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My Daily Warm-Up Live Video on Facebook Today at 3pm!

by on Apr.20, 2020, under Cartooning

The first of my Daily Warm-Up Live Video is at 1pm here.
This will be shorter videos of about 15 minutes or so.
Each day I’ll be drawing something to get the day started…mostly due to my day typically ending around 5am. 🙂
Feel free to jump in. Often i’ll take suggestions from those coming by. We can also chat a bit. 🙂
 
Then at 3pm today I’ll follow up on my new Cartoons by Rob Smith, Jr. page where these warm-ups will regularly be just about every day.

You can see it here:
https://www.facebook.com/CartoonsByRobSmithJr

 
That page will also have longer live video of me working on projects.
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My Ha-Ba-Da-Bee Live Drawing #18 from Saturday!

by on Apr.20, 2020, under Cartooning, Illusration

Here’s the Ha-Ba-Da-Bee #18 Live Drawing I did Saturday.
Made up as I went along from words given by those watching in a bit over an hour.
All improvisation with no pencils or preparation. Just ink on blank paper.

Next live Ha-Ba-Da-Bee broadcast: Tuesday at 3pm here.
Come on by and let’s see what we come up with then!

Thanks to all who participated!
I’ve included links to those with sites I know & think you all should support.
Those held over from Tuesday –
Julie Stephens Pointer (Julianne’s Coastal Cottage): Hillsborough River State Park (The setting)
Terisa Glover (http://bomartrophyshop.com/): Bubblegum blowing dragon, Viewmaster, Harmonica, Trilby
Diana u’Rico: Zuber, the cat.
Janice McGovern Moffitt: Flowers
Sharon KnowsNothing Baker: Hummingbird
Gar Thaddeus Gernstein: Harmonica
Melanie King: Butterflies
Angela Powelll: Shih Tzu
Contributed Saturday –
Karen Rontowski: Octopus, Cell Phone
Nancy Ingle Kiffer: Puppies
Bill Hinds (https://www.gocomics.com/tankmcnamara/) : Flying Monkeys
Denise Lappe: Giant Mutant Mosquito
Leann Handley: Shark
Mike Wilke (https://tinyurl.com/yc9dzpyf): Cuppa Coffee
Bill Johnston: Two Triceratops Wrestling
Gregory J. Canales: Sandwich,
Barbara Harris: Manatee, Mushrooms

Due to popular demand –
If you wish, you may contribute whatever you want for these hi-jinks:
https://www.patreon.com/RobSmithJr

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Ha-Ba-Da-Bee Live Drawing – Saturday – 3pm!

by on Apr.18, 2020, under Cartooning, Illusration

Ha-Ba-Da-Bee Live Drawing – Saturday – 3pm!
On my Facebook/RobSmithJr page!

I’ll be live creating an illustrated story entirely based upon the interactions I have with those of you that tune in.
No telling what will happen and what i might draw!

I’ll be over in my neighbor’s garden with the babbling fountains…where i’ll be babbling, too.

Forecast is for rain. If that happens, i’ll move it all inside….
and babble there instead.

I have some news to babble about.

Below, please type a thing or two I might start with to create the story.

For your consideration: https://www.patreon.com/RobSmithJr

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My Ha-Ba-Da-Bee #16 Live Drawing #Easter Egg Hunt!

by on Apr.14, 2020, under Cartooning, Illusration

Here’s the Ha-Ba-Da-Bee #16 Live Drawing I did Saturday.
Made up as I went along from words given by those watching in a little over an hour with gray later added.
All improvisation with no pencils or preparation. Just ink on blank paper.

Thanks to Tony Petry for his great help during the broadcast!
Also thanks to my neighbors, the Fishers, for providing the setting!

Next live broadcast: Tuesday at 3pm.
My host, Phil Fisher has requested a setting of medieval times.
Come on by and let’s see what we come up with then!

Due to the next day being Sunday, I called the setting to be an #Easter egg hunt.

Thanks to all who participated!
– Marguerite Cavanaugh: Large kitty
– Cherrie French: Playing marbles, Squirrel with eggs, Clothes on line, Ducks
– Ryan Stoker: Ducks
– Candy Jones: Beefy King
– Michelle R Bauer: How about a target with a bullseye?
– Terisa Glover: Peeps, Chicken, Kangaroo, Clint Eastwood, Twinkies, Opossum, Peacock, Trilby.
– Steve Daniels: Ostrich
– Melissa Busby – George formby, Hydrangeas, carrots and chicks
– Angie Thomas Daoud: Chihuahua with bunny ears
– Diana u’Rico: Koala
– Mike Wilke: Fly

 

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My Ha-Ba-Da-Bee Live Drawing I did Saturday!

by on Apr.06, 2020, under Cartooning, Illusration

Here’s the Ha-Ba-Da-Bee Live Drawing I did Saturday.
Made up as I went along from words given by those watching in a little over an hour with gray later added.
 
