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August 21st, 2009 | Posted in News
The Jaques Art Center in Aitkin, MN will be having an exhibit of original cartoon art by “nationally known cartoonists, comic artists, illustrators and animators” starting one week from today, August 28th and running through October 3rd. Show organizer and cartoonist Duane Barnhart dropped by the studio last night to pick up several pieces of mine for the show, including a few original pages from MAD and other stuff. It sounds like a great exhibit with a lot of different work in it… I know that he has gotten originals from resident Minnesota cartoonists like Dan Jurgens (Superman, etc.), Jerry Van Amerongen (Ballard Street) and… READ MORE
August 20th, 2009 | Posted in MAD Magazine
The International Society of Caricature Artists (ISCA, formerly known as the NCN) 2009 Annual Caricature Convention and Competition is fast approaching on November 2nd-7th in Sandusky, Ohio. If you are a caricaturist either doing the live thing or for publication and have never attended one of these events, you are missing something special. There are some unique things about this year’s convention that makes it a perfect time for non-ISCA members to attend to see what it’s all about. First off, there is not one, not two, not three but FOUR guest speakers, all from MAD Magazine: Sam Viviano– Longtime MAD artist and current art… READ MORE
August 14th, 2009 | Posted in News
I’m finally getting around to doing this report on our trip to Pittsburgh and the opening of my show at the Toonseum, located in the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh. As someone said to me, it isn’t everyday your husband (or dad) get’s his artwork hung in a museum, so I dragged The Lovely Anna and all four of my kids with me to Pittsburgh to see the show and get to experience a little bit of the city. Cartoonist and Toonseum curator Joe Wos, and Pittsburgh Post Gazette/syndicated editorial cartoonist¬¨‚Ć Rob Rogers were gracious hosts, giving of their time to make sure we were taken… READ MORE
August 13th, 2009 | Posted in News
Videoscope Magazine bills itself as “the Ultimate Genre DVD Guide”. According to it’s website, it “began life as a newsletter but soon morphed into a nationally distributed magazine, a one-stop source for the latest in genre home entertainment coverage.” Each issue contains news and reviews of the latest DVD releases from genres such as Horror, Sci-Fi, Action, Asian, Cult, Camp, Classic, Animation, Thrillers, Indies, Film Noirs, Art-House, Verite, Vintage, Tele-Video, Exploitation, etc. It also contains numerous articles and interviews written by experts of each genre and about the star creators of the movies. The latest issue of Videoscope contains a well written article by David… READ MORE
August 10th, 2009 | Posted in News
It’s almost time of the annual Walt Disney Hometown Toonfest in lovely Marcelene, MO. I wrote about the stellar speaker lineup here, but here it is again for those who hate following links: Mark Fiore- Editorial cartoonist¬¨‚Ć Wiley Miller- Creator of the comic strip Non Sequitor David Mowder- Hallmark Cards cartoonist¬¨‚Ć Sam Viviano- MAD Magazine art director Every year they have a wonderful show of original cartoon art, and they are once again calling for professional cartoonists to submit work for the show. Here is the call for art by show curators Paul Fell and Mike Edholm: Dear Fellow Cartoonist: It’s time to start gearing… READ MORE
August 1st, 2009 | Posted in News
Last night’s opening reception went well with a nice crowd. Here are some pictures from the event: The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh Toonseum curator/director Joe Wos and me Some of the pieces in the show Three of my kids: Victoria, Gabrielle and Tom Joe and I look over part of the show There were a number of local cartoonists and caricaturists at the reception, which featured some food, wine and a DJ. Lots of fun. Today I do a demo for kids at 1:00 pm and then at 5:00 I conduct a “master class” on caricature. READ MORE
July 31st, 2009 | Posted in News
Tonight is the reception for my show at the ToonSeum, part of the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh located at 10 Children’s Way, Pittsburgh, PA. The reception is from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. and is by invitation only, but if you are interested in attending contact Joe Wos at joe@toonseum.com. I will be attending as will The Lovely Anna and all four of my kids (!!). Anna will be at her usual witty and charming self, my children will be good looking and above average as always, and I will hopefully not have any hors d’oeuvres in my teeth. Saturday is the grand opening of… READ MORE
July 28th, 2009 | Posted in News
Order Today! I was just notified that the MAD book I did in a whirlwind back in May is being released a week or so early, and is in stock at Amazon.com right now although they project Monday, Aug. the 3rd as the delivery date for orders. Too bad it was not ready in time for the San Diego Comic Con. However I will have copies in hand and available to buy and for me to sign at the opening of my show at the Toonseum in Pittsburgh this weekend. It will be the official unofficial first time the book would be available to the… READ MORE
