Well, I've been cleaning up a couple old cartoon scans and decided that this weeks blog should highlight some of my pen and ink cartoon illustrations.
Day Tripper |
The first - a guy I've been drawing since I was a young kid. I call him the Day Tripper. I've drawn him on a unicycle, in stocks, hitchhiking and doing all kinds of stuff. Although I grew up in the 70s, it's clear I was influenced by the hippies of the 60s. Yes - I think it's true that this is some kind of alter ego character. I've often thought of developing a comic or cartoon strip around the character, but never did.
Cartoon Self Portraits |
Above: self portrait cartoons. The one on the left is circa 1995 and the one on the right is recent. In the 90s I was a medical illustrator in training hospitals. I used to fool around with cartoons of me and the photographers, using them for funny signs and not so serious self promotional items.
Promotion Item Artwork for a couple of events at Offutt AFB, Neb. Circa 1995-96 |
Jerry and Ron - Medical Photographers Circa 1993-96 |
Above are toons of two of the medical photographers I worked with at Offutt AFB, Neb; Jerry King and Ron Kikel. These guys were amazingly talented. The work they did was vital to the training programs in a facility. They were also my friends...we had more fun than people should be allowed to have at work. We worked hard and played hard too.
Cartoon greeting card for my parents (caption in word bubble changed for blog) |
Lastly is a card I gave to my parents. It was set in our apartment on Capitol Hill in Washington DC. It was a great little apartment....good times. It had a different caption in the word bubble, but I changed it for the blog.
I hope all is going well for everyone reading the blog. I hope you enjoy it and that you are enjoying life.
Bless you all.....
Aloha,
Tom
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