A-HAA! has a post about Cliff Sterrett, who was once dubbed “the finest cartoonist of them all”. His comic strip, called “Polly and Her Pals”, is shown there. Here’s the link.
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Badgered
Cartoon Brew has a link to Sharon Colman’s short film, “BADGERED”, which was nominated for an Oscar this year. Here’s the link to their post, and the direct link to the movie. Just saw it, love it!
m.Lee Prints
Today’s Blog of Note from Blogger is m.Lee Prints. Marissa – that’s the artist’s name – focuses almost exclusively on woodcut printmaking, and the results are beautiful! Have a look at her site, you’ll like it!
Chad's Design For Television (1960)
From A-HAA!: “Remember those matchbooks that said ‘Draw Me!’ on the front? They advertised a correspondence course called ‘Famous Artists’. Everyone made fun of ‘draw Binky the Skunk any size but the same size’ – but the truth of the matter was that the Famous Artists Course was no laughing matter – it was one of the best art instructional courses ever created…”
Read the entire post for some great background info on Chad Grothkopf, one of the great animators. Here is the link.
Lost Norman Rockwell painting
In a twist so good it can’t be made up, cartoonist Don Trachte, owner of “Breaking Home Ties”, stuck it to his ex-wife during a messy divorce by hiding the real painting behind wood paneling in his Arlington home. He made a copy of the painting, and fought for rights to keep it during the divorce, ready to give the fake up if needed, knowing the real one was safe at home. A year after his death, his sons uncovered the real painting in his home, and everyone finally realized why the painting hanging in the museum looked a little different than the tear sheets from the Saturday Evening Post, where it was originally published… Here is the link.
Raoul Pop 