I sketched the proceedings during the annual American Association of Editorial Cartoonists meeting in Saint Petersburg, Florida, July 8th, 2011.
I rarely sketch anymore, except the drawings I do during the live programs.

Made up as I drew a year ago.

‘4th of July Picnic’

From last night’s live broadcast.
Made up as I drew, reacting to comments in the chat area.

Noticing the difference not doing live programs for nearly a month.
Gonna try to keep these as much ongoing as I can.

Kuretake brush pen on sketch paper from Miller Pad and Paper.
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This comes from an April Fools post by Bill Dussinger that we was going to move elsewhere from his life time home. Bill had joined the live ‘Chat’ area and I joked of moving to Mars and something was posted that had me place a dog at the helm.

The ‘Chat’ area turned to high school newspapers and my writing film reviews and whether ‘Alien’ was one of those films (It wasn’t). Then Richard Scarry came up (The critters in the window). Then i brought up Martha Ross mentioning on my Swampy’s Florida page of Fleischer Shoes one time being in Downtown Orlando (Ad on side of space ship).

My fun is making it all up, creating a story, ink to paper as I draw! 🙂

Inked this with no pencils, making it up as I drew during Wednesday live over at my Cartoons by Rob Smith, Jr. live broadcast.

This celebrated Spaghetti Day and pulling a card marked ‘Elves’.

Taking Your Pet for a Hop.
Drawn live this past Sunday right here.
Made it up as I drew.
The mention of otters and Southern toads brought this drawing on.

Occasionally I’d like to share pieces of artwork I really like.
Here’s one, I find, one of the best paintings of likenesses in a movie poster, I’ve seen.

I don’t know who did the painting. A scribbled signature can be seen appearing to be ‘E. Hantrell’, but I can’t find who that is or was.
Please let me know if you know who the painter was.

The poster art for ‘Carry on, Cowboy’ is stupendous.
The likenesses are excellent. Simple painting method with startling results. It’s not just the likeness of Sidney James, in the middle. It’s also the angle portrayed. Excellent work!

The Kenneth Williams, with arrow in backside, part seems to be the law of ‘Carry On’ posters, as each has his iconic shocked looked.
Charles Hawtry is also perfect, getting Hawtry’s image and him in action as hilarious indian chief.

The ladies are really the best of the lot. Joan Sims, farthest right, appears to be in the background. Taking another view of the poster and she stands out due to the painting techniques.

That leaves Angela Douglas, the only one still with us today. Seems clear to me her head was redone and attached later. Note her neck area, angle of head and light blue splashed around, what might otherwise be, cut lines. Wonder if that was Douglas or someone else?

Still an excellent painting. Too bad the poster is messy otherwise.

Here’s the drawing I did live Sunday.
Making it up as I went along.

The response to the dragon drawing two weeks ago had me adding one this time.
Scott Shaw! last week typed in ‘Investigator’, which I saw after the live broadcast. Though I’d use it this time.
A call from Marguerite Cavenaugh just as I was to go live had me ask her her favorite animal. Thus, the elephant.
I saw Pam Archer tune in as I started, reminding me of the pineapple statue near where she life in Lake Placid, Florida.
Needed a good name for the savings and loan the dragon was pilfering from. Looking through those watching the broadcast, saw a good, short name that fit. So I swiped it from Melissa Busby.

The live broadcasts have gone well and sure helps me as an exercise of drawing. Especially as I’ve been stepping aside the live gig work.
Thank, you all, who have been tuning in! 🙂

A sped-up version is coming soon!

Here’s the illustration I drew live Saturday during Ha-ba-Da-Bee off the top of my head of a squirrel family cookin’ some vittles! Hope you all have a family cook out soon! Psst! leave a few bites for the squirrels while yer at it! 🙂