Illustration Guy Blog

Creative musings about creative stuff by a creative cartoonist.
  • Green Eggs & David Newman

    One exciting thing that helps the Green Eggs & Ham show leap from the screen is the magnificent music of composer David Newman, a veteran composer of many movie scores over the years (Galaxy Quest, The Sandlot, Hoffa, Ice Age, etc.). I had the pleasure of watching him work his magic with an orchestra in…

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  • Green Eggs & Ham

    Have any of you Netflix subscribers been able to catch any of the new Green Eggs & Ham show that unfurled last Friday? Did you like Green Eggs & Ham? Would you, could you watch them in a house? How about watching with a mouse? Perhaps I haven’t talked much about it here on the…

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  • Something Fishy

    What do fish sellers and cartoonists have in common? They both fill paper with fish. Here’s a page from my sketchbook that I drew during a fall visit to Kitty Hawk, NC. I’ve spent a lot of time in the Outer Banks over the years beginning when I was ten years old. Ironically, I don’t…

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  • Jack Davis Exhibit

    My friend James Martin teaches at the Ringling College of Art & Design in Sarasota, Florida, where they are currently having an exhibition of work by a cartooning hero of mine, Jack Davis. Jack Davis: Drawing American Pop Culture shows a variety of Jack’s work over a 60+ year career and will be on display…

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  • (Super) Man’s Best Friend

    A dog is man’s best friend. Even though Superman is technically an alien, he looks like a man, so the same rule applies.  

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  • Pig and Bear

    Just a little Pooh and Piglet enjoying a naturally nutritious breakfast on this fine Saturday.    

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  • Forest Fire

    Remember, only YOU can prevent forest fires – not woodland creatures who dress like Boy Scouts. They are utterly powerless in these situations.  

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  • Grumpy Duck

    They say it is Inktober beginning today – the month when many artists post an ink drawing each day. I don’t generally participate since I usually shake my fist at bandwagons, but I’ll likely have a few other ink drawings scattered around the next 30 days as I often do each month. For an Inktober…

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