January 25th, 2010 | Posted in General
To say the last nine months of my life were filled with a lot of travel would be an understatement of epic proportions. Since April of 2009 I have gone on personal trips to New York, Orlando and London, England and professional trips to Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Washington D.C., Sandusky OH and New Jersey here in the U.S. as well as to Colombia, Germany, Kuwait, Iraq and Australia abroad. Whew. After officially signing on to be a speaker at the Stanley Awards in Sydney I was thinking that I wouldn’t be taking any more major trips for a looong time. However some things are just… READ MORE
January 24th, 2010 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: My question is what advice would you give to someone who would like to branch out more into the world of freelance illustration and cartooning? I have many years in the world of theme park caricatures and hope to eventually branch out more, or at least supplement my income a little bit on the side.. 🙂 A: I get this one a lot from other theme park artists I know and have worked with. Drawing live caricatures is challenging and a good way to earn a modest or even very good living (if you find the right situation) but it gets old to see… READ MORE
January 23rd, 2010 | Posted in News
The National Cartoonists Society Foundation, the charitable “arm” of the NCS, is sponsoring an auction of original cartoon art to benefit the family of an animator who’s son is in a coma as a result of a horrific car accident back in August. The effort is called “Help the Hodges“, and it’s being organized by current NCSF board member Chad Frye. Here’s their story: On August 22, 2009 Matthew Hodge, the 17-year-old son of former Disney story artist and Big Idea productions director Tim Hodge, was in a serious auto accident. A train struck his car at 50mph as he was crossing the tracks. While… READ MORE
January 22nd, 2010 | Posted in General
This one should be a dead giveaway. There were many correct guesses! Yes, I was in Havana, Cuba with a group of cartoonists from the Schulz Museum (all perfectly legal, I assure you). I return today. READ MORE
January 21st, 2010 | Posted in General
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January 20th, 2010 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
This week’s subject is Star Trek’s new Uhura, actress Zo?¬¥ Saldana. She also “played” Neytiri in “Avatar”, but as she was a CGI blue alien the entire movie it’s hard to recognize her from that role. READ MORE
January 19th, 2010 | Posted in General
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January 18th, 2010 | Posted in General
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