Up on the Roof in Varanasi

From THE CLIFF, Book 4 - "Heart of Brightness"... overwhelmed by a crime scene investigation, Mutt Blue seeks fresh air on the roof of the Babu Guest House--with unexpected discoveries.

 

(Pgs.40-41 - inked outlines only)

 



 

 

(Pgs.40-41 - fully inked)

 

 

 

THE PENGUIN DETECTS

In THE CLIFF, Book 4 - "Heart of Brightness", Poopsie the Penguin finally demonstrates some of his investigative prowess...

 

Fresh off the drawing table - pgs. 38-39

(inked outlines only)

 

 



A DIP IN THE HOLY RIVER - THE CLIFF BK4 - Pages 32-35

Fresh off the art table!  THE CLIFF, Book 4 - "Heart of Brightness" continues...

 

Mutt Blue and Poopsie the Penguin experience some of the many charms of Maa Ganga (the River Ganges,) while Honky the Pig prefers to stay on the shore.

 

 

Down by the River - THE CLIFF BK 4 continues!

Finally, Mutt Blue has followed Poopsie the Penguin and Honky the Pig down to their old stomping grounds... The River Ganga in Varanasi, India.



The Cliff, Book 4--"Heart of Brightness" pgs. 30-31
(pencils only)



 



 

The Cliff, Book 4--"Heart of Brightness" pgs. 30-31
(inked outlines)



 



 

 

The Cliff, Book 4--"Heart of Brightness" pgs. 30-31
(fully inked)

 

 



THE CLIFF - Arriving at the River

Work on THE CLIFF Book 4 - "Heart of Brightness" proceeds... Mutt Blue is about to confront the river Ganga for the first time!

 

 

 

(Pages 24 and 25, fully inked... on the wall)

 



 



 

(Pages 26 and 27 on the drawing board... inked outlines only)

 

 



Krazy Kat's dharma cartoons

I am just now discovering the beauty of George Herriman's "Krazy Kat" comic strip.  I guess I saw them when I was younger, but it never hit me until now that Herriman is probably the greatest cartoonist who ever lived . (Same with the Velvet Underground in music... but that's another story!) 

Here are a few strips from 1920 (courtesy of The Kat Who Walked in Beauty--The Panoramic Dailies of 1920, Derya Ataker Ed., Fantagraphics, 2007) showing that Herriman was also a man of great spiritual wisdom!

(in which phenomena are shown to be malleable and inconstant)

 

 



 

(in which our journey in this body is shown to be temporary)

 

 

 

(in which everything is shown to be imaginary--"oh, what a world!")

 

 

 

(in which Krazy's essential nature is shown to be furthest from his own mind...!)

 

 



 

(in which compassion triumphs, vis-à-vis karma!)

 

 

 



The Pig, The Penguin and Mutt Blue have landed in Varanasi!

Fresh off the art table from Book 4 of THE CLIFF--"Heart of Brightness" - pages 21 and 22.
The pig, the penguin and Mutt Blue have landed in Varanasi!

Inked outlines only, before the pencils have been erased



Inked outlines after the pencils have been erased