#InkTober #2 –During the live YouTube program, Ha-Ba-Da-Bee, the Utah fellow was there and I embarked to draw a cliff and bring the alligator from Inktober 2 and put him in a bit of jeopardy.

You can see the programs here:
https://www.youtube.com/@RobSmithJr

Grabbed a Flair for this one on stray paper I had grabbed.

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@Inktober #cliff #Alligator #illustration 

Since February my blog has been in limbo. I’ve tried to get it back. It just may be back.

2 1/2 weeks ago all of my Facebook pages were taken away, apparently, due to a hacker. I’m now trying to get those back. Will that take 7 months, too? Well see.

Here are 3 live drawings I did this past Sunday during live drawings on my YouTube cartooning channel. With the loss of Facebook, I’ve putting more time in YouTube. Also plan to add more to Rumble.

Hope to post more here. As mentioned, we’ll see. 🙂

#InkTober #1 – Missed all last October due to moving.
Let’s see how many I do this year.

1st of month: Rabbit! Rabbit!
This was drawn live, made up as I drew reacting to comments from the YouTube live I did as I drew. Viewer from Utah had mountains added, also mention of alligator and overalls.

Grabbed a Flair for this one.
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@Inktober #rabbit #bunny #Alligator #boat

Here’s a bit of painting I did live Sunday evening during a live broadcast.
The painting will be available for purchase at Pine Castle Pioneer Days this coming weekend.

I’ll be working on more for the event Monday evening at 7pm live streaming on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOKiZZaIIqtnumNkjBW3u2Q

One of 5 drawings drawn Wednesday evening during my live drawing program on my Cartoons by Rob Smith, Jr. Facebook page.

The chat mentioned mice and I added the yuletide element.

Drawn live with no pencils and made up as I drew.
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#Draw #Art #Artwork #Drawing #Cartoon #Cartooning #Christmas #Alligators #Presents #Gifts #Live

Die Weiße Iris by Fabcaro
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

What an exemplary inclusion to the decades of tales of Asterix. The story and plotting is excellent and the artwork stellar. In these days of almost entirely rotten comics out-put, this volume should lead on to what comics should be today.

Involving story, i love the silly Tony Robbins-type character out to turn the world around with mind games. The idea this is to increase the power of Cesar aids in the hilarity of it all. I love the clever writing of seducing one to use as a pawn to attempt to overcome the Gauls. Then also there’s the resolution to it all. The use of stage is brilliant as a metaphor of the showman being undone. Perfect.

Involving artwork, this hits levels above what Uderzo drew. The rendering and inking is skilled wonder. There are a slew of individual panels that are mezmerizing.
One in particular I love is a brilliant rendering of what ‘Light Rail’ might’ve been like hundreds of years ago. I especially love the different faces of the horses struggling.
As I worked in government on light rail projects, I see the depiction in this volume being more practical than what’s being built today!

Bottom line: I recommend this book. 10 out of ten points.
I obtained this English version via NetGalley.com.

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One of 4 drawings drawn Tuesday evening during my live drawing program on my Cartoons by Rob Smith, Jr. Facebook page.

The chat asked of a Swampy’s Florida character and elves.
Here’s Trilby, the baby alligator, with gifts for all.

Drawn live with no pencils and made up as I drew.
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#Draw #Art #Artwork #Drawing #Cartoon #Cartooning #Christmas #Alligators #Presents #Gifts #Live

The Haunted Man and the Ghost’s Bargain by Charles Dickens
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

This is more a book to be at the end of October than Christmas. I don’t care for horror stories. Many of Dickens are along those lines. This is the closest I’ve read yet. Though I didn’t care for the very dark aspects, it’s the construction of the story that stinks.

A muddled mess of poor plotting and storytelling. I know Dickens had his own financial issues. This may have been shuttled through to meet whatever requirements were required to exchange story for shillings.
Dickens would have been best to have edited this to a good half of what it is. The droning on and on and on of darkness and shadows and such silliness. Same with dialogue.

The relentless pounding of darkness in the first two parts and then the flip to a, relatively, happy ending is far too contrived to be considered good writing.

Bottom line: I don’t recommend this book. 3 out of ten points.

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