I have a cartoon, aptly described as "the giant cat head cartoon" by the editor, in this month's PROSPECT magazine.
"It doesn't bother me because I don't let it bother me."
Above: The Tenniel drawing from ALICE IN WONDERLAND.
OK, the drawing makes no sense if you don't know the above floating head of the Cheshire cat drawing. This is a personal favorite cartoon of mine that sold to the US publication Brandweek two years ago.
I drew the cat freehand after staring at the drawing for a while. No pencils since I wanted the ink lines to be vibrant. (Penciling dulls my drawing line, making it lifeless.)
ALICE IN WONDERLAND was a favorite. Not the Disney version -- the Caedmon version. We had a Caedmon LP of ALICE, starring smoky-voiced stage actress Joan Greenwood in the lead. I must have listened to it a million times.
Above: Joan Greenwood herself in a 1953 Life Magazine portrait by Kurt Hutton, for the article "Frenchman's Guide To The Girls."
I'm forever grateful to Johnny C. for emailing me an MP3 of the long-lost LP. Check out his terrific blog!
OK, the drawing makes no sense if you don't know the above floating head of the Cheshire cat drawing. This is a personal favorite cartoon of mine that sold to the US publication Brandweek two years ago.
I drew the cat freehand after staring at the drawing for a while. No pencils since I wanted the ink lines to be vibrant. (Penciling dulls my drawing line, making it lifeless.)
ALICE IN WONDERLAND was a favorite. Not the Disney version -- the Caedmon version. We had a Caedmon LP of ALICE, starring smoky-voiced stage actress Joan Greenwood in the lead. I must have listened to it a million times.
Above: Joan Greenwood herself in a 1953 Life Magazine portrait by Kurt Hutton, for the article "Frenchman's Guide To The Girls."
I'm forever grateful to Johnny C. for emailing me an MP3 of the long-lost LP. Check out his terrific blog!
Wonderful Mike! Really great and funny cartoon, congrats.
ReplyDeleteHi Mike - loved the cat cartoon without ever having seen the original. Surreal brilliance. Best toon in that prospect. (though the victorian graffiti one ain't bad...)
ReplyDeleteI agree. You don't need the original Alice image to love the golf cartoon.
ReplyDeletesean im trying to track down any info on a sean dixon that done an oil painting of matt talbot entitled a symbol of ireland.well old any help would be appreciated.rosskeogh@hotmail.com
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