Thanks to Tony Petry for his great help during the broadcast!
Also thanks to my neighbors, the Fishers, for providing the setting!
 
Next live broadcast: Tuesday at 3pm.
Might draw live something else Thursday at 3pm.
Come on by and let’s see what we come up with then!
 
Thanks to all who participated!
Melanie King – Springs flowers, butterflies
Ellen Hunter Simms – 1930’s automobile, A dog playing in a sprinkler, A moth putting on make-up, Ant Hill, A hammer and saw wielding carpenter bee, A hog wielding a butterfly net, Ravens pecking at an apple pie,Christmas wreath in the diner window, An old fashioned sign advertising Mom’s Diner, A tiny gorilla on the diner roof, caterpillar, A wild turkey with a telescope, A top hat and tuxedo wearing lizard, Ferris Wheel, Slip-n-slide
Judy Smith Dickerson – Elvis
Cody Phillips – Otter on top of car, spoonbill
Julie Stephens PointerJulianne’s Coastal Cottage bag with Kermit’s Key Lime Pie on a Stick inside and Palmetto Bug
Cherrie French – Horse Fly
Debi O’Driscoll – Alligator blowing bubbles, porcupine on crutches
Tom Stemmle – Dean Martin (On the Slip & Slide)
Mike Wilke – A bald eagle with a hairpiece.
Pamela Guenther and Andrea Kuczynski‘s Caleb – Kitty
Andrea Kuczynski – Rose, Balloons
Charles Bailey – John Crozier (In the Waffle House shirt.)
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My Ha-Ba-Da-Bee Live Drawing for March 31st, 2020!

by on Apr.02, 2020, under Cartooning

Here’s the Ha-Ba-Da-Bee Live Drawing I did Tuesday.
Made up as I went along from words given by those watching in a little over an hour with gray later added.
 
Next live broadcast: Saturday at 3pm.
Might draw live something else Thursday at 3pm.
Come on by and let’s see what we come up with then!
 
Thanks to all who participated!
Cherrie French – Six Gun (Which gave the setting), dancing shrimp (Combined with Ellen’s ‘Rockettes’)
Terisa Glover – Seal
Ellen Hunter Simms – Kayak, Queen Elizabeth, Hoola Hooping Porcupines, Rockettes, Vulture, toothpicks, coyote, hot air balloon
Randy Bish – Gabby Hayes
Melanie King – Waterfall, willow tree
Michelle Chapman Ferguson – Dolphin, deer
Cheryl Ann Otero-Jacomet – iphone
Darren Harvey – Mexican food (Taco Bell)
Gar Thaddeus Gernstein – Unicycle, Doctor Doom, Gar the Ghoul (Squirrel)
Steve Daniels – Skunk, yo-yo
Bill Johnston – Badger
Diana u’Rico – Sean Connery, squirrel (Dressed as Gar the Ghoul), owl
Denise Lappe – Hair stylists
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Ha-Ba-Da-Bee Live Drawing – March 1st, 2020 – 3pm!

by on Mar.31, 2020, under Cartooning

Ha-Ba-Da-Bee Live Drawing – Today – 3pm!

I’ll be live creating an illustrated story entirely based upon the interactions I have with those of you that tune in.
No telling what will happen and what i might draw!

Below, please type a thing or two I might start with to create the story.

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My Projects in Progress: Cartoon Elephants!

by on Nov.04, 2019, under Cartooning

Here’s the pencilling part of an illustration I’m working on. Can’t show the rest. A surprise, y’see.

This illustration is of another person who collects elephants. Elephants are a new wide spread collectible. I hear about folks collecting them now more than at anytime in my 40 years asking about collections.

Rarely hear about folks collecting much of anything anymore. Hardly ever hear of folks collecting comics, coins, dolls, etc. Elephants are an exception. Don’t know why.

Hope to show the finished version down the road.

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My projects in progress: Swamp Walking!

by on Sep.18, 2019, under Cartooning, Illusration

Reworking an earlier drawing for one item. I put this together for watercolor. I’ll be doing still another version Wednesday.

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My Projects in Progress: Kitty Con Art.

by on Sep.11, 2019, under Cartooning

Working hard to clear a slew of projects by the weekend. Is it any surprise one project has kitties in it? 🙂

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My super elephant in color!

by on Sep.08, 2019, under Cartooning

Here’s the color version of the super elephant I did a few days ago. Bouncing from one project to the other of a wide variety of entirely different subjects and uses. Some I can share and some I can’t. I’ll share what I can. More to come!

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