In progress: Mr. Rex and his class

After the inking .. Next is watercolor!

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Inspiration: "Halloween" by John Gruellet

Some seasonal inspiration. Click to see an enlargement and see what Halloween was like circa 1908. Illustration by John Gruellet.

"You two behave..."

A sketch I did while serving jury duty for the fourth time!
Done with a ball point pen... so I couldnt erase.. if I had the option of editing I would have reworked the kid on the right. He looks a little over worked to me and the line work not nearly as confident as the boy on the left.

Reference: Day at the Airshow

Spent the day with Finn at the Grimes Airfield near Bethel, PA. Lots of old biplanes and radio controlled model planes. We had a blast! I thought I would share these great reference photos of biplanes with any of my fellow illustrators. I know I will be using them! See if you can spot them in future sketches!

Inspiration: Her Ambition by Harry Linnell

Found this illustration by Harry Linnell in a book from 1908.. called "Caricature: The wit & humor of a nation in picture, song & story"

The text reads:
Mater: "Well, Effie, what are you going to be when you are grown up?"
Effie: "If I was a boy, I'd be president, but seeing I'm a girl, I guess being a rich widow is as good as anything."

Wow.. the colors and line quality are fantastic on this. And I gotta love the attitude on the pose of the little girl. The boy in the background seems to be busy tying the girls dolls onto the tracks of his train set. He also has a string tied to his finger?

Theres plenty more inspiration in this book.. you can expect to see more from this book in the future!