I have spent thousands of hours turning my favorite snack food into my favorite celebrities. These peanut caricatures started as a joke at work in mid-2012. I would make quick sketches of my co-workers on a peanut that was roughly their body shape. The results got big laughs so I tried making ones of famous people. The first attemps were awful but once I got the hang of painting they improved quickly.
I've had many different jobs, from making fake food for TV commercials to inventing toys. All the skills I've learned have come in handy in making these tiny artworks. I have a giant list of all the people I want to make and am slowly working my way through it. There have also been a lot of commissions from people who want peanuts of their favorite celebs or loved ones. Selected works were recently exhibited at a solo show in Singapore and will be part of a group show at the Miller Gallery in Cincinnati this holiday season.
Source: stevecasino.com
Freddie Mercury
Photo By Mike Hoeting
Captain America
1950's Superman (George Reeves)
Muhammad Ali
Bruce Lee
Clint Eastwood
James Bond (Sean Connery)
Elton John
Elvis Presley
Pablo Picasso
James Brown
David Bowie
Donald Trump
Andy Warhol
Batgirl (Yvonne Craig)
Photo By Mike Hoeting
Creature From The Black Lagoon
Photo By Mike Hoeting
Edward Scissorhands (Johnny Depp)
Howard Stern
Jerry Garcia
June Carter And Johnny Cash
Photo By Mike Hoeting
The Munsters (Yvonne Decarlo And Fred Gwynne)
Photo By Mike Hoeting
Pee Wee Herman (Paul Reubens)
Edgar Allen Poe
Sid Vicious And Johnny Rotten (Sex Pistols)
Bride Of Frankenstein (Elsa Lanchester)
Wonder Woman
Wolverine
Photo By Mike Hoeting