This was one of my favorite panels from MAD #6’s “Merry Poopins Goes to the White House” (written by Ian Boothby), mainly because of the caricature of Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Here’s the full panel: READ MORE
Q: You’ve mentioned the thrill of drawing live caricatures without a safety net by not sketching anything first and just diving in. With that in mind, if you find you’ve goofed up… then what? Just thinking about that situation gives me anxiety. Have you ever scratched a live drawing and started over? I assume it’s a similar rush one gets doing stand up comedy, where it’s just you and your wits to see how you can get yourself out of a jam. A: Drawing live is a spontaneous and organic process that has to be allowed to run its course, warts (pun intended) and all. No two… READ MORE
The NCS auction of original Popeye art ends tomorrow and virtually everything is at ridiculously low prices. I was going to point out a few that were currently at “steal” levels but there are so many like that I’d be naming them all. There are ten Rueben winning cartoonists, two Pulitzer prize winners, multiple artists on big time comic strips/comic books, well known illustrators, and one animation legend whose pieces are going for between $1 and $210, and most are less than $50. My piece above is at only $100 right now, an original watercolor!! Do yourself a favor and go put some bids on… READ MORE
The first day of my workshop in the Mile High city is in the books! Class illustration above. Check out my workshop page for 2020 locations and dates! READ MORE
I’ve got another piece in the newest issue of Viz Comic (#289), which just came out in the UK. Here’s a few of the panels from the two page feature: Please don’t ask why Bruce Willis and Demi Moore are back to being married, or why they are suddenly British and living in the Manchester area of England in a dumpy apartment flat. I don’t know, but it’s damn funny. Whaddya mean you want to read the whole story? What do you think this is, a furshlugginer bloody library? Go out and buy a copy, or better yet get a subscription, ya clod wanker! READ MORE
Better late than never today, here’s the Sketch o’the Week- Steve McQueen from the classic western “The Magnificent Seven!” As always, the original is available in the Studio Store. READ MORE
It’s very rare that I offer to sell the original art from an entire parody, but due to some sudden household repair expenses I’m making this piece available. It’s the entire 7 page parody of the hit Netflix show “Stranger Things” from MAD #548. Two page splash above, story pages below. If you happened to visit the exhibit “Artistically MAD” at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum last year you saw this entire parody on display. The pages are inked with dip pen/brush on heavy bristol board. The text has been reproduced exactly as in print and pasted up using archival materials. The page… READ MORE
The fundraiser auction featuring Popeye tribute art done for the exhibition at the National Cartoonists Society’s NCSFest is underway, proceeds to benefit the NCS Foundation. My piece above is part of the auction. This was done with real, live watercolor and ink on illustration board. The NCS Foundation does some great work with the Jay Kennedy Memorial Scholarship, the Cartooning for Kids program where cartoonists visit children’s hospitals and draw for patients and their families, and the Milt Gross Fund which provides financial assistance to cartoonists in times of hardship. There is a lot of awesome art in this auction by some big time cartoonists.… READ MORE
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