SHERMAN - CHARACTER "PAINTING"

Recently, I've been looking at a lot of old TV cartoon character paintings that you see on 1960s merchandise like Little Golden Books, Whitman coloring book covers, frame tray puzzles, etc. I think it's the best era of TV cartoon merchandise. Here's SHERMAN from Jay Ward's PEABODY'S IMPROBABLE HISTORY. I did this 6" x 9" piece with markers and colored pencils on coquille board. Click image for a larger view. E-mail me at powsley@flash.net.

HARVEY KORMAN 1927-2008

RICOCHET RABBIT

I hope everyone had a great Memorial Day! Here's something I did for fun. It's an early design for HANNA-BARBERA's RICOCHET RABBIT that I re-created with colored pencils, brush, pen & ink on a textured blue paper. When this design was originally done in 1963, the working title may have been HAIRTRIGGER HARE. This 6 3/4" x 11 3/4" RICOCHET RABBIT original art is available to own. Click on the image for a larger view! Check my May 24 posting for other available HANNA-BARBERA items that feature RICOCHET RABBIT. E-mail me for details at powsley@flash.net. Thanks! -- Patrick Owsley

EXIT...STAGE LEFT!

Here's HANNA-BARBERA's SNAGGLEPUSS! This is brush, pen & ink with colored pencils on a textured orange paper. Measuring 7 7/8" x 8 3/4", this original SNAGGLEPUSS art is available to own. Be sure to click on the image for a larger view! See my previous post for other items that include SNAGGLEPUSS. Heavens to Murgatroyd! E-mail me at powsley@flash.net. Thanks! -- Patrick Owsley

TODAY IS LESLIE's BIRTHDAY!

Happy Birthday, Baby! I love you! -- Patrick

HANNA-BARBERA PUZZLE CUBES

These HANNA-BARBERA puzzle cubes were given away at Arby's in 1996. Each cube features very cool art of some of our favorite HANNA-BARBERA TV friends...YOGI BEAR, HUCKLEBERRY HOUND, BREEZLY BRUIN, SNAGGLEPUSS, QUICK DRAW McGRAW, TOP CAT, RANGER SMITH, HARDY HAR HAR, DEPUTY DROOP-A-LONG, CINDY BEAR, LIPPY THE LION and WALLY GATOR. Click on each photo for a larger view!

AUGIE DOGGIE and DOGGIE DADDY

Here's the cover to Hanna-Barbera's AUGIE DOGGIE and DOGGIE DADDY style guide that I helped produce at Warner Bros. Consumer Products. I inked all of the character art for the guide, which was penciled by Mike Fontanelli. I'm also posting one of the AUGIE DOGGIE and DOGGIE DADDY poses from the style guide. I was fortunate to get this color piece signed by the voice of DOGGIE DADDY, DOUG YOUNG! YOUNG is also known to HANNA-BARBERA fans as the voice of YIPPEE (from the YIPPEE, YAPPEE and YAHOOEY cartoons) and DING-A-LING (from the HOKEY WOLF cartoons). Click on each image for a larger view!

BUGS BUNNY & PALS - WBCP ART (PART 2)

I'm posting a few more LOONEY TUNES pieces that I helped create at Warner Bros. Consumer Products. Here's another BUGS BUNNY comic book cover re-creation (for the Warner Bros. 75th anniversary art program), with style guide supplement art of FOGHORN LEGHORN and HENERY HAWK! Click on each image for a larger view. E-mail me at powsley@flash.net. Thanks! -- Patrick Owsley

BUGS BUNNY & PALS - WBCP ART

It's been a while since I last posted any LOONEY TUNES art. Here's a few pieces that I inked for Warner Bros. Consumer Products. The first is a BUGS BUNNY comic book cover re-creation for the Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary art program. The ELMER FUDD and SYLVESTER JR. art are LOONEY TUNES style guide supplements. I inked all of these with brush, pen & ink. The ELMER FUDD and SYLVESTER JR. poses are from character model sheets. I was happy to see nice flat colors on all of this art! Click on each image for a larger view. E-mail me at powsley@flash.net. Thanks! -- Patrick Owsley