Y - 2 "Fancy"

CAP: I really like these drawings with the scene "inside" the character. I like how it looks.

This is Fancy.

Here are a few definitions for "fancy"...they all fit.
interjection –noun

1. imagination or fantasy, esp. as exercised in a capricious manner.

2. artistic ability of creating unreal or whimsical imagery, detail, etc., as in poetry or drawing.

3. a mental image or conception: He had happy fancies of being an actor.

4. idea or opinion with little foundation; illusion: Her belief she can sing is a mere fancy.

5. a whim; vagary: It was his fancy to fly to France for dinner.

6. capricious inclination; a liking: to take a fancy to walking barefoot in the streets.

Y - 1 "Kit"

CAP: This is the guy who is on all of the boxes for this series.

He is actually a "Wolfy, Jr." drawing, but colored in this style he looks more like a fox to me. So, this is Kit...as in baby fox. (Obviously I love, love LOVE him or he wouldn't be the drawing for the box label.)

In case you are unfamiliar with the "Penciled In" series, "Wolfy" is the first character I ever drew when I was in a Parks and Rec ceramics class several years ago. "Wolfy, Jr." is sort of what I figured Wolfy looked like when he was a youngster... and that is how this new set of characters came about.

"The Youngsters" series

CAP: Wow -- where does the time go? I have been meaning to make a post for each of the blocks in this new series but I have been making collages for a show I am going to be participating in.

To make up for my delays, I am going to post them ALL today so that they are at least up and folks who purchase them from Art-o-mat machines across the country can at least see theirs and make a comment. I will go back and name them and leave comments asap...Juana will comment as she can.

Stay tuned!

Shipment on its way to AIC!

CAP: YAY -- I completed the finishing touches on the latest edition of Penciled In for Art-o-mat and shipped them off to Artists in Cellophane today!

Juana and I are calling this "Penciled In: The Youngsters" because the characters are all little guys.

Here is a sampling of the 12 ALL NEW characters -- Wolfy Jr., Bear, Robot, Snake, Calf, Monster, Goat, Cat, Giraffe, Lamb, Panda, and Polar Bear.

I will post each one separately and hopefully the new owners (and anyone else who feels like it) will leave comments for us.

Teaser...

Cap: Here are the first few "kids" for the second set of "Penciled In". We are calling this edition "The Youngsters".

I really can't believe these are the same sketches that I gave to Juana (Leo) to color. She is so gifted with color -- she gives the drawings such life and character. I LOVE them!

Series Two!

CAP: Hey -- we are starting a second series!

Juana and I are meeting up today to go over some new drawings I made last night...brainstorming session.

#50 - Maddy

CAP: Most of my Wolfys look angry. This handsome (and marvelously colored, btw) guy looks to me like he hasn't crossed all the way over the line to angry...he is just mad.

(And no, this is not short for Madison.)

LEO: Yeah, Maddy looks grumpy more than anything. And although 'Maddy' sounds kinda girly, it's NOT Madison... maybe he's going, "DON'T call me Maddy... woof. But he doesn't really object, just a tiny woof or grrrr.

#49 - Bertie

CAP: Say hello to Bertie Blue Eyes.

LEO: Hello, Bertie! Don't know if Bertie actually has a back-of-the-head, or if his eyes are just holes to the sky, but he looks serene, copacetic, even. This one makes me really happy.

#48 - Sunday

CAP: Ooooh...nice job, Leo! Great colors!

I will call this one Sunday (because it is.)

LEO: Another glowy one - a pooka should be black, not pink, but Sunday is a pooka like Harvey. He could be BIG trouble if you don't keep an eye on him. Robert Anton Wilson's ghost is keeping an eye on him now.

#47 - Mocha

CAP: I love the luscious colors of the cat and also the blues in the background. This is Mocha.

It looks to me like Mocha can see the background and likes it, too.

LEO: Aieeee - another vibratey Louis Wain kitty! Mocha does look one with his caffeinated environment.

#46 - J.J.

CAP: I don't know why I automatically started hearing Donovan's "Jennifer Juniper" in my head when I looked at this cat.

This is now J.J.

LEO: J.J.'s palette looks sort of Mary Englebreit. It shoud be raining cherries, or she should be hugging a planet or something. J.J. likes her colors, and i do, too.

#45 - TRFM (Mac)

CAP: This dog's full name is TRFM (as in "the real Fleetwood Mac.) But you can just call him Mac.

And by the "real" Fleetwood Mac, I mean Peter Green's band from the late Sixties. THAT Fleetwood Mac.

LEO: Hey, i saw them once (TRFM, i mean). It was at the Grande, i think, or maybe the Eastown. Mick Fleetwood did his swingin' balls deal (don't ask). Peter Green was good, but sad. Come to think of it, Mac looks a little blue. He looks like he needs that pick me up.

CAP: Yeah...he's blue thinking about how wrecked TRFM got.

#44 - Lucky

CAP: Lucky is lucky he was designed with this marvelous plaid and color palette. I was seriously considering not doing more rabbits for this series. This rendition changed my mind.

LEO: I really like doing the rabbits, i'm glad you drew some more. And i'm glad you give a reason for him to be lucky, otherwise i'd think it was because he was missing a foot, or had an extra one!

#43 - Mousey

CAP: Mousey.

Mousey is a great mouser...earns his keep every single day. Here he is enjoying a well deserved break at a fabulous arty coffeehouse.

LEO: Mousey kind of looks like my parents old cat, Desmo. Desmo was also a good mouser, and he was always picking up chipmunks and baby bunnies as well. He wouldn't appreciate a coffee house unless there was someplace soft to sleep.

#42 - Buster

CAP: Well...let's see...how about Buster?

I really love the colors and background on this guy.

LEO: He's almost camoflaged... i like Buster.

#41 - Louise

CAP: About a million years ago I was married to this guy who was a writer. We teamed up on a little handmade book. It was called "Kitty and Louise". They were both cats, Kitty was the girl.

This could easily be Louise.

LEO: This is another favorite, i like the colors and her serene face.

#40 - Spike

CAP: Spike...because he usually spikes his dog brew.

LEO: Spike appears to be a Weimaraner.

#39 - 'Treuse

CAP: 'Truese because his is chartreuse (and looks pretty zoned out from drinking Charteuse).

LEO: I thought he was another of those radioactive guys, but, yeah. 'Truese is listening to The Cramps, which goes well with chartruese.

#38 - Mirabelle

CAP: This is Mirabelle, after one of my twin Irish Wolfhounds (who no longer live with me). Got that same kinda look in her eyes...LOL...and such a sweet face.

LEO: Super intense colors on this one. It's fun to make the fur 'girly', give her a 'do.

#37 - Prince Floss

CAP: Prince Floss.

Man, this makes me really want some cotton candy right now...even more than normal.

LEO: Well, i'm glad i succeeded in making this kitty look like cotton candy! Bet he's sticky.