GROK out with your… stuff out.
Where to begin ?… Elon Musk is probably the best place right now. Dude undercut me with this one. He didn’t mean to. He just wasn’t imaginative enough. Or he did…
John Heatter is a Pennsylvania-based artist.
For over thirty years, he has honed a distinct visual language that bridges fine art tradition and narrative illustration… And sometimes illustrative narrative.
“Don’t Even Get Me Started!”
That’s how Drunxy responded when asked about his coloring / activity book that he hoped to have done by Groundhog Day this year. Well guess what, pal? give me your notes…
I Did Say Mostly.
Way back, somewhere around 1993-94, I was sitting in a high school study hall at good ol’ Northern Lehigh School District. For some reason I see myself in a classroom in…
Have an Artsy Fartsy Christmas!
It was agreed upon that we would focus on the kids this Christmas. Not worry much about buying gifts for the adults. But we were going to visit Nicki’s parents in…
Fancy Pants.
I decided to put some of these little works up for sale on my Etsy store (mainly there because I haven’t upgraded my plan or figured out how work around it…
Yuki Onna
I had this idea from a prompt from an upcoming winter show. Yuki-onna, or “snow woman” is a spirit (or yokai) in Japanese folklore. Sometimes good, sometimes bad. You got Google if you…
Dinner Time!
Everyone has to eat. Even the young Chupacabras. So, yeah. That is what Chupie is. This little guy was initially meant to be a character in a story arc of my…
Roses
Sid was the singer of the band Demon Dog Sperm. And he was a very good friend of mine. D.D.S. was described somewhere on the interwebz as a “Stoner Sludge Death…
Ain’t Art Life Grand?
So The Banana Factory Arts Center in Bethlehem, PA had this open call for a juried exhibition. The theme was self-portrait. I figured, what the heck. I never submit to these…
The Legend of Bloggy Creek
I was just going to do a quick post about the inspiration for the Big Bay character in the BEDLAM strip. Then I got here and started trying to find sample…
The Hand That Feeds
A quick little story about this logo. Ethan Muntjac was a character from the early Days of the Bedlam strip. He was a cute little guy that was bent on revolution.…
My Formal Art Training. Part 3: Lessons in Loss
I always thought it was in the third grade. And I think I know why… hold on. January 28, 1986 puts me smack dab in the middle of the fourth grade.…
My Formal Art Training. Part 2:Dungeons and Dragons
My parents split up around age five. Maybe I was six. I recall my mom being around for the beginning of Kindergarten but not the end of it. Definitely by grade…
My Formal Art Training. Part 1.
I can’t recall a whole hell of a lot before the age of five. I get fuzzy memories in bite sized chunks. Brief flashes that float to the surface on occasion.…
Look what I made!
I’ve been here! Seriously! I have been keeping an eye on things. I just got sidelined for a little. On February 11, 2024 Rowen Maxwell Heatter had no choice but to…
Big Squeeze! Limited Edition Print sale!
Limited edition of 20 Giclee prints, signed and numbered. Just in time for Valentine’s day! Actually a little late. This pen and ink and watercolor illustration was done in 2009 as…
Whatever happend to Drunxsutawney Bill?
That little drunk bastard hasn’t gone anywhere. He sleeps a lot. As groundhogs do. I guess he just decided to step out of the limelight for a while. Drunxy has had…
Your Career in The Multiverse.
Why comic strips? Why did I get into that format? I always loved the newspaper comics and even cut out and collected quite a few as a child (newsprint does not…
John Heatter Art 