Tuesday evening, I sat down to get a little work done.  I was updating my Linux computer system and hoping to work on a few George comic strip ideas. It’s warming up here in Northeast Ohio, so I opened up a window. About three to four minutes after I opened the window, I heard a […]

Here’s a quick look at how I draw George. Believe it or not, I did this in one take.  So, I may have fumbled a word or two. Just a little bit more background regarding this video. I mentioned the Sky Blue 740 1/2 pencil. Specifically, it’s a Berol Verithin Sky Blue 740 1/2. I […]

May 5th is Cartoonists Day.  It’s a day that draws (sorry ’bout the pun) attention to all who doodle, draw and cartoon their way through life. Comic strips and cartoons are a uniquely American art.  Cartoons have made an amazing impact on our popular culture and society in general.  Cartoons and cartoonists have shaped public […]

As I’ve mentioned in the blog before, I use The Gimp for all my photo editing.  I use it exclusively when creating/editing all my cartoon features. The Gimp is every bit as powerful as other graphics applications and absolutely free!  You can download Gimp for Windows or Mac.  If you decide to give Linux a […]

When I’m at the drawing board or in front of my Linux computer, I like to fill the air with some background sound.  That usually means turning on the radio. As I’ve mentioned before, I love listening to the radio when I’m drawing or pounding out the latest blog entry.  I guess because television requires […]

Besides my comic strip George, I really enjoy creating cartoon game panels.  And, I draw four of ’em for georgetoon.com.  So,  I thought I’d share another game panel feature here on the blog. (And yes, I use Linux to help digitally create and edit the feature!) Word Pile is a fun word building cartoon game […]

One of the really fun things about being a cartoonist is coming up with new features for readers. Sometimes a new feature will just pop into your head. Other times,  the feature develops over weeks, months, or years. When Georgetoon.com was launched, I needed one more feature to round out the package of cartoons we […]

Paul Fell, a very talented cartoonist and good friend, introduced me to a terrific pen for cartooning a number of years ago. It was the Fountain Pentel Pen. The Fountain Pentel was a disposable fountain pen and allowed the cartoonist to draw with a varying line thickness.  And laying down thin and thick lines really […]

People tell me that I have a talent for drawing cartoons.  They also go on to tell me that they “can’t draw a straight line!” I like to  think that anyone can draw cartoons. They only have to break the process down into a few simple steps.  I guess that’s where my real talent lies.  […]

It’s Sunday afternoon and I’m getting my deadline completed for upload to client newspapers.  I just put the finishing touches on a George comic strip.  Only one more to draw. A funny gag just popped into my mind while scanning and editing the current comic strip on my Linux system.  So, I scribble a thumbnail […]