SCOOBY-DOO

Here's one of the SCOOBY-DOO licensing pieces that I inked for Warner Bros. Consumer Products. I believe the great IWAO TAKAMOTO did the original pencil art. Click on SCOOBY for a larger view!

MISTER RICOCHET

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

GRAPE APE

Soon, I hope to be working on character art for GRAPE APE merchandise packaging! More info later. Here's Hanna-Barbera's 40-foot ape with his pal, BEEGLE BEAGLE. Click on the image for a larger view!

ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER!

Busy with commission pieces right now! Here's something from my collection...it's the March 26-April 2 1966 Chicago Daily News TV listing guide. From ABC-TV's BATMAN, it's BURT WARD as ROBIN on the cover! ZOWIE!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

Leslie and I were married two years ago tonight! We celebrated our anniversary this past weekend with a getaway to San Diego. Here we are just before dinner at Fleming's Prime Steakhouse in downtown San Diego. Leslie and I had a terrific weekend celebrating the occasion! Happy Anniversary, Baby! I love you!

TV PALS FLINTSTONE & RUBBLE

Based on the original character designs of Ed Benedict and the stylings of Craig Kellman, here's FRED FLINTSTONE and BARNEY RUBBLE zooming away in the FLINTMOBILE. I used brush, pen & ink and red colored pencil on yellow textured paper on this 8 1/2" x 11" piece and it is available to own! E-mail me at powsley@flash.net for details. Click on the image for a larger view! Thanks! -- Patrick Owsley

PENELOPE PITSTOP and SECRET SQUIRREL

Here's PENELOPE PITSTOP and SECRET SQUIRREL! I like the black background on these pieces...makes the characters jump out. Click on them for larger views.

HONG KONG PHOOEY

Here's more of my licensing character art inkings. This time, it's Hanna-Barbera's HONG KONG PHOOEY. These are brush, pen & ink on duralene with white opaque watercolor...over pencil art by the great Iwao Takamoto.

THE FLINTSTONES

Just finished this original cartoon art set of THE FLINTSTONES. Based on the original Ed Benedict character designs, each FLINTSTONES piece measures 8" x 10". I used brush, pen & ink with colored pencils on yellow textured paper. Be sure to check out my eBay auctions! Scroll down to my LINKS section for the link to my auctions. I have many original cartoon art pieces available. Click on each image for a larger Yabba-Dabba-view!

QUEEK STRAW!

CAP'N CRUNCH - TV BREAKFAST PAL!

Be sure to check my eBay auctions. I've got quite a few of my original cartoon art listings going on right now. Just listed this black and white CAP'N CRUNCH piece tonight! Scroll down to my LINKS section for the link to my eBay auctions! You can also search eBay under seller powsley. Also...my original cartoon art makes great gifts this holiday season. If you're interested in something, be sure to let me know well in advance so I can get your art to you in time for the holidays. Click on the CAP'N for a larger view!

PEBBLES

Here's a few pieces of PEBBLES FLINTSTONE licensing art that I inked for Warner Bros. Consumer Products. I used brush, pen & ink on duralene with white opaque watercolor over pencil art by Mike Fontanelli. Click on each image for a larger view!

LOONEY TUNES CHARACTER ART INKINGS

Here's a few of my LOONEY TUNES merchandising art inkings for Warner Bros. Consumer Products. All of these are brush, pen & ink on duralene with white opaque watercolor. Here's MARVIN THE MARTIAN, PORKY PIG, DAFFY DUCK, ELMER FUDD, BUGS BUNNY and MICHIGAN J. FROG! Click on each image for a larger view!

MORE HANNA-BARBERA ORIGINAL ART - THE FLINTSTONES

I did these character art inkings of THE FLINTSTONES for the current FLINTSTONES style guide. They are all based on the original Ed Benedict character designs. Be sure to check out my eBay auctions! Scroll down to my LINKS section for my ebay auction link.

HANNA-BARBERA ORIGINAL ART

Be sure to check out my current eBay auctions! I've got quite a few original cartoon character art pieces up for auction, including these Hanna-Barbera SQUIDDLY DIDDLY & CHIEF WINCHLEY and WINSOME WITCH pieces. Click HERE to see my eBay auctions! I've also got many original classic TVcartoon character art pieces available that are not listed. E-mail me at powsley@flash.net and let me know what you're looking for! Thanks! -- Patrick Owsley

BID NOW on THE ENCHANTED WORLD OF RANKIN/BASS DELUXE LIMITED EDITION HARDCOVER!

