Things of note in this one: I not only added Usagi Yojimbo to this piece, he's the white rabbit with the top knot in the inflatable raft, but I also added Jim Lawson's frog, Orson, from his comic Bade Biker and Orson. The comic books Usagi Yojimbo and Bade Biker & Orson were two of the biggest art influences on me when I was in grade school.
In the final printed version of this piece (see below) Usagi was changed to just a plain white rabbit. Cindy and David caught me on that one!
November's Highlights Magazine features not only my work on the back cover (see above), the interior (November's hidden picture referred to earlier in blog here) but for the first time my work was on the front cover (see below)!
Okay, okay, not REALLY. Look closer. MUCH closer. I just had a snippet from my hidden picture on the front cover. Re-cork the champagne...
5 comments:
Nice Usagi Chuck! Peace, maka
Ha! That is wonderful! Thanks a lot, Chuck. Too bad it did not sneak through.
Stan
It's so fun to see all the details you put in your work. I love the picnicking mice. Nice! on the snake cover feature too!
Hey Chuck! A BIG CONGRATS on the Highlights stuff! That is so cool! Great work!
Fanatstic illustrations and great for you!
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