tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761399790417030925.post1364187546450061283..comments2024-03-28T14:05:12.281-07:00Comments on The Cartoon Cave: "Ya' Ever Pick Your Feet in Poughkeepsie?"Pete Emsliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01451607722482352366noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761399790417030925.post-26016566597201062992009-05-07T18:30:00.000-07:002009-05-07T18:30:00.000-07:00Roy Scheider certainly will be missed, but he's ab...Roy Scheider certainly will be missed, but he's absolutely going to go out with a bang. I just saw the trailer for his last film Iron Cross, and seriously, I cannot wait to see it!!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00499422545253479289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761399790417030925.post-71760116873641172472008-02-12T02:30:00.000-08:002008-02-12T02:30:00.000-08:00Yeah it's a real shame about Roy Scheider. He was ...Yeah it's a real shame about Roy Scheider. He was one of my faves and had such a presence on screen. Jaws, of course, is a classic as is The French Connection. Oddly, one of my favourite performances by him is in 2010. For me, he and John Lithgow completely made that film and brought the film well beyond a level it would have been at with anyone else in those roles.<BR/><BR/>He'll be missed.<BR/><BR/>By the way, do you ever sell prints of your work? I'd love to get a copy of that Roy Scheider image. While it wouldn't have been your intention at the time, it's now sort of a really nice tribute to the man.Bitter Animatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617537816971588380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761399790417030925.post-45524710409740254072008-02-11T20:33:00.000-08:002008-02-11T20:33:00.000-08:00Bitter Animator - Thanks for letting me know that,...Bitter Animator - Thanks for letting me know that, as I hadn't heard about Roy Scheider's death. I just looked up the news item and I'd not been aware that he had been battling cancer of late. This is very sad news - Roy was such a familiar face in the movies I grew up with.<BR/><BR/>Mitch - From about the age of 13 to sometime in my mid-20's is when I feel I was making the greatest leaps and bounds in my ability. I reckon it was sometime after I started working at Disney when I was 24 that I felt I'd hit my stride in both drawing and inking. Ever since then I feel I've been on something of a plateau, ability-wise, with only incremental improvements with each passing year. Ironically, the more polished my work has become, the less I tend to draw or paint for the sheer pleasure of it. Before I started doing art commercially, it was a lot more fun and I took far greater risks, not worrying about the results. Not any more, I'm afraid...Pete Emsliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01451607722482352366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761399790417030925.post-70595374980165319432008-02-11T18:50:00.000-08:002008-02-11T18:50:00.000-08:00Fantastic, Pete! I love your brushwork.How long di...Fantastic, Pete! I love your brushwork.<BR/><BR/>How long did it take you before you started to become satisfied with your own drawing skills?Mitchel Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11645009912553755049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761399790417030925.post-83283825033323802382008-02-11T01:56:00.000-08:002008-02-11T01:56:00.000-08:00Roy Scheider died yesterday. That stinks.Roy Scheider died yesterday. That stinks.Bitter Animatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617537816971588380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761399790417030925.post-36947212438876125452008-02-06T18:03:00.000-08:002008-02-06T18:03:00.000-08:00>>"The French Connection"...was one of the landmar...>><I><B>"The French Connection"...was one of the landmark films that ushered in the gritty style of moviemaking in the 70's along with..."The Godfather", "Serpico", "Taxi Driver" and..."The Conversation", to name but a few.<<</B></I><BR/><BR/>Amen, brother! That's one of my favorite periods of filmmaking. In addition to the movies you've mentioned, I would add Chinatown, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Dog Day Afternoon, and The Long Goodbye.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and off topic, I noticed you asked on John K's blog...<I><B> "John, do you know who did the great colour illustration that graces the museum programme at the top of your post?"</B></I><BR/><BR/>It was by Lynn Naylor and some guy who calls himself John K.J. J. Hunseckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04067327948394872768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761399790417030925.post-18533243522483403432008-02-05T01:22:00.000-08:002008-02-05T01:22:00.000-08:00Hey Pete!Your work is as amazing as ever. Not onl...Hey Pete!<BR/><BR/>Your work is as amazing as ever. Not only with technical finesse, but imbued with great humor.<BR/><BR/>Wish we could work together again!<BR/>-KevinKevin Kidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401940509568134621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761399790417030925.post-54201041549063426992008-02-01T18:11:00.000-08:002008-02-01T18:11:00.000-08:00Pete, as I always say, the crazy thing about you i...Pete, as I always say, the crazy thing about you is that, even if you draw a finger, it is cute! it is appealing!<BR/>i think my work is getting more and more loosen up now, which is awesome. <BR/>and please go and check out my blog! I just updated it as my portfolio blog, so all my best work are on it!! (ya...i work my ass off on it for bloody 2 weeks...) and let me know what you think of the "scary movie" one. i mean, is it confusing and stuff. if it is not good, tell me it is not good! i need audiences' point of view.<BR/>although i almost kill myself on that piece, so far i am happy about how it comes out, and I am thinking to move on to next personal project, like a short acting piece kind of thing. thinking about it now. I am happy that I finally kind of know what I am doing now...Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17623107020988525975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761399790417030925.post-66946968498832570982008-01-30T21:01:00.000-08:002008-01-30T21:01:00.000-08:00Holy mackerel, how do you keep pumping out these g...Holy mackerel, how do you keep pumping out these great caricatures? You are an amazing artist, and your use of line is impeccable. I saw "The Royal Tenenbaums" and thought he was hilarious. I want to see "The French Connection"; is it any good?Eric Noblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05872046921674512158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761399790417030925.post-81664031280398443362008-01-30T13:21:00.000-08:002008-01-30T13:21:00.000-08:00Another nice 'un! Keep 'em coming, sir!Another nice 'un! Keep 'em coming, sir!Craig Zablohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10350991808928451673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761399790417030925.post-76412869649779902472008-01-30T00:41:00.000-08:002008-01-30T00:41:00.000-08:00Nice. The Royal Tennenbaums is one of my all-time ...Nice. The Royal Tennenbaums is one of my all-time favourite films. An ode to bad fathers everywhere and I though Hackman played the role brilliantly.Bitter Animatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617537816971588380noreply@blogger.com