman

"Wide"

2008-05-16T07:42:00.000-07:00

Standing in a wide, open field.
You can see a larger view and close-up detail by clicking here.

Acrylic paints on stretched canvas.
31.5 x 39.6 inches / 80 x 100 cm
www.charleskaufman.com

"Garden"

2008-03-07T12:48:00.000-08:00

Mother Hen took her egg for a daily walk in the garden.

Created in Adobe Illustrator shading added in Photoshop.

"Theory"

2008-02-15T08:49:00.000-08:00

The professor had a theory that every time he was drawn in an illustration he had arms that looked like rubber and eyeglasses that defied the laws of gravity.

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Created with Adobe Illustrator.

"Blanket"

2008-02-02T05:12:00.000-08:00

Woman under a blanket.

This was created using Adobe Illustrator.
She has some really spikey hair!

"Plain"

2008-01-18T07:34:00.001-08:00

"High above the endless plains of western Kansas a transcontinental plane flew to a far away, adventure-filled destination while the woman below wondered if she would ever lead an exotic, exciting, colorful life or was it plain to see that she would remain the Plain Jane that she was."

"Stitch"

2008-01-11T10:55:00.001-08:00

"She knew the killer was in town, frightening the wits out of all the locals with his series of mysterious, gruesome murders.

The murderer´s weapon of choice was unusual: a very large, rusty needle and a spool of dirty thread.
He would his sew his victims to death.
If they didn´t die from the unusual needlework he quickly performed on their bodies, the hideous diseases they picked up from the unsanitary needle and thread did them in.

As she lay in bed waiting for daylight to come, her bedroom door slowly creaked open.
She looked up in terror and called out the needle & thread killer´s nickname...."

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More illustrations here.

"Horizon"

2007-12-22T05:59:00.001-08:00

Over the horizon Santa flew with his sleigh, bringing presents to good little boys and girls around the world.

Merry Christmas to all!
Charles Kaufman

"Little Things"

2007-12-07T08:05:00.000-08:00

(Click on graphic for larger view.)

These little things were created on crushed soda cans using acrylic paints.

You can see more of my Crushed Can Art here.

"Superstition"

2007-11-16T09:20:00.001-08:00

There is an old, old eastern European superstition that entered folk lore prior to middle ages in lower Romania, but actually originated in upper Bulgaria near the semi-enchanted town of Krktq.
No one knows why the superstition began, but there are many behind the door discussions held in whispers about this superstition. Something to do with a traveling used meat salesman and the mayor´s twin daughters Lotta and Bigga.
Some call it a curse, but others just say the superstition for what it is: "Never trust a Steak named Vinnie".

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Created with acrylic paints on canvas.
More art here.

"Scale"

2007-11-10T06:17:00.001-08:00

Woman standing on a new weight scale.

Vector drawing created with Adobe Illustrator.

"Trick or Treat"

2007-10-26T06:13:00.000-07:00

That Jack-O-Lantern candy bowl has a real treat for everyone!
Created with acrylic paints on stretched canvas.

www.toontoonz.com

"Open"

2007-10-05T07:45:00.001-07:00

"Cake in an Open Field"

Acrylic paints on canvas.
31.5 x 31.5 inches /80 x 80 cm

"Juggle"

2007-09-23T11:26:00.001-07:00

Or: "What happens when you can´t juggle...
everything you are trying to juggle flies everywhere".

Painted with acrylic paints on canvas.
60 x 80 cm.

http://www.toontoonz.com

"Moon"

2007-07-28T05:54:00.001-07:00

"Late at night it was the in-spot to be: The Blue Moon Cafe.
Plenty of mysterious intrigue, secretive glances and good, strong coffee.
I was the one in the red hair. I asked for a refill and a secretive glance to go."

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Painted with acrylic paints on canvas, then tweaked in Adobe Photoshop.
The original painting is 60 x 90 cm / 23.5 x 35.2 inches.

Website link

"Poem"

2007-07-20T09:08:00.000-07:00

The early poems of Mathmatics:
"One, two buckle my shoe.
Three, four shut the door."

Drawn in Adobe Illustrator, then adjusted in Adobe Photoshop.
More art here - with before and after looks at my paintings:
Click here.

"Discovery"

2007-07-14T04:20:00.001-07:00

Students in ancient Greece discovering geometry.

Created using Adobe Illustrator then tweaked in Adobe Photoshop.

"Rejection"

2007-06-15T06:48:00.001-07:00

"The Tiki Gods Are Angry."

Rejected again by the Tiki Gods!
Acrylic paint on canvas - 50 x 70 cm.
(Click on graphic to see larger view.)

Print version of the painting made available at the London Luau in London, England on June 8, 2007.
http://www.toontoonz.com/

"Suit"

2007-06-08T07:42:00.001-07:00

Man in a suit running to an appointment.
Created using Adobe Illustrator.

More illustrations here:
www.charleskaufman.com/illue.html

"Polar"

2007-04-20T07:58:00.000-07:00

Snowman headed to where it´s always cold...

More illustration samples here.

"Fortune"

2007-04-13T07:03:00.000-07:00

"Creatures came from far away to offer their fame and FORTUNE in exchange for the wisdom given by Happy Pink Bear."

Created with acrylic paints on canvas (31.5 x 39.6 inches). Image then manipulated in Photoshop.
See more art here.

"Green"

2007-04-07T10:02:00.000-07:00

Riesling Wine in a GREEN bottle on a table.

