Friday, November 30, 2007

HANNA-BARBERA TITLE CARD SET STILL AVAILABLE!

Just a quick reminder to let everyone know that I still have a few sets of the 14-piece HANNA-BARBERA CLASSIC CARTOON TITLE CARD set still available! Take a look at my October 25, 2007 posting (in my OCTOBER 2007 ARCHIVE link to the right) for photos of all of the title cards. Pictured above is the PIXIE AND DIXIE and MR. JINKS title card from the set. If you're interested in a set, e-mail me at powsley@flash.net for all of the details. Thanks! -- Patrick Owsley

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

GIVE MY CARTOON ART FOR THE HOLIDAYS!

If you'd like to give a piece of my classic cartoon character art as a gift this holiday season, please let me know ASAP. I want to be sure to get your art to you in time. Click on the links in my LINKS section (to the right) for my Ebay auctions and my MySpace page to see samples of my cartoon art. E-mail me at powsley@flash.net and let me know what you're interested in. Thanks! -- Patrick Owsley

Friday, November 23, 2007

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BORIS KARLOFF!

The legendary BORIS KARLOFF was born on this day in 1887! The above image was something I did a while ago...it's the KARLOFF "Animagic" puppet from the classic Rankin/Bass movie, MAD MONSTER PARTY. It's brush, pen & ink on gray linen paper. The MAD MONSTER PARTY logo is hand-lettered. My pal, Karswell, who runs the blog THE HORRORS OF IT ALL, gave me the heads-up about Uncle Boris' birthday. If you haven't already, be sure to check out THE HORRORS OF IT ALL blog by clicking HERE! You can e-mail me at powsley@flash.net. Thanks! -- Patrick Owsley

Thursday, November 22, 2007

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Leslie and I want to wish everyone a HAPPY THANKSGIVING! -- Patrick Owsley

Sunday, November 18, 2007

ONE YEAR AGO TONIGHT!

I just want to wish my beautiful wife, Leslie, a happy first wedding anniversary! It was one year ago tonight that we became Husband and Wife. I love you, Baby! -- Patrick


Friday, November 16, 2007

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAWS BUTLER!

Legendary voice artist DAWS BUTLER would have been 91 years old today! DAWS is best known for his brilliant work voicing the HANNA-BARBERA characters YOGI BEAR, HUCKLEBERRY HOUND, QUICK DRAW McGRAW and many more! Take a look at the above image to see many of the characters voiced by DAWS BUTLER. Click on the image for a larger view! Happy Birthday, Daws!

POPEYE COLOR SKETCH

Click on the link in my LINKS section to see what I currently have up for auction on Ebay! You can e-mail me at powsley@flash.net . Thanks! -- Patrick Owsley

More DAN BAND CHRISTMAS COLORING BOOK art!




Thursday, November 08, 2007

HO: A DAN BAND CHRISTMAS COLORING BOOK





Here's a few pieces from one of my recent projects. Back at the end of July, I was hired by DAN FINNERTY of THE DAN BAND to create the cartoon illustrations for their new comedy Christmas music CD booklet. The booklet is called HO: A DAN BAND CHRISTMAS COLORING BOOK. There are 10 interior illustrations to be colored...each one representing a song on the CD. Each illustration is accompanied in the coloring book with the song's lyrics. The full-color coloring book cover is shown above with the coloring page art for the songs HO HO HO...CHRISTMAKWANZAKAH...GET DRUNK & MAKE OUT THIS CHRISTMAS and PLEASE DON'T BOMB NOBODY THIS HOLIDAY. I thought it would be fun to mimic Paul Coker, Jr.'s "Rankin/Bass" lettering style on the booklet's cover. Click here for THE DAN BAND's MySpace page...you can order the CD, HO: A DAN BAND CHRISTMAS, from their MySpace page! You'll see a banner to click on to order. Order today! THE DAN BAND is currently on tour and appeared in the feature films STARSKY & HUTCH (with Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson) and OLD SCHOOL (with Will Ferrell). THANK YOU to DAN FINNERTY for the assignment! Click on each image for a larger view. Also...click on my Ebay art auctions link in my LINKS section to see my listing for all of THE DAN BAND CHRISTMAS COLORING BOOK original art. Be sure to visit my official MySpace page by clicking on the link in my LINKS section, as well. You can e-mail me at powsley@flash.net . Thanks! -- Patrick Owsley

Tuesday, November 06, 2007

ODD RODS!

Here's a new logo design that I did recently for ODD RODS. Click here to check out ODD RODS! Thank you to Dave Hart, Zoila Hart and Terry Retin for the assignment! Need a logo?...e-mail me at powsley@flash.net . Thanks! -- Patrick Owsley

Sunday, November 04, 2007

TOM & JERRY - 1952 BENEFIT PROGRAM

Here's a great item from my files. It looks like the cover to an MGM Studio Club benefit dinner dance program from March 1952. I love how the stylized background images are designed around TOM & JERRY. Click on the image for a larger view!

Thursday, November 01, 2007

BUGS BUNNY FIGURAL PRODUCT DESIGN

In an effort to get back to posting more often than I have been lately, I'm posting these front and back views of a BUGS BUNNY figural product design. I'm not exactly sure when this design was done. The yellow gloves on BUGS could date it back to the 1950s or early 1960s. Looks like this could be a really cool BUGS BUNNY vinyl figure today! This also gives me the chance to recommend the recently released LOONEY TUNES GOLDEN COLLECTION VOL. 5 DVD set! I just finished watching Disc 1 and really enjoyed seeing the General Foods commercials for Post Cereals and Tang featuring BUGS BUNNY! Pick up the DVD set today. Thanks! -- Patrick Owsley