Good Friday

Just makes you want to scream!

Charcoal Drawings

This is the second part on my musings:

Fast foward 10 years, I don't drawing screaming evil-spawn kids anymore (or melting baby skulls I remember one of my classmates told me). However, I still look for the expressiveness of that work.

When I did these few illustrations, I began thinking of H.A. Rey's Curious George since my work started reflecting a bit of that aesthetic. I don't think I have looked at a Curious George book in many years, but I remember as a kid reading the couple books I saw and seeing some of the claymation videos (I think they were). Then a recent picture book I read that I loved and reminds me of the fifties' picture books I read (Boot and Shoe if anyone wants to read it).

And finally, my work.

Delaware Art Museum & Mort Drucker

It's times like this I wish I was still a student in school at the University of Delaware. The Delaware Art Museum, home to many paintings by the pioneers of illustration (Howard Pyle, NC Wyeth), has an exhibition called State of the Art: 100 Years After Howard Pyle.

It looks like a number of great illustrators are there including John Cuneo and Milton Glaser (I think more a designer). But then there's Peter DeSeve and Mort Drucker. Forget the fanciful painting. I like looking at comics and cartoon work!

Chuck Amuck

I'm reading Chuck Jones' Chuck Amuck and it is amazing looking inside the mind of an animation legend. He reads like Mark Twain and is funny and sarcastic as hell.

There are too many things to take away from his experience, but first and foremost is character. Example, a cat that likes grapefruit. That's a character.

I wake up to a ham every morning too

Obama, Boehner, & Oliphant

Thought I'd draw something political. I wasn't really thinking of anything in particular when drawing these two together, but I find that John Boehner always has this dopey look on his face. He reminds me of the Peter Lorre caricatures of old. He probably sounds like that too. I also think these two would make a great couple.

And now for something completely different (or better):

Richard Thompson

What can I say about Richard Thompson that has not already been said? His artwork is so messy, but it's so perfect. It aches me to know that he no longer draws (fighting parkinson disease). Nonetheless, he is always putting up new (recycled artwork) on his blog. I definitely suggest checking it out.

http://richardspooralmanac.blogspot.com/

Bev

I've been drawing Bev for five or six years now, and she still amuses me. When I did this doodle, I thought I'd look back on my old comics including the very first Bev. My gosh, was my drawing hideous! But I think the gags are still good.

 

Doodles of the Day

I like how both of these came out. One a bit more experimental than the other, but it seems right.

PBS's the Art of Illustration

I love these illustrators, specifically Molly Crabapple and Yuko Shimizu. So I thought I'd share.



There's also a webcomic video as well, which I didn't post. Sorry!