This is hot off the drawing board, or really the watercolor paper stretching board. It's for a show opening next month at the Charles Schulz Museum, curated by cartoonist & historian Brian Walker, that features comics with a definite (if invented) setting. I'm loaning a few daily and Sunday strips and the cover of the first CdS book, and I wanted to do an additional piece for the show. A map sounded like fun, as long as it wasn't too accurate. So here's this. I'll update later with some behind-the-scenes how-to stuff.
Richard,
ReplyDeleteIt is beautiful.... geeeeezzz wow!
Crazy cool!
Oh, Babeleriffic. I love 'france or Japan'.
ReplyDeleteMagnificent! The enlargement showing pen and brush strokes is a joy to see. This mythical place reminds me of Minas Tirith!
ReplyDeleteThanks for more fab work.
Exactly as I imagined it. Reminds me of home.
ReplyDeleteWhat's the little orange building in the lower right-hand corner? It looks official.
Man, that is sweet. And congrats on the show at the Schulz museum! How cool is that?
ReplyDeleteWow; love it! Cul-de-sacs are taking to the hills, after having used up all available farmland...
ReplyDeleteWho is living in that monster on top; investment banker?
That's brilliant! I never realized Cul de Sac was set in the middle of the Springfield mixing bowl.
ReplyDeleteI can see how Arlington would inspire this! awesome picture
ReplyDeleteA thing of beauty, Richard. Me want one.
ReplyDeleteOoh, and big-time congrats on your Reuben nomination. When I read it I just had to play "Pollywollydoodle" on my uke to celebrate.
This is a gorgeous piece! I've admired your illustrations in New Yorker for years but this is a nice combination of those skills onto a big Cul de Sac image. Beauty.
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This kind of reminds me of the album cover for All Things Must Pass...is there room for George Harrison in Cul de Sac?
ReplyDeleteThis really needs to be part of your next book collection.
Verrrry nice.
ReplyDeleteZazzle lets you make posters, btw.
Hint, hint.
Where is the video of you making this? I brought my 3-D glasses.
ReplyDeleteJust lovely! I second (or third) the suggestion of a poster.
ReplyDeleteIs the little orange car that's repeated so often registered to Peter Otterloop Sr.? He gets around in that thing...
The unmarked building in the lower corner looks like Blisshaven, but that puts it outside the town walls. Can that be right? If not, Blisshaven is conspicuous by its absence.
Ah, this is priceless. :D *thumbs up*
ReplyDeletesounds like we need another video. Richard this is just stunning.
ReplyDeleteThanks, I'm glad youall liked it. Like I said, I'll put up a post with some sketches & stuff in a day or so.
ReplyDeleteThat is Blisshaven Preschool in the lower right corner. I meant to mark it with an arrow but ran out of room. Maybe I should plan these things a little better.
Oh, Richard, this is sooooooooo beautiful! I love looking at the details and watercolor in the enlargement.
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