Archive for January, 2008
Monday, January 28th, 2008
This is an unpublished self-promotional humorous children’s book and science fiction illustration featuring Bombo the Bear, Chester the Butler and their time travelling friends.
In the 1980s I wrote and illustrated several episodes of ‘Idi and Bombo’ about Bombo the Bear and Idi the bird for Swiss Television DRS (Fernsehen DRS). Later I had a regular full page color ‘Bombo’ comic in the Sonntagsblick Newspaper.
It was rendered in pen and ink, colored pencils and watercolors. (only the sky gradient is digitally created).
©1997 Ian David Marsden http://www.marsdencartoons.com
Tags: , cartoon, Children's Book illustration, Fernsehen DRS, Marsden, science fiction, Sonntagsblick
Posted in Bombo, Fernsehen DRS, Idi und Bombo, Jugend, Lehrmittel, Marsden, Marsden Archive, Schweiz, Schweizer, Schweizerisch, Sonntagsblick, Switzerland, artist, birds, blue dragon, butler, cartoon, cartoon dragon, children's book, children's illustration, cute, drawing, fun, futuristic, humor, illustration, illustrator, marsdencartoons, parrots, pen & ink, pencil, posters and flyers, science fiction, spot illustrations, time travel, watercolor, youth | No Comments »
Monday, January 28th, 2008
Cartoon of Pirates walking the plank © 1997 by Ian D. Marsden
This is one of several Playboy-style cartoons I submitted to Michelle Urry at Playboy Magazine which led her to think that my drawing style might be a match for Playboy. Unfortunately Hugh Hefner himself disagreed with Mrs. Urry and even though I got this close – I missed it by ‘that much’ as Maxwell Smart might say.
This was created using pen and ink, colored pencil and watercolor, gouache on Bristol Board.
Posted in Barbados, Character Design, Marsden, Marsden Archive, Pirates, Playboy, adult humor, aquarell, cartoon, damsel in distress, illustration, marsdencartoons, mutiny, nude, pen & ink, plank, sea dog, spot illustrations, watercolor | No Comments »
Monday, January 28th, 2008
From the Marsden Archive:
‘Solidarité de Poisson’
Exhibited at the Cartoon Biennale Davos 1993
Published in Nebelspalter Nr. 2/ 1993
Ausgestellt an der Cartoon Biennale Davos 1993
Erschienen in Nebelspalter Nr. 2 / 1993
Posted in Cartoon Biennale Davos, Davos, Internationale Ausstellung, Kongresszentrum, Marsden, Marsden Archive, Nebelspalter, Schweiz, Schweizer, Schweizerisch, aquarell, cartoon, children's illustration, drawing, exhibition, fish, fun, illustration, marsdencartoons, pen & ink, solidarity, ugly, watercolor | 1 Comment »
Monday, January 28th, 2008
From the Marsden Archive
A cartoon commissioned by a State Police department for their t-shirts by Ian D. Marsden.
www.marsdencartoons.com
A bulldog State Trooper takes a bite out of crime and helps a damsel in distress.
Pen and ink on bristol paper.
Posted in Marsden, Marsden Archive, Mascots, Maskottchen, bulldog, cartoon, damsel in distress, dogs, illustration, marsdencartoons, pen & ink, pencil, state police, state trooper, take a bite out of crime | 1 Comment »
Monday, January 28th, 2008
From the Marsden Archive:
Poster for the first International Rheinfelder Cartoon Exhibition in Rheinfelden, Switzerland 1990
The event featured cartoonists from various countries and was a big success. It was co-sponsored by Paul Schärer (Kulturförderung Paul Schärer), Aargau
Posted in Aargau, Gorilla, Internationale Ausstellung, Marsden, Marsden Archive, Paul Schärer, Rheinfelden, Schweiz, Schweizer, Schweizerisch, Switzerland, airbrush, aquarell, artist, banana, cartoon, chimpanzee, drawing, exhibition, fun, illustration, marsdencartoons, monkey, old cartoons, postcards, spot illustrations, still life, watercolor | No Comments »
Monday, January 28th, 2008
From the Marsden Archive :
Christoph Blocher Pen and ink and watercolor cartoon for Nebelspalter Magazine, 1993 by Ian Marsden.
Christoph Blocher is a highly divisive Swiss political figure. He has frequently been compared by the media and his political opponents to figures such as Jean-Marie Le Pen and Jörg Haider. Blocher is the leader of the SVP/UDC party’s nationalist wing, which dominates the party’s delegation to the National Council.
Posted in Christoph Blocher, Marsden, Marsden Archive, Political caricature, Schweiz, Schweizer, Schweizerisch, Switzerland, aquarell, caricature, cartoon, creepy crawlies, deutsch, drawing, illustration, marsdencartoons, old cartoons, pen & ink, spot illustrations, watercolor | 1 Comment »
Saturday, January 26th, 2008
Smoony war das offizielle Maskottchen der Alpinen Ski WM 2003 in Davos in der Schweiz. Design von Ian Marsden.
Character Design, Logos, Mascots
Charakter Design, Logos, Maskottchen
Tags: , Character Design, Charakter Design, Davos, Logos, Mascots, Maskottchen, Ski WM
Posted in Character Design, Corporate Identity, Davos, Marsden, Marsden Archive, Mascots, Maskottchen, Packaging Design, Schweiz, Schweizer, Schweizerisch, Smoony, advertising, cartoon, corporate, cute, deutsch, digital illustration, drawing, flash animation, fun, graphic design, humor, illustration, illustrator, marsdencartoons, official seal or badge, promotional aides, vector artwork | No Comments »
Sunday, January 20th, 2008
“Gesundheit”
a Cartoon Sketch by Ian Marsden
(the original artwork is in the collection of the Karikatur & Cartoon Museum Basel Switzerland)
(Cartoon von Ian D. Marsden: Das Original ist im Besitz des Karikaturen und Cartoon Museums Basel, Schweiz)
Posted in Karikatur & Cartoon Museum Basel, Marsden, Marsden Archive, allergies, cartoon, couples, humor, illustration, illustrator, marriage, marsdencartoons, modern life, pencil, romance, sketchbook, spot illustrations | No Comments »
Sunday, January 20th, 2008
Menu card for the three different sumptuous buffets being offered at the Sandy Lane Luxury Golf and Spa Resort at St James in Barbados, West Indies with 3 original watercolor illustrations by Ian Marsden.
I was in Barbados at the time and enjoyed being commissioned to create this artwork very much.
Of course I had to try the buffet selections on several occasions to make certain I got just the right feel of the ambience.
Posted in Barbados, Marsden, Sandy Lane, aquarell, dining, drawing, golf, hotels, illustration, illustrator, menu card, pen & ink, restaurants, spot illustrations, watercolor | 1 Comment »
Sunday, January 20th, 2008
From the Marsden Archive:
Apparently he is hiding out, heavily armed, in dubious underground pubs all over the world, while playing a deadly cat and mouse game with an equally armed-to-the-teeth Rudolph….
Black and white pen and ink cartoon, comic, graphic novel illustration by Ian Marsden
Posted in 1950's, Marsden, Marsden Archive, cartoon, christmas, crime novel, film noir, graphic novel, holiday card, humor, illustration, marsdencartoons, mystery, noir, pen & ink, postcards, rudolph the red nosed reindeer, santa claus, spot illustrations | No Comments »
