Bill Peckmann &Comic Art &Illustration 02 Dec 2011 07:30 am
More early Jack Davis
- There were a number of other early Jack Davis pictures that I didn’t post last week (here). These were all sent courtesy of Bill Peckmann. Note that a couple seem to have reflection coming off them; presumably they were in frames.
As Bill wrote in the first post:
undated, ranging from the beginning of when he first put pen and brush
to paper, up to recent endeavors. So, we’ll just have to sit back and enjoy
what’s going to served up in front of us without rhyme or reason.
I don’t think anyone will have a problem with that. 99% of the art was
new to me, as I hope it will be for the rest of his fans.
1Animals
2
Pole
3
putting Judges
4
Barrons
5
Golf report
6
Under the Rainbow
7
Ladder and Hat
8
Fine wine
9
4 Bucks
10
Hunting Dogs
11
Hunting Hog
12
All Stars
13
Cowboy
14
Jack Fishing
15
Jack in Rocker
Jack at Work
on 02 Dec 2011 at 8:54 am 1.Bill said …
When they say “it’s all in the details”, they must be talking about Jack Davis. Check out the cameraman’s boots in Laurel and Hardy’s “Ladder and Hat” illustration, beautiful! The first piece in the post, “Animals”, should also be perused over, it alone is worth the price of the post.
on 02 Dec 2011 at 10:46 am 2.Joakim Gunnarsson said …
Great to see all of these images!
Never seen any of them before!
on 02 Dec 2011 at 11:25 am 3.Jeff Defalque said …
Actually, #6 looks like a rough for a one sheet of a comedy about Hollywood. I’m guessing “Under the Rainbow,” and that’s Chevy Chase, not Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones.
on 02 Dec 2011 at 11:40 am 4.Michael said …
I’m sure you’re right, Jeff. Good catch.
on 02 Dec 2011 at 4:22 pm 5.The Gee said …
One, in the photograph, I hope that is a beer he’s holding.
Two, that looks like a sweet porch.
Three, the variation of eyes is amazing. Dare I say, they are eye-catching.
I don’t mean to focus on the little stuff like that but I can help but notice those things because they were conscious choices he made.
For instance, just the difference between no. 5, “Golf report” and numbers 8 and 9, “Fine Wine” and “4 bucksâ€, is just different enough that it makes it more impressive that one person did them. There’s tics like the feet and like the design of the guy in profile being interviewed that say, Jack Davis did it, but he seems to make good choices and is flexible enough that he changes the tone of each cartoon with those different approaches. So many illustrators Settle On and then stick with Their Style and that’s that.
(That’s boring or it can be. Well, it is to me. Drawing cartoons should be more fun than getting hung up on This is How I do It Best and What People Expect From Me. In my opinion, it is best to just try and do what is best for the purpose of the cartoon, including the tone.But, that’s most likely just me who wants variety to be an okay thing and to figure out all limitations and strengths. And, as a Drawer, I might be a 97 lb. weakling. So, it is easy to figure out. ha.)
Thanks again for sharing these; and, I guess tell him others are appreciating it (though, I guess and hope he already knows that if he keeps providing more art.)
It makes him all that much cooler, especially when the beer and the porch are thrown into the equation.
on 02 Dec 2011 at 5:25 pm 6.Stephen Macquignon said …
He looks like he truly enjoys what he does just wonderful
on 03 Dec 2011 at 3:01 pm 7.The Gee said …
And, he’s humble!
This is from the Comics Reporter blog:
“”Not true! Far from true!” — the great Jack Davis at The Strand on December 1, a day before his 87th birthday, to an assertion from an audience member at his book signing that he’s one of the greatest cartoonists of all time.”
on 03 Dec 2011 at 3:12 pm 8.The Gee said …
And, it was just his birthday. So, if somehow, someway he can find out people wish him a belated Happy Birthday, please, pass it on.
I would have made a nice card, but, then again, I could have been a lot of things that would have folded.