Browse through these pictorial tributes to one of the greatest actors of all time,
seen through the eyes of some of the most gifted artists in the world.

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Tom Heyburn
Tom Heyburn
For as long as he cares to remember, Irish artist Tom Heyburn has been interested in drawing the human face. Indeed, any selection of his work is more like a Hollywood hall of fame than any conventional portfolio. In his early teens, he was so impressed by the iconic image of Boris Karloff, he sent a small portrait to the star for him to autograph. Fifty years later, he still has that signed drawing, now framed up with more up-to-date artwork of the late actor. A self-taught artist, Tom has had many solo exhibitions of his work, which reached a much wider audience in the 1980's through a series of Elbis Presley posters which sold throughout the U.K. and the United States. In the 1990's he was presented with the Caleb Award for "Commitment to Excellence in Art" and went on to produce work for the British Roy Orbison Society and the Laurel and Hardy Fan Club. Throughout a varied career, Tom has continued to have many famous faces autograph their portaits for him. Over the years, this list has included Bette Davis, James Stewart, Frankie Laine, Elton John , Freddie Mercury, Kirk Douglas, Sean Connery and Jerry Lewis. Tom prefers to paint or draw only those personalities he has admired, for the entertainment and pleasure they have given him. Therefore, he considers each work his own tribute to some of his favorites Tom can be contacted at:

31 Stockbridge Road, Donaghadee County Down N. Ireland BT21 0PN

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David Hardy
David Hardy
I was born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1955, so I grew up during the "monster boom" of the sixties and seventies. Our local host for the Universal "Shock Theater" package was "Sammy Terry" the "cool ghoul". He introduced this nine year old boy to the wonders of "Karloff the Uncanny" with showings of most of his seminal Universal Classics.  I also grew up reading Forrest J. Ackerman's iconic monster mag "Famous Monsters Of Filmland," and instantly fell in love with the evochative works of Basil Gogos and Bama,  and hoped one day to do monster art for a living myself.
I 've been in gallery "The Art Bank." Indianapolis, Indiana. I've had one man shows of my work at several local eateries in Indy: The "Canary Cafe" and "Book Momma's" and " Tea Pots and Treasures." I've given a lecture on impressionist art at the local central library there, also. I moved to Elmwood Park, New Jersey in 2010 to remarry and to immerse myself in the retro art culture on the East coast. I have since begun making "Monster Sketch Cards" trading card sized ORIGINAL art work, "Karloff the Uncanny" being my favorite monster maker to sketch! I met Miss Sara Karloff at the recent "Chiller Con" in Jersey and she was kind enough to take a long look at my work and expressed her admiration for my ability to gain a likeness in my work of her famous father.  Since then I have begun appearing at local "Retro Shows" and "Comic Cons", and I am excited at the prospect of have my work seen on the OFFICIAL Karloff site! [gallery link="file" ids="1234,1233,1008,1007,1006,1005,1004,359,358,357,356,360,1374,1679" orderby="rand"]

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Ben Hagenbush
Ben Hagenbush
My name is Ben Hagenbush and I had a passion for the art world since the time I was small. I never had any formal training, but it was always in me to do. Like most kids, I started with pencils. Then I graduated to paints. When I got a little older I began using chalk pastels. I have used and experimented with just about every type of medium when it came to paper or canvas. Then at the age of five I was introduced to clay.  Along with drawing, painting and even wood burning, I worked with clay on and off all through my childhood. Then one day out of nowhere, I finally made the decision to work with clay full time as an adult. Something about clay and me clicked.  Since then I have created sculptures for family and friends. I have entered my pieces in the Chiller Theater Model and Art Contest in the scratch built category, winning six times. I have done some work for companies as well as sell sculptures online. I now have a website where I do commission work as a freelance sculptor. I have designed numerous pieces ranging from horror,fantasy and sci fi. At this time I am hard at work, sculpting many commission for customers.

www.creaturesofclay.weebly.com

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