I love quirky.  Maybe that is why today’s entry highlights the charming, quirky, and somehow disturbing artistic visions of  New Haven’s artist and illustrator Christopher Uminga.  His style is unique.  His execution is purposely unrefined.  His medium is ink and watercolor. And his eyes… his trademark eyes are hypnotic and give his caricatures an almost dreamy, if not nightmarish, quality.

In Christopher’s own words:

I see monsters in my head and I put them on paper or canvas and let them play. When I started painting, I wasn’t sure if there was a place for my work in the world of ‘fine art’, but than I realized fine art to some people might be tattoos, graffiti and even comic books. This is my art; I paint and draw things that make me happy.

For those that love comics, enjoy!