Magictoons 2010

For a few years now, I've been collecting a bunch of cartoons related to the art of magic. These cartoons are geared towards magicians, but hopefully some will make non-magicians and their assistants laugh as well.

Here are a collection I made for the 2010 Magictoons calendar which I sold through Zazzle.com. See what you think and send me some feedback.

Ring 21 Picnic

On June 8th will be Ring 21's Annual Picnic.

Strolling Magic

Here's a recent cartoon I did to promote March's Ring 21 meeting. Click on the above image to go to the official website!

Come see this show!

Magic Program Artwork

So here's the bad news... sadly, due to lack of ticket sales the Eagle Rock school has cancelled the Magic Show altogether. Please admire the poster and the program below.

But there is some good news! We can still plug in new info onto this new poster as well as the program for future shows at other schools.

Upcoming Ring 21 Magic Shows

The Final Design!

Here's the final poster which Ring 21 will use to promote the upcoming magic show at Eagle Rock Jr/Sr High. I'm hoping the printed posters will look as good as this one does. I also hope to perform at this show and will be glad to sign some posters if asked.

Magic Poster Designs

Here are three different design ideas for IBM Ring 21's new magic poster. See which one you like and then let me know.

Variety Show program cover art

This is the most recent program cover I did for the Roosevelt Elementary 2012 Variety Show.

Below is the artwork I did for the 2011 program entitled "The Sound of Movies".
I made a parody of the "Sound of Music" and at one point there was a discussion on whether the Teddy character should be put in a dress or not.

Luckily, he's in lederhosen instead.

Magic Artwork

I'm only responsible for the artwork, not the name of the trick.

Happy Holidays 2011

Am I Alone...???

Its been a while since I posted anything on this blog and mainly because I haven't heard from anyone who has read it. Perhaps writing isn't my greatest talent, however drawing and working on ideas for stories are. But why spend a lot of time blogging, if no audience exists? Its kinda like talking to yourself in a sub truck?

So. Is there anyone out there? Am I in my very own sub-trunk? Please let me know if I should continue posting or not?? Any suggestions? Comments?
Thanks,
Jimr

Ultimate Squash and Stretch

http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6497906/super-slow-motion-bouncing-jello-cubes

Happy Holidays 2010!

Basil the Bunny

Here is a bit of animation magic history which create for a video project which disappeared and never happened. Don't blink.

Magic Posters

Here are two magic posters, one is for SAM Assembly 291 and the other is for a show that IBM Ring 21 performed at several years ago. I really enjoyed coming up with the design and making the final posters.




This is a flyer design for Ring 21's Picnic. Notice the third hand?

MagicToons

Several years ago, I was inspired by an artist named Nelson Hahne who has made tons of illustrations and cartoons for various magic books and magazines. I found his work in a box of old Linking Ring magazines and came up with my own one panel cartoon called "MagicToons", about the funny side of magic for magicians and their assistants.

After I had a good amount of cartoons completed, I contacted the present day Linking Ring and submitted my work to the editor at the time,Phil Wilmarth. He liked my cartoons and agreed to publish them every month for several years. I wasn't paid a thing and at the time, I was using it as a test to see if I could generate more material as well as find my own cartoon style.

Here are a collection I made for the 2010 Magictoons calendar which sold this year through Zazzle.com. If you like them, let me know what you think.

MagicToons 2009

This is a collection of cartoons from my 2009 MagicToons Calendar.

An Introduction

This is a blog where art and magic meet. I hope to create a magical outlet where others interested in magic as well as art, can come to learn a few new tricks, post magical findings, learn from the past and invent the future.

Enjoy.
JR