Happy New Year to everybody!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE CREW OF SLEIGH BAY 4

I found this while rummaging through some old art. When I travel by plane, I prefer to sketch rather than read. Sleigh Bay 4 was done sometime in the mid-90s on a flight to Los Angeles. I hope you enjoy it.

Happy Holidays from the roach

Be sure to have the cookies and milk out for Santa. That way Undercover Cockroach can have a bite, first.
Happy Holidays.
ME

Merry Christmas!

I just wanted to add my Holiday wishes to everyone. Thanks to Bucky, Mike, Paul and Cedric for their multiple contributions to the NCC blog, and I hope to hear from more members in the New Year.

Here is my group of students from the 2008 Lux Art Center Cartoon Class. All middle school (what we use to call Junior High) students. We finished the last class last Saturday. Thanks gang. You were GREAT!
- ME

Merry Christmas!

Warmest Christmas wishes to all NCC members and their families.

The truth about reindeer...

Reindeer can't fly. Luckily pigs can.

THE CARTOONIST is here

Got my copy yesterday and the TOONFEST story is on page 16-17.
Enjoy...

Orphan Work Amendment explained...

I found this website the other day about the Orphan Work Amendment. The conversation is between author Steve Heller and illustrator Brad Holland. If you have any questions about the O.W.A. and what it means to copyright and the protection of our work, this conversation should answer many, if not all, of those questions. It sure turned on the light for me.

NCC Memebers at TOON Exhibit

This spring and early summer several NCC members are taking part in an exhibition of cartoon art done by young, aspiring cartoonists. Organized by former NCC chairman Ken Alvine, The TOON-Ed organization will be hanging an exhibition of student cartooning artwork for consideration for the Annual TOON Award at the Pearson Lakes Art Center in Okoboji, IA. Toon-Ed is dedicated to educating the student of cartooning and provides a chance to showcase students cartoon art that are enrolled in post-secondary schools, colleges, art schools, and universities. Cartoon art students are invited to participate in the annual TOON Award.

College students and artists 18 years of age and older are welcome to submit up to 3 pieces of their original works of cartoon art to the Pearson center by March 15th, 2009. There is a $10.00 entree fee. More details here.

The work will be judged by a panel of professional cartoonists on April 24th, 2009. The panel includes:

• Chris Browne of "Hagar the Horrible" website


• Tom Richmond of "Mad Magazine" (Hey... that's me!)


• Oliver Christenson (Revilo) of Hallmark Cards website


• Buck Jones - Humorous Illustrator website


• Paul Fell- Editorial Cartoonist website


• Ed Baker -Emmy award winning storyboard animator

Categories include magazine cartoons, greeting cards, comic books, political cartoons, illustrations, manga and anime, comic strips and animation. You can download the registration form here.

On Saturday there will be several workshops on cartooning by professional cartoonists:

• Dave Carpenter, Magazine cartooning


• Jim Allen, Dissecting a Cartoon


• Ken Alvine, Cartoon Ingredients