On this Appreciate a Dragon Day, I do have to throw a bit of credit toward Cam's long-ago original inspiration. In developing my comic, I was drawing just a bunch of generic dragons at first..then, on a whim, I decided to bring two of them to the front as a buddy team and I gave them qualities of #Tompetty and #mikecampbell. I've been a Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers fan most of my life, and the band members occasionally pop up in my work---what can I say, they are a fun and talented bunch! Anyway, this pic shows Cam and (circa 2001) Mike, with Mike wearing his pink shirt with cowboys and horses on it, which I just loved---it's my most favorite thing I've seen him wear onstage. I gave a similar shirt to Cam, but simplified it into having stick horses on it(second pic). Finally I got tired of trying to get the stick horses in all the right places and made Cam's shirt solid pink, since it's his favorite color. Cam has of course moved far away from his original "model"---for one thing, he is BIG, and proud of it. I also try to make him an example of innocence which, let's face it, Mike ain't.. ;) About the only things that remain similar between the two are their eyes, and Cam's small mouth when he is relaxed. But I do like to pay tribute to Cam's origins on occasion. Thank you, MC.
#dragoncon #dragons #drawingdragons #dragoncartoons #drawdaily #pink #westernshirt
#art #dragonart #drawing #fantasyart #TPATH #tompetty #appreciateadragonday #howtotrainyourdragon #dragondrawing #dragonsketch #dungeonsanddragons #allmychildrenbreathefire #lizvitaleart #cameronlipsnarl #mikecampbell @gypsy_thebloodhound @danaypetty
CAM AND CHUCK’S FIRST APPEARANCE!
This was a cartoon I started doing while we attended Dragon Con, which is essentially a big international nerd fest every Labor Day Weekend here in Atlanta. I was drawing just a bunch of generic dragons at first..then, on a whim, I decided to bring two of them to the front as a buddy team and I gave them qualities of #Tompetty and #mikecampbell. Look at Cam’s old legs and how skinny he was! 😆
Well, needless to say, Cam evolved way waaaay far away from Mike as time went on, but Chuck...(giggles) he retains a lot of impish Tom qualities, I think. This was a little reminder for con-goers to share around about stopping and resting up and not going too long without proper food or hydration in Georgia heat.
Eventually I scrapped the whole con-attending premise and the Boys became my adopted kids in the cartoon All My Children Breathe Fire.💚💙💜
#dragoncon #dragons #dragoncartoons #allmychildrenbreathefire @mikecampbellofficial @danaypetty
Still on art hiatus while my arm heals.I can barely even write.
I have collected teddies since about 1983, when I wasn’t even a teen yet, and I feel the need to write the little story out as I was one of the youngest members of the charity called Good Bears of the World, which gives teddy bears to children and the elderly in need. I was learning a lot of world history through the saga of teddy bears—-such as the Brits banning the imports of German toys during WWII, then coming up with their own designs completely different from what the Germans made, only to then have to shut down factories that produced toys in order to build items for wartime use such as gas masks and canteens.
In the 80s, Gund, a company a century old and still going, produced, in my opinion, some of its most beautiful teddies ever—- most were not cartoony, but just fanciful enough, and had great realism and details. During my couple of Teddy Bear Christmases I had back then, my family not only gave me teddies that were on my list but found others I had never seen. Several were by Gund. Then there were a few that I had asked for but tended to be very popular and hard to find. This was one, called Honey. Steve gave me an ebay gift card and I pounced on this completely pristine edition. He s gorgeous.
I do not need diamonds or fancy clothes, or check-ins at high end restaurants...help me rescue kitties,let’s go to Disney when we can,and supply me with old teds and art supplies and I am in paradise. Thank you my sweet Steve💜
#teddybears #gund #gottagettagund #oldtoys #1980stoys
Every person who has been married for a long time to the same person will agree with the following: Marriage isn't for the faint at heart; it's not always pretty. That part about "for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health", are in the vows for a reason! It's Happily Married Week. If your spouse is still your best friend, works extremely hard, has been with you through triumphs and tragedies, loves you when you’re at your best and worst, and is who you're proud to be married to, copy and paste this with the year you were married.
💞2000💘 to @loosetoon
Mega Mouth and me. He’s big, he’s bad, he’s bilious and barnacled–he’s Mega Mouth, and when I worked at Netherworld Haunted House, I was in charge of him. That was ten years ago. And I do believe this may have been the cause of my shoulder injuries,but,who knows. I've done a lot of strenuous things. Still,this was fun and I certainly don't blame anyone but myself for trying to possibly handle a puppet that's way too heavy for me. Miss you,buddy.😉
#puppets #puppetry #haunts #hauntedhouses #halloween #transworld #netherworld #bigmouth #puppeteer #shoulderreplacement
