Sunday, June 24, 2012

Illustration Friday: Space





Here's my piece for the theme: SPACE.  If you look it up, it turns out that NASA apparently had quite an issue getting their space monkeys to survive the trip mainly because of parachute issues.  Parachute issues!  You'd think they would have tried it out on watermelons first if they were trying to work out the parachute bugs.  So I'm sure the chimps (or rather rhesus monkeys) would have turned down the offer given the track record, had they been given the chance.  

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  1. Hahaha! I love the banana peels and that little monkey butt ;)

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    1. Thanks. I figured that the bananas were probably part of the negotiation process. And based on where they've ended up, negotiations have not gone well.

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  2. This is beautifully executed and also has an important and humane message. The style reminds me of the great Ron Cobb, which is high praise from me!

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    1. I actually studied some of Cobb's work when I worked for a movie studio several years ago. We were working on a sci-fi flick and RC's art was some of the best to reference. His concepts were unique in design AND functionality. His cartoons were great too. Thanks for the praise and comparison!

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