40 YEARS AGO TODAY

SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU? premiered 40 years ago today, September 13, 1969 on CBS-TV!

SCOOBY-DOO - NEW COLOR ART

Here's a couple of my SCOOBY-DOO Licensing inkings with color! I did these for Warner Bros. Consumer Products. Both pieces were penciled by the great IWAO TAKAMOTO. Click on each image for a larger view!

IWAO TAKAMOTO EXHIBIT & BOOK SIGNING - MARCH 14 at VAN EATON GALLERY in SHERMAN OAKS, CA!

If you are going to be in the L.A. area this Saturday night, March 14, head over to the VAN EATON GALLERY in Sherman Oaks, CA! The gallery is having an IWAO TAKAMOTO exhibit and book signing. Michael Mallory, Willie Ito and Barbara Takamoto will be signing copies of the new book, IWAO TAKAMOTO: MY LIFE WITH A THOUSAND CHARACTERS. The event is from 6 pm to 9 pm. RSVP to the gallery at 818-788-2357. Many pieces of Iwao's art will be on display! Iwao Takamoto was a legendary production and character designer at Hanna-Barbera. Iwao is best known for designing SCOOBY-DOO. This should be a terrific night at the gallery! The gallery is located at 13613 Ventura Blvd. Check out www.vegalleries.com! Leslie and I will be there.

HONG KONG PHOOEY

It's a cold, rainy day in Los Angeles. Here's HONG KONG PHOOEY, number one super guy! I inked this for the HONG KONG PHOOEY style guide...over IWAO TAKAMOTO's pencils.

JOE BARBERA BY IWAO TAKAMOTO

Here's a very cool caricature of legendary TV cartoon producer JOE BARBERA! The caricature was done by the sensational Hanna-Barbera production and character designer IWAO TAKAMOTO. IWAO created the art for a JOE BARBERA birthday announcement a few years ago.

ELROY JETSON FOR ELECTRASOL!

A couple of years ago, Electrasol Automatic Dishwasher Detergent used ELROY JETSON character art on their packaging. I inked the art, which was penciled by IWAO TAKAMOTO. At the time, Electrasol was using THE JETSONS in their animated TV commercials. Click on the photo for a larger view!

PETER POTAMUS & SO-SO

Here's more of my Hanna-Barbera Licensing art inkings. Legendary Hanna-Barbera designer Iwao Takamoto did the pencil art for these PETER POTAMUS and SO-SO poses. Click on each image for a larger view!

SCOOBY-DOO

Here's one of the SCOOBY-DOO licensing pieces that I inked for Warner Bros. Consumer Products. I believe the great IWAO TAKAMOTO did the original pencil art. Click on SCOOBY for a larger view!

HONG KONG PHOOEY

Here's more of my licensing character art inkings. This time, it's Hanna-Barbera's HONG KONG PHOOEY. These are brush, pen & ink on duralene with white opaque watercolor...over pencil art by the great Iwao Takamoto.