Created with acrylic paints on canvas.
You can view more of my wine paintings here.

"Snap"

2007-03-30T11:24:00.000-07:00

"Snap! Winter was over and suddenly it was Spring!"

Acrylic paints on canvas - 50 x 70 cm.
Then adjusted and tweaked in Photoshop.

"I Spy"

2007-03-23T14:43:00.000-07:00

Everyone is spying on everyone in this painting.
Size is 80 x 80 cm (31 x 31 inches), creatied with acrylic paints on canvas.

Sidenote: My art was mentioned on "Drawn!"
Check it out: Click Here.

"Wired"

2007-03-10T05:52:00.000-08:00

Created with acrylic paints on stretched canvas.
60 x 80 cm / 24 x 31 inches

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An artist friend, F. Frank, has a free March 2007 .pdf calendar to download, print and hang on your wall (see link at bottom of this page):
Free March 2007 calendar

"Hide"

2007-03-02T07:16:00.000-08:00

"There was no where safe to HIDE from the tornado."

Acrylic paints on stretched canvas.

"Communication"

2007-02-23T08:50:00.000-08:00

Acrylic paints on stretched canvas. Painted February 2007.
Soon to posted here: Art

"Gravity"

2007-02-16T06:33:00.000-08:00

Created with Adobe Illustrator.

"Crash"

2007-02-09T11:36:00.000-08:00

Two spaceships in outer space crashing into one another?
Two cars?
Several buckets of paint?

Created in Adobe Illustrator.

"Red"

2007-01-26T06:18:00.000-08:00

"Red Fish in the Red Sea"
Created with Adobe Illustrator.

What happens when you drop a White Hat in the Red Sea?
Answer: It gets wet!
(Old joke from grade school I just had to include....)

More of my art here.

"Superhero"

2007-01-21T11:49:00.000-08:00

Pen + Photoshop.

Free February 2007 Calendar with this image.
Click on link to .pdf file, print out and hang on your wall!
Click here

ToonToonz

"80s"

2007-01-12T09:31:00.000-08:00

(Click to see larger.)

Count 'em. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
And they are all the letter?
Answer: "T".
8 Ts. EightTees, Eighty´s. 80s. (Groan!....bad pun.)

Whew! It´s been a lonnnnng week.

"Buzz"

2007-01-06T15:33:00.000-08:00

Buzz! - Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop

"Peace"

2006-12-23T11:03:00.000-08:00

Every year I paint a Christmas painting to hang on our wall of annual Christmas paintings.
This the 2006 painting.
It is created with acrylic paints on watercolor paper.
I also use it for our family and business Christmas card sending out "suitable for framing" signed and dated cards to family and friends.

"Help"

2006-12-15T08:51:00.000-08:00

(Click to see larger view.)
Illustration from a Christmas book I am slowly working on over the years...
Created with Illustrator then tweaked in Photoshop.

"Mask"

2006-12-09T07:07:00.000-08:00

Acrylic paints on wood.

"Might"

2006-12-02T08:36:00.000-08:00

Try as he MIGHT, the MIGHTy mutant Dinosaur could not help but blame his uncontrolled urges to destroy large cities and star in Japanese movies on the red-haired woman who brought him back from the past with her homemade Time Machine.

Art created with acrylic paints on stretched canvas: 31 x 39 inches (80 x 100 cm).

"Invention"

2006-11-27T05:29:00.000-08:00

Click to see larger view.

Created with Adobe Illustrator.

"Thanksgiving"

2006-11-18T13:05:00.000-08:00

(Click for larger view.)

If I could design some float characters for the annual Macey´s Thanksgiving parade in New York City, here are a few ideas.

Painted with acrylic paints on stretched canvas.

"Clear"

2006-11-10T07:23:00.000-08:00

Click on graphic to see a larger view.

Created with Adobe Illustrator.

"Smoke"

2006-11-04T12:06:00.000-08:00

As the SMOKE rose from the pan, Sally realized it was now time to call the Chinese Restaurant for home delivery of her evening meal....

"Wind"

2006-10-29T06:04:00.000-08:00

As the WIND whistled through the graveyard, the dog ran home reminding himself never to bury his bones in this part of the town...

"Ghost"

2006-10-20T08:16:00.000-07:00

Created with acrylic paints on canvas.

This is a new painting for the "Appartions" group art show at Lunar Boy Gallery in Oregon that runs until November 10th.
You can see more of my "ghostly" paintings in the art show here

"Smitten"

2006-10-16T10:24:00.000-07:00

This illustration was created using Adobe Illustrator.

Don´t miss my paintings in the group art show "Apparitions" at the the Lunar Boy Art Gallery in Oregon.
Click here.

Going to Pictoplasma!

2006-10-09T06:55:00.000-07:00

Going to Pictoplasma in Berlin!
October 11- 14. See you there!
Pictoplasma.com

"Trouble"

2006-10-06T11:59:00.000-07:00

Created with acrylic paints on stretched canvas.
Size of canvas: 20 x 20 cm / 7.9 x 7.9 inches

"Quiet"

2006-09-29T07:04:00.000-07:00

Illustration Friday: "Quiet"

"Every afternoon the Stare Bears would gather
in the meadow to stare quietly at the sky above."

Created with acrylic paints on stretched canvas.
Painting size: 60 x 80 cm / 27.6 X 35.4 inches.

"Phobia"

2006-09-23T12:27:00.000-07:00

Illustration Friday: "Phobia"