The Chad Frye - Illustration GuyThis pencil drawing stares me in the face every day since it is taped up on the wall in my studio. For some reason, I never thought to post it before. It was done years ago when Arnold Schwarzenegger was the Governator of Cal-ee-fornia as part of the development of an illustration of him that I was working on at the time.
If you’d like to see the full illustration, CLICK HERE.
Today is my last day at Warner Bros. Animation. For the past year, I’ve been proud to be a part of the story team on Green Eggs & Ham that will be unveiled on Netflix sometime in the fall.
It has been a thrill to work on this show, especially since the book of that same title was my favorite Dr. Seuss book when I was growing up. I remember my mother even making for me green eggs and ham for breakfast one day. Ended up that I didn’t like them, Sam I am. My little brain thought the eggs tasted like spinach.
Netflix hasn’t revealed too much about the show, so I’m not at liberty to do any Green Eggs specific art. Since that is the case, it seemed appropriate to commemorate my dear departure from WB in a more Looney Tunes worthy manner – why not go out in style a la What’s Opera Doc?
To paraphrase Bugs in the original cartoon, “Well, what did you expect in animation? A happy ending?”
There’s just something about an alligator that makes me think he can be a dapper waiter, serving up a delectable dish to his deserving customers.
That reminds me, today is Memorial Day here in the States. Anyone planning a BBQ?
When I was a kid, my dad let me read his old comics from the ’50s, and what he collected most was Uncle $crooge comics. Scrooge became my favorite Disney character, so I was influenced at an early age by the work of Carl Barks, creator of the ol’ duck.
This love for Disney comics even led to me writing a Donald Duck story that ended up getting published in Europe and here in the States! (The story was called The Kings of Chaos.)
This inked doodle of ol’ Scrooge McDuck came forth in my sketchbook recently. It’s only surprising that the Disney ducks haven’t shown up there way more often!
When a balloon wins the affection of a child’s heart, beware of the scorned cat.
– Yann Martel (1963 – present)
There are not very many types of relationships stronger than the sacred bond between a cowboy and his horse. I’m just glad that my pencil was able to capture the bliss.
