I do like the red one, but this close to the apocalypse? I gotta think about it.

100%. Too much. But, in a good sad way.

A photograph of every human. Every dog. Every cat. Every oak tree. Every shark. Every Nintendo cartridge. All of our failures and all of our hopes. Blink, and it will be gone.

On the blog, I am continuing my Monday series of looking back at monsters that changed the direction of my career. Created 16 years ago when I finally began to figure things out. Next up is the Rhinostrich. christopherburdett.blogspot.com/2026/04/revi... #monsterart #monsterartist #monster

A large glowing dinosaur egg is the focus. The egg is pale blue with green spots. It sits in a large nest made of plant matter. A skull of a small animal next to the egg. Beams of sunlight reach the egg through a dense forest.

I once painted a patterned egg token for Magic the Gathering. So it seems fitting to share this again today. #egg #eggtoken #mtgart #mtgartist #mtgtoken

The choices made for the eyes and nose are sublime. I can’t get my head around them.

Looking back at the Cthulhu mythos miniatures that I designed in 2009 on the blog. Next up is the Hound of Tindalos. christopherburdett.blogspot.com/2026/04/revi... #Cthulhu #HoundofTindalos #Cthulhuart #Cthulhuartist #monsterart #monsteraritst #miniature

Home. And yet we set it ablaze.

Today, I am looking back at work done 16 years ago. This is one of the original D&D Monster Manual entries that I redesigned for a personal project that ended with over 100 monsters reworked. christopherburdett.blogspot.com/2026/04/revi... #rustmonster #dndartist #monsterart #dndart #dndartist

Over the next few weeks, I will be looking back at a series of monsters that changed the direction of my career. Created 16 years ago, I finally began to figure things out. Starting things off, the Scuttling Grizzly. christopherburdett.blogspot.com/2026/03/revi... #monsterart #monsterartist #monster

Today, I am looking back at work done 16 years ago. This is one of the original D&D Monster Manual entries that I redesigned for a personal project that ended with over 100 monsters reworked. christopherburdett.blogspot.com/2026/04/revi... #rustmonster #dndartist #monsterart #dndart #dndartist

That's her age and not the age gap between them?

Over the next few weeks, I will be looking back at a series of monsters that changed the direction of my career. Created 16 years ago, I finally began to figure things out. Starting things off, the Scuttling Grizzly. christopherburdett.blogspot.com/2026/03/revi... #monsterart #monsterartist #monster

I see why hamsters eat their young.

My Dark Young miniature design consists of three drawings of the monster from three separate views. Three legs, three mouths, and topped with tentacles.

The final painted Dark Young Miniature

Looking back at Cthulhu mythos miniatures that I designed in 2009 on the blog. Next up is the Dark Young. christopherburdett.blogspot.com/2026/03/revi... #Cthulhu #ChildofAbhoth #miniature #monsterart #monsteraritst #Cthulhuart #Cthulhuartist

Today, I am looking back at work done 16 years ago. This is one of the original D&D Monster Manual entries that I redesigned for a personal project that ended with over 100 monsters reworked. christopherburdett.blogspot.com/2026/03/revi... #owlbear #dndartist #monsterart #dndart #dndartist #monster

Revisiting some day career work from about nine years ago on the blog today. Monster PI - I designed and made the monsters, hub world, short animations, the logo, and I named it. christopherburdett.blogspot.com/2026/03/revi... #monsterpi #monster #monsterart #monsterartist #gameart #educationalgame

Three drawings turnaround of the Crawling One monster design to facilitate being sculpted. An open mouth is all it has for a face. It has two arms, and its body becomes nothing but a tangle of tentacles.

The Crawling One miniature based on the previous drawings

Very rough sketches of the Crawling One in different states of it standing upright.

The card art of the "Unbound!" card from the FFG Cthulhu card game. The Crawling One, having just been summoned, thrashes about as cultists flee. I painted myself as one of the cultists.

Looking back at Cthulhu mythos miniatures that I designed in 2009 on the blog. Next up is the Crawling One and the card art I did of this monster as well. christopherburdett.blogspot.com/2026/03/revi... #Cthulhu #CrawlingOne #miniature #monsterart #monsteraritst #Cthulhuart #Cthulhuartist

My Dark Young miniature design consists of three drawings of the monster from three separate views. Three legs, three mouths, and topped with tentacles.

The final painted Dark Young Miniature

Looking back at Cthulhu mythos miniatures that I designed in 2009 on the blog. Next up is the Dark Young. christopherburdett.blogspot.com/2026/03/revi... #Cthulhu #ChildofAbhoth #miniature #monsterart #monsteraritst #Cthulhuart #Cthulhuartist

Harry Potter tattoo regret rate is an order of magnitude higher than regret for Gender Reassignment Surgery and yet no one has been brave enough to suggest we legislate Harry Potter tattoos.

Today, I am looking back at work done 16 years ago. This is one of the original D&D Monster Manual entries that I redesigned for a personal project that ended with over 100 monsters reworked. christopherburdett.blogspot.com/2026/03/revi... #owlbear #dndartist #monsterart #dndart #dndartist #monster

We brake for nautilus!

“We usually stopped what we were doing whenever we saw nautilus, b/c they are such amazing animals to watch,” said #VisioningCoralSea Chief Scientist Dr. Robin Beaman of James Cook University. This enigmatic cephalopod navigated the depths before dinosaurs roamed the Earth!

Useless. But he has all that sweet Medicare/Medicaid money he defrauded the government. You would think that would be enough.

a chart showing rising energy consmption for all companie s bar netflix

table of use

For some reason "AI is just like watching Netflix" is back in my feeds so I took that as a sign to update my data tracking for Netflix. The company's energy use rose 1% from 2021 to 2024.

Compare that to:

Google: 71%
Nvidia: 88%
Meta: 96%
Microsoft: 119%

Close-ups of some of the monsters. Their parts are interchangeable.

Revisiting some day career work from about nine years ago on the blog today. Monster PI - I designed and made the monsters, hub world, short animations, the logo, and I named it. christopherburdett.blogspot.com/2026/03/revi... #monsterpi #monster #monsterart #monsterartist #gameart #educationalgame

I don't want gen AI in my browser
I don't want gen AI in my pc
I don't want gen AI in my art
I don't want gen AI in my games
I don't want gen AI in my music
I don't want gen AI in my movies
I don't want gen AI in my books
I don't want gen AI in my cart
I don't want gen AI in my life

Three drawings turnaround of the Crawling One monster design to facilitate being sculpted. An open mouth is all it has for a face. It has two arms, and its body becomes nothing but a tangle of tentacles.

The Crawling One miniature based on the previous drawings

Very rough sketches of the Crawling One in different states of it standing upright.

The card art of the "Unbound!" card from the FFG Cthulhu card game. The Crawling One, having just been summoned, thrashes about as cultists flee. I painted myself as one of the cultists.

Looking back at Cthulhu mythos miniatures that I designed in 2009 on the blog. Next up is the Crawling One and the card art I did of this monster as well. christopherburdett.blogspot.com/2026/03/revi... #Cthulhu #CrawlingOne #miniature #monsterart #monsteraritst #Cthulhuart #Cthulhuartist

Today, I am looking back at work done 16 years ago. This is one of the original D&D Monster Manual entries that I redesigned for a personal project that ended with over 100 monsters reworked. christopherburdett.blogspot.com/2026/03/revi... #kobold #dndartist #monsterart #dndart #dndartist #monster