The Desktop Wallpaper Project featuring Garrett Vander Leun
Posted: October 1, 2008 // The Desktop Wallpaper Project


Oh snap it’s Wednesday, I swear the days go by so fast! This week’s wallpaper is sort of a continuation from the last post, celebrating my roommate’s publication in Feasthetic #9. So I thought it was quite fitting to also give away the wallpaper he made for me as well! His name is Garrett Vander Leun, I’ve known him since I was 8, and he’s one of my favorite artists in the world. Drawing since he was a little, kid, his sketchy style has evolved from Bart Simpson doodles to the magnificent beast you see above. He’s done artwork for bands and movies and can basically draw everything in the world. We’re also working on a t-shirt design as well, so you all might want to keep your eye for that as well…

For his wallpaper above he decided to go with a tribute to Bill Murray, one of the finest actors out there. There are quotes from all of Bill’s movies, as well as visual references to many of them as well. I loved going through here and trying to figure out where all these quotes came from. Some of the images as well, like the purple heart on the side of the car, are pretty random, but make sense if you can figure it out. I hope you all love this as much as I do!

I just wanted to let everyone also know that DESKTOP BATTLE! will be back next Monday, so get your pens, pencils, paint brushes, blow torches ready for some massive art annihilation!

Bobby

13 Comments »

  1. Yowza. Love it.

    Comment by kyle — October 1, 2008 #

  2. Ah, the great work of my grand-nephew. Excellent choice.

    Get him to scan and post the amazing thing he made to memorialize his grandfather. Truly moving.

    Comment by Gerard Van der Leun — October 1, 2008 #

  3. Gerard: That’s so weird that you guys are related! It’s such a small world!

    Comment by Bobby — October 1, 2008 #

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  5. Simply amazing. One of my favorite actors. Thank you.

    Comment by Afronaut — October 1, 2008 #

  6. I really appreciate the effort and care that went into making this. I love it so much I had to blog about it on Ghostbusters.net

    Comment by Chad Paulson — October 1, 2008 #

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  8. Amazing.

    Comment by Bobby — October 2, 2008 #

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  10. This is great! I got all the references except for the flying saucer looking thing coming off the roof of the car. Anyone?

    Comment by Jeff — October 4, 2008 #

  11. Grand! Garrett’s work is amazing.

    Comment by Jana TheJunction — October 9, 2008 #

  12. The flying saucer is probably from Ed Wood.

    Comment by Scot — October 9, 2008 #

  13. I love it.

    Comment by Manor — October 13, 2008 #

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