These monkeys look the partner of a friend of mine.
And here's another thing.
I have mentioned the talented and delightful Francesco Francavilla before on my blog (the post is a little way down the page and is accompanied by one of my pictures, not his).
Finally I can provide a link to some of his work - a comic he is working on called The Black Coat.
Apart from being a terrific and highly prolific draughtsman, he is also a delightful fellow, full of useful advice for young artists and simply a great guy.
Anyone interested in comic art should buy several copies to keep his Italian stomach full of food and his bills payed.
And here's a bit of treasure.
I was 16 when Chuck Jones made his was to Australia.
I stood in line for a long time to meet the fellow and get his autograph.
I'm not really one for being a fanboy, but this is something I'm especially pleased with.
Elliot!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe that this is my first time on your blog.Cool stuff here! I'm definitely going to be be back!!
martin
Alas, I will never get to meet my namesake! All the old boys are sadly passing away. You're lucky. Crookie's met him I believe, while he worked at Warners.
ReplyDeleteI am sure that was a very memorable moment for you! As Matt said, you are one lucky fellow.
ReplyDeleteMartin - a quick glance at both Matt J and Smooks blog will reveal that it's really not that big an honor to be here, but thank you nonetheless.
ReplyDeleteMatt & Smook - make no mistake, I didn't have lunch with the bloke or anything. It was a brief but very friendly chat.
Bugs Bunny was celebrating some kind of birthday at the time that co-incided with the Melbourne Comedy Festival.
Chuck did a question and answer evening and showed lots of cartoons and told plenty of stories.
The scan is from his first autobiography, which is not really a great read, but the pictures are terrific.
I was able to meet Chuck Jones a couple of times. Once was when I was still in art school. My not-a-husband-yet asked Jones what the Bing Crosby's Horse Coming In Last jokes were about in some of the earlier WB shorts. Jones stared at my n-a-h-y for a beat and said, "Because his horses always LOST at the track."
ReplyDeleteOh, yeah.