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September 4th, 2015 – Cartoon Hunker Down Time Again!
by Rob Smith, Jr. on Sep.04, 2015, under Cartooning
Just finished a little less than 2 hour Cartoon Hunker Down session and knocked out cartoons for Swampy’s Florida, editorial cartoons and a pencil drawing for a children’s book. More to come this weekend.
August 4th, 2015 – My newest watercolor illustration – Pencils!
by Rob Smith, Jr. on Aug.04, 2015, under Caricatures, Illusration
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by Rob Smith, Jr. on Aug.01, 2015, under Illusration, What's New?
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by Rob Smith, Jr. on Jul.23, 2015, under Caricatures, Cartooning, Florida Outdoors!
Meant to post these earlier! This one of 5 paintings I did for the speakers at an event our group, Silver Springs Alliance, had back in May. As each speaker spoke I illustrated what they were speaking about. LAter I added watercolor.
Here’s the one for, Florida folk singer/Sierra Club leader/all around good guy, Whitey Markle. He covered a great deal of territory and it was fun for me, knowing the area so well, to poke further fun at it all in the artwork. Each painting is given to the speakers as a “Thank you!” for coming out and helping more Florida citizens learn more about our water problems in our great state.
(Been meaning to post more, but have been on the road again! Lots going on the next few days. I should be posting a lot more.)
July 8th, 2015 – Florida Heroes History talk & Batman on a rocket! What a combination!
by Rob Smith, Jr. on Jul.09, 2015, under Cartooning
Gave another Florida History Heroes talk at the Fort McCoy Library in Marion County this time. I spoke about Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and her writings that help depict and preserve the area around Fort McCoy. There’s Henry Plant whose steamboats traveled the nearby Ocklawaha River. There’s also President Richard Nixon who acted on the efforts of others to stop something that would have transformed the entire area….but you’ll have to come to a talk to find out what that was. smile emoticon
At these talks I strongly urge, and have available, books on the subjects that can be checked out. We need to support our library to encourage reading!
Wrapped up with a drawing that’s subject matter is based upon the answers by an audience member. The little fellow below proposed a rocket ship and Batman. Below is the drawing.
Next stop is this Saturday at the Reddick Library in north Marion County at 2pm. If you’re in the area, come on by!
Here’s where I’ll be:
Reddick Public Library
Address: 15150 NW Gainesville Rd, Reddick, FL 32686
Phone:(352) 438-2566
Big thanks to my pal Natalie Lyons, with the Reddick Library, for arranging these Marion County Public Library System – FL talks!
July 2nd, 2015 – My Color Version of the Creature in the Woods!
by Rob Smith, Jr. on Jul.02, 2015, under Cartooning, Swampy's Florida
Here’s the color version of the drawing I posted last night!
Trilby is strolling through the woods to a picnic and is bothered by an intruding alien & his transportation device. The lone extraterrestrial inquires as to the nearest burger joint. Trilby points the way to the The Burger Inn, though, in truth, he’s not quite sure where he is at the moment.
July 1st, 2015 – My Inking of a Creature in the Woods.
by Rob Smith, Jr. on Jul.01, 2015, under Cartooning
I’m grounded for a bit and getting as much artwork out as I can. Amongst the cartooning done tonight included the next few days of my daily Swampy’s Florida daily celebration cartoons. This one was fun! The fun of aliens is that you can make it up as you go along! grin emoticon
I’ll leave a shroud of mystery as to what this creature might be celebrating Thursday. Tomorrow you can see the color version over at Swampy’s Florida or I’ll later share it here.
I’ve been having fun creating a continuous story linking the celebratory daily cartoons into a story. The fun is trying to figure out how to link each day together!
June 26th, 2015 – Drawing a hero!
by Rob Smith, Jr. on Jun.26, 2015, under Caricatures, Cartooning
Drew a wonderful group of older folks today. Including Joan Kelly who, along with her dancing partner, were entertainers for the USO and performed for troops waiting to go overseas during WWII. She tap danced and sung at bases in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Hard to imagine all of the joy she brought to our brave soldiers. She’s one of my heroes!
June 22nd, 2015 – Drawing and Inking!
by Rob Smith, Jr. on Jun.22, 2015, under Cartooning
June 15th, 2015 – Trilby and a bunny!
by Rob Smith, Jr. on Jun.16, 2015, under Cartooning
Trilby and a bunny! You can see the color version over at Swampy’s Florida later this morning.
My rugged schedule of the past week and a half has finally caught up with me. Was in a meeting Monday night where I just kept feeling sicker and sicker and couldn’t slip out. Made my way home and crashed. This proves that I’m not in perpetual motion, despite what people say.
April 19th, 2015 – My Swampy’s Florida at Dunnellon’s Boomtown Days event!
by Rob Smith, Jr. on Apr.19, 2015, under Cartooning, Swampy's Florida
With my Swampy’s Florida at Dunnellon’s Boomtown yesterday. With me is City Commissioner Penny Fleeger, Jeff Smith and Tessa Noell helping out. Big crowds and lot’s of folks wanting to know about our great state of Florida!