Comic Art 07 Jun 2006 07:34 am
Patrick McDonnell
- I love the artwork of Patrick McDonell. His Mutts comic strip is oftentimes as good as many of the brilliant strips of the past. Just look at this watercolor comic on-line, and see how well it compares to any of those beautiful Polly and Her Pals strips I’ve posted in the past. HERE or HERE
There’s a joy in the drawing of McConnell’s strip that just comes across on the printed page. On his site he features Watercolor Sundays on which he posts actual watercolors rather than the airbrushed/Photoshop look most of the published colored strips feature. Somehow the watercolor look is especially becoming in this style.
- Patrick also has a new book available. Art was released this year and is a beauty. Take a look at it next time you’re near the children’s book section of your favorite book store, or else just buy it on Amazon.
The selling point the marketers are using is to compare it to Crockett Johnson‘s Harold and The Purple Crayon. The art of this book is much more lively and free than Johnson’s quiet, tight style. Both are distinctive yet wildly different. Thematically, I suppose they’re similar, but Patrick McDonnell’s “Art” is significantly more vibrant.