SAM THE SNOWMAN wants you to click HERE for the chance to bid on, and own, a brand-new deluxe Limited Edition hardcover copy of THE ENCHANTED WORLD OF RANKIN/BASS by my good pal, RICK GOLDSCHMIDT! Rick is currently offering Proof #2 of the 3rd printing of his book on eBay right now! If you love the classic holiday TV specials RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER, FROSTY THE SNOWMAN, THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS, SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN and the cult favorite feature film MAD MONSTER PARTY, then this book is a MUST-HAVE! I highly recommend it! I also have links to Rick's RANKIN/BASS blog and website in my LINKS section...check them out!

HEY THERE, IT'S YOGI BEAR! and THE MAN CALLED FLINTSTONE - ON DVD DECEMBER 2!

I'm sure you are already aware of this, but I wanted to mention that YOGI BEAR's 1964 full-length motion picture, HEY THERE, IT'S YOGI BEAR!, and THE FLINTSTONES' 1966 full-length movie, THE MAN CALLED FLINTSTONE will both get official U.S. DVD releases on December 2! Be sure to pick both of them up!

50 YEARS OF SID & MARTY KROFFT - AUCTION CATALOG 1998

I'm very busy doing commissioned pieces for people right now, so I thought I'd post a couple of images from an item that I currently have listed on eBay. It's the 50 YEARS OF SID AND MARTY KROFFT auction catalog from 1998. From the catalog's ARTWORK OF SID & MARTY KROFFT section, here's an ELECTRAWOMAN and DYNAGIRL presentation illustration by legendary animation and comic book artist, ALEX TOTH! Below is a set design of WITCHIEPOO IN HER CASTLE for H.R. PUFNSTUF! Scroll down to my LINKS section (it'll be on the right) for the link to my eBay auctions to see the listing. Click on each image for a larger view! Update at 7:00 pm: The 50 YEARS OF SID AND MARTY KROFFT auction catalog has been sold.

BABY PUSS

Here's one of the early FLINTSTONES toys from Knickerbocker! This 1960 BABY PUSS vinyl squeeze toy stands just over 9" tall. Love these vintage FLINTSTONES toys! Wouldn't it be great if Warner Bros. Consumer Products re-issued the old FLINTSTONES and HANNA-BARBERA toys?

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BOOK! - WILDSVILLE-THE ART OF DEREK YANIGER

WILDSVILLE - THE ART OF DEREK YANIGER...pick it up or order it today! I received the book from my pal, Rick Goldschmidt the other day, and I highly recommend it! Great stuff! I'm also adding a link to DEREK's website to my LINKS section.

HANNA-BARBERA ORIGINAL ART FOR SALE!

I've got quite a few great items currently listed on eBay. There's a few different pieces of my HANNA-BARBERA original art (including the above 14' x 17" piece), very rare Limited Edition FLINTSTONES vinyl figures from Funko, an incredible 119-book lot of DC Silver Age comic books (includes BATMAN, DETECTIVE COMICS, BRAVE AND THE BOLD, SUPERMAN, WORLD'S FINEST, JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA, etc.) and more terrific items! Scroll down to my LINKS section (it'll be on the right) and click on my eBay auctions link to see and bid on these fantastic items! Click on the above photo for a larger view. You can e-mail me at powsley@flash.net. Thanks! -- Patrick Owsley

GET OUT AND VOTE!

This image is from the December 1968 issue of ARCHIE AND ME! Saw this on Jerry Beck's CARTOON BREW and had to post it, as well. I remember having this SNOOPY FOR PRESIDENT ruler, bookmark and cartoon guide (stencil). It's from 1972 and I was in Miss Kenyon's fourth grade class at St. Paul's School in Michigan City, IN.

MEL CRAWFORD

Without a doubt, MEL CRAWFORD is the fan-favorite Little Golden Book illustrator! Love his sensational cartoon paintings of our favorite TV cartoon pals! Click on each image for a larger view.

VERY RARE FLINTSTONES VINYL FIGURES FOR SALE!

I currently have these three sets of very rare FRED FLINTSTONE and BARNEY RUBBLE vinyl figures listed on eBay. The color variations on these sets is sensational! Reminds me of the vintage 1960s FLINTSTONES toys. To see the listing, scroll down to my LINKS section (on the right) for the link to my eBay auctions. FUNKO produced only 48 sets of each set this past summer. I don't see these color variation figures for sale anywhere. I did the preliminary concept designs for these very cool FLINTSTONES vinyl figures. Hurry...these won't last long! Click on each photo for a larger view.

FLINTSTONES INKINGS

I inked these a few years ago for the current FLINTSTONES style guide. Mike Fontanelli did the pencil art. Click on the images for larger views!