So many of Friz Freling's cartoons seem to feature backgrounds that evoke a lonely feeling. Certainly many of Paul Julian's paintings do. And yet the cartoons are just as funny and happy as his later 1950's work where the backgrounds were really simple, clear, and not lonely. Tugboat Granny from 1956 is an example of what I mean.
I would go so far as saying the seriousness of Paul Julian's BGs help the comedy, especially in the Bugs shorts with Yosemite Sam. They give the cartoons a sense of reality and stakes bordering on menace that Chuck Jones or McKimson's cartoons don't have. (Not to say that Jones or McKimsons' cartoons lack anything. They just go for a different vibe.)
Lastly, thanks for this blog, and all the work it takes to put this together. I am learning a lot from it.
So many of Friz Freling's cartoons seem to feature backgrounds that evoke a lonely feeling. Certainly many of Paul Julian's paintings do. And yet the cartoons are just as funny and happy as his later 1950's work where the backgrounds were really simple, clear, and not lonely. Tugboat Granny from 1956 is an example of what I mean.
ReplyDeleteI would go so far as saying the seriousness of Paul Julian's BGs help the comedy, especially in the Bugs shorts with Yosemite Sam. They give the cartoons a sense of reality and stakes bordering on menace that Chuck Jones or McKimson's cartoons don't have. (Not to say that Jones or McKimsons' cartoons lack anything. They just go for a different vibe.)
Lastly, thanks for this blog, and all the work it takes to put this together. I am learning a lot from it.