Looks a bit like the singer from Creed, whatshisname…

Simplicity. Love it!

Color version of kobi_and_royce_2.jpg. I can't decide which one I like better!

Me and Royce (IRC) in yuppie gear enjoying an espresso. Trying out a new inking style.

This comes from talking with some furs about catapulting as an alternative to airplane travel. Less seating and airport security issues. I wanted this to be one of those being catapulted, but considering this wave of corporate corruption going on in the US, I thought it would be interesting if this was some kind of shifty corporate official being thrown out of an airplane by an angry mob. Serves him right!
This is my first piece after buying new pens, new pencils, and a new sketchbook. This is probably the most effort I've ever put into a piece, and though it has some obvious flaws, I'm pleased with it overall.

Another forum logo. I wasn't going to upload this at first; there's already a directory for the forum logos. But since people seem to like the last one so much, I've decided to put this one up, too. It's a parody of the classic 7-Up ad, which originally had a slogan at the bottom, but I removed it after a conversation with Ch'marr in which he stated that that sort of thing isn't allowed.

My submission for a VCL forum logo. I hope it makes it in, but if not, it'll still be here.

Head in the deep freezer. My response to the latest heat wave that Iowa's been suffering. And having been born and raised in Minnesota, I'm inclined to do this anyway at any given moment. It's so refreshing! Weird, but refreshing!

A housecat with a leash. Cannonballs of commercial kitty cuteness! Fun for the whole family! As long as Kitty gets his way…

This image © Matthew J. Johnson
(Getting better all the time!)

The original, official Mr. Johnson! Quick! Get your Mr. Johnson T-shirts, baseball caps, and coffee mugs! Mr. Johnson is sweeping the country! Everybody's gotta have a piece of Mr. Johnson!

Mr. Johnson © Matthew J. Johnson

Every year my old hometown in Minnesota would hold a mud volleyball tournament, and the corresponding T-shirt contest. This one probably would have won, had it been finished by the deadline. A hard lesson in punctuality. There's probably a better word for it, but I can't think of it right now. This is from the time when interest in Asian culture was on the rise, and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was the big talked-about movie. Yeah, I did it for the money :P

This picture © Matthew J. Johnson

Here's a moldy oldie for you. Quasimodo the Wolf! I thought I'd lost this one. No real concept for it, just an expression of what I was feeling at the time. Maybe it would look good on a T-shirt. Would ya buy it? I'm still thinking about it, but not too sure.

As well as being a graphic artist, I'm also a musician. Specifically, a vocalist and keyboardist. As you can see here, I've modeled my look after one of my big influences, the Doors' Jim Morrison. Before Jim, I was convinced that there were no rock vocalists in my vocal range that I could look up to. One VH1 documentary later, my view completely changed!

A contemporary take on the ancient kitsune legend; an armed and determined warrior of the urban jungle.

Ink and some pencil shading, but the shading got mostly wasted in the scan. A muscle-bound bear-taur; this was drawn mainly because I hadn't seen any before. Well, now the world has a bear-taur to deal with!

My first upload; And naturally as a newly arriving vulpine resident, I consider myself personally obligated to properly introduce myself (doesn't that convolluted aristocratic language just make you want to retch?). My name is LaCroix, Kobi LaCroix. Here is a portrait of me, adapted from an algebra notebook doodle (and they said it couldn't be done!...Okay, maybe I did a little bit of photoshopping, but if you've got the tools...).

Kobi LaCroix © Matthew J. Johnson