Cartoon Daze

This evening, I was inspired to sort through old school papers to see which are still good enough to keep and moon over, and which need to go. (When I say old, by the way, I mean everything from first to third grade.) Among those documents which will be in a recycling bin tomorrow are spelling tests, math quizzes, and Sunday School lessons. These are not interesting anymore. The more fortunate scraps of history include short stories, valentines, and all drawings that illustrate my genius as a young art prodigy.

One such picture reminded me of friend Corey's recent posting of what he would look like if he were a cartoon. His was more anime-ted (double entendre here, gang. His is anime style, plus he's in mid-leap/growl.). As you can plainly see, If I was in a cartoon, I would look like this->

Notice the bold lines and coloring. Probably I was channeling Picasso's rose period and cubism at the same time (note the square shape of the torso and legs). Other influences would have included Klasky-Csupo's Rugrats for the simplified mouth and Snee-Oosh's Hey Arnold for the round shoes.

Obviously, I drew heavily from classical and contemporary sources. I also drew with crayons.