I recently took another perusing through my papa's ol' paperback comics collection, and I've discovered I'm quite fond of the older drawings of snoopy, when he was more lean and mean (literally!)...I especially love the ones where his facial features or whole body are pushed to some really humoruous extremes! I've selected a few here to showcase my personal favorites:
These'll never go old for me, which is a very rare pronounce ment I make on most stuff I expose myself to...
I agree, Schulz's early work is definetly some of his best. The examples you show are wonderful. Even earlier examples (from when Charlie Brown's head was even rounder, believe it or not) evidence a more puppy like quality in Snoopy (wish I had a scanner). Schulz did amazing things with simple shapes and simple concepts, truly a gifted man!
Not that it matters one bit, but back in 1985 Charles Schultz and I traded originals of our work. His Christian spirit was profoundly evident in his short note to me in which he apologizes for taking so long to respond to my request. He wrote that he'd been on a golfing trip and fallen behind in his correspondences. Along with the letter was the original - sent before he'd ever received mine! I've always wondered what he did with my work after he received it.
For those who are curious, the bristol stock paper he used was (going from memory here) approximately 24" wide and folded in half. Working that large kept the evidence of his tremors - Parkinson's(?) -from being obvious in his line work. It looks as if he used a crow quill-style pen for the lines.
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For those who are curious, the bristol stock paper he used was (going from memory here) approximately 24" wide and folded in half. Working that large kept the evidence of his tremors - Parkinson's(?) -from being obvious in his line work. It looks as if he used a crow quill-style pen for the lines.