Taking Liberties: PART 2

Instalment Two in the series of illustrations featuring back-up character the Statue of Liberty, this following image was produced for the JULY 4 Celebrations in the good old US of A-----of course-----in time for the 2010 celebrations.

I worked in an American-financed animation studio in London in the early 90s, and the imported animators used to celebrate July the Fourth with small fireworks [sparklers, etc,] and celebratory grubsteaks. These were the only times I ever saw anyone celebrating these events in 'real life' and obviously it reminded me a bit of the Fireworks Night celebrations we enjoy in the YOO-KAY.

I love all the enthusiastic razamatazz of US celebrations, which puts the more restrained and 'stiff upper lip' variants in Britain to shame. I am happy to endorse a lot of US imagery into my comic strips as it forces me to use my imagination when trying to come up with imagery set in a land 3000 miles away [and the same distance again from the East to the West Coast.]


Whether my version of 'America' is credible to any citizens from that actual country is open to question, of course, as all events spring soley from my Limey imagination ......at least, they were the last time I looked.





very top image:          a cropped portion of this JULY IV celebration pic is in use as my avatar illustration in a well-known social networking group.

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  1. john6 April 2011 at 10:26

    You have a nice drawing style..are these drawings purely for your own pleasure or do you intend to try and sell them ?

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  2. Rabsmith6 April 2011 at 11:13

    Thanks for your interest, John/Cartoonman!

    I'm trying to sell a strip of these characters to USA newspaper syndicates, which is very difficult to crack......I'm giving it a bash though.

    Most of the drawings on here are to help promote my drawings, and they also help in coming up with new ideas, scenarios, etc.

    I'm basically addicted to cartooning and ideas, so it would be a real bonus if it actually took off.

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