vernscartoons

Dogs

2012-01-02T06:20:00.001-08:00

Penguin

2011-12-26T11:09:00.001-08:00

Frog Legs

2011-12-26T11:08:00.000-08:00

Fly

2011-12-26T11:07:00.000-08:00

Drinking Fountain

2011-12-10T13:49:00.000-08:00

Cow

2011-12-03T16:14:00.000-08:00

Beethoven

2011-11-24T01:42:00.000-08:00

Cheese

2011-11-22T22:08:00.000-08:00

Stick Up

2011-11-20T10:06:00.000-08:00

Business

2011-11-19T00:49:00.000-08:00

Clown

2011-11-18T00:48:00.000-08:00

Mirror

2011-11-16T22:34:00.000-08:00

Glasses

2011-11-14T23:26:00.000-08:00

Prison

2011-11-11T23:46:00.000-08:00

Toupe

2011-11-06T11:36:00.000-08:00

Black Eye

2011-11-06T00:07:00.000-07:00

OMG

2011-11-01T00:08:00.000-07:00

Karate

2011-10-29T21:52:00.000-07:00

Lottery

2011-10-29T01:42:00.000-07:00

Quarters

2011-10-23T01:29:00.000-07:00

Rotate Tires

2011-10-19T00:58:00.000-07:00

Siamese Twins

2011-10-19T00:57:00.000-07:00

Such a Loser

2011-09-24T21:48:00.001-07:00

Mafia - Fringe Benefits

2011-09-24T21:41:00.001-07:00

U Penn

2011-05-29T15:56:00.000-07:00

Illustration Friday: Star Gazing

2010-08-13T08:26:00.000-07:00

He's a star. Get it?

Illustration Friday: Artificial

2010-08-02T20:49:00.000-07:00

Here's one of my favorite gag cartoons matching this week's word. Have a good week everyone.

Illustration Friday: Breakfast

2010-07-16T17:22:00.000-07:00

Here's something I put together a couple of years back that fits nicely with week's word. I can just hear the big guy saying to the little guy: "Misser, eat up! Just mix the milk up with this here so you can grow up big and strong like me."

Illustration Friday: Diary

2010-07-09T21:30:00.000-07:00

I like to take walks once in a while to the top of the hill to refresh my mind. Great views. That's what inspired me to put this together along with the song made famous from the musical group "Bread" about Finding a Diary Underneath a Tree. If you know about that song, it's going to date you!

Illustration Friday: Giant

2010-07-04T15:33:00.000-07:00

When I heard the word, this image just seemed to pop into my head. I'm having fun drawing with graphite again as most of my work lately has been drawn digital. Have a good week everyone.

4th of July Parade Sketches, Clayton, California

2010-07-04T12:43:00.000-07:00

It was a great day to just sketch around town today as I sat on a brick wall under a shady oak tree to keep out of the sun. Here's a couple of sketches I drew as I watched the 4th of July parade go down Main Street in Clayton, CA. It's still a small town parade with lots of enthusiasm and civic pride. So many people involved! Happy Birthday America!

Happy Birtday USA!!!!!

2010-07-04T11:54:00.000-07:00

Something I brought out of my archives but thought appropriate to post today. It's great to be an American!

Illustration Friday: Satellite

2010-07-01T23:48:00.001-07:00

Illustration Friday: Slither

2010-05-31T01:36:00.001-07:00

I've been working on some storyboards for a class I've been taking "online". If you stretch your imagination, it kinda relates to "slither" as Charlie finds the golden ticket. To seem more, here's the link to my online blog that I've been uploading my assignments: click here.

Illustration Friday: Early

2010-05-27T00:54:00.000-07:00

Breakfast for the champions.

Illustration Friday: Equipment

2010-05-14T10:07:00.000-07:00

This post is dedicated all you hard working students studying for their finals this week. Wouldn't it be great if we could all have a machine like this - an apparatus that could record everything that you read? Good luck to you all and remember, it's just a lousy test. It's not going to be the end of the world. You've got everything to gain, and nothing to lose!

Illustration Friday: Cocoon

2010-04-30T08:47:00.001-07:00

Something I painted in watercolors by picking out images from a nature magazine and making a collage. Kinda creepy, huh?

Illustration Friday: Ahead

2010-04-23T07:54:00.000-07:00

Here's a quick sketch for today's word.

Illustration Friday: Detective

2010-04-18T10:13:00.000-07:00

Something I drew a while back for an employee newsletter. I think it matches the word pretty well. Have a good week everyone!

Illustration Friday: Linked

2010-04-09T07:30:00.000-07:00

Partners in crime.

Charles M. Schultz Museum Cartoonist-in-Residence

2010-04-06T23:04:00.000-07:00

Something I never got around to posting but am really proud about. Here's something from the Charles M. Schultz Museum in Santa Rosa. It's a dream come true that I never imaged would happen as a kid. Click here to go there.

Illustration Friday: Dip2

2010-04-04T00:52:00.000-07:00

Here's a zany picture I drew in my sketchbook and painted in Photoshop. It was inspired by this week's word. I drew it in a coffee shop while sipping on some coffee. What is that green stuff anyways? Could it be guacamole?

Illustration Friday: Dip

2010-04-02T07:04:00.000-07:00

Here's my image for this week's IF word: Dip. Now who's ever taken a class at Arthur Murray? Tango anyone?

Illustration Friday: Rescue Two

2010-03-26T09:31:00.000-07:00

I just couldn't resist. Here's a second submission for this week's word "Rescue". It was so perfect for the word! It was a poster I did for Unicef's 50th Anniversary. It was selected to be posted on all the B.A.R.T. (Bay Area Rapid Transit) subway trains throughout the San Francisco Bay Area for a month or so. Enjoy!

Illustration Friday: Rescue

2010-03-26T08:23:00.000-07:00

Here's my submission for this week's word "Rescue".

Illustration Friday: Expired

2010-03-23T22:24:00.001-07:00

Here's a good one for this week's word. Don't forget the "expired" milk with that!

Illustration Friday: Subterranean

2010-03-15T23:37:00.000-07:00

Here's my image for this week. This is the first creature that came out of my head when the word "subterranean" came up. I thought of that movie where that creature comes out of the ground.

Illustration Friday: Brave

2010-03-05T06:33:00.000-08:00

Perfect!! This week's word is great for me because I am the proud graduate of Terry Parker HS 1979 - "Home of the Braves"! Here's something I drew for our 30 year class reunion which was held in July of last year. It was a blast. Go Braves!!!

Illustration Friday: Perspective

2010-03-01T21:31:00.001-08:00

I don't just draw cartoons. Here's a couple of "perspective" drawings I drew either using Adobe Illustrator or my good old fashioned pencil graphite. Check out my other architectural sketches by clicking here: www.vernmercado.blogspot.com.

Illustration Friday: Propagate

2010-02-22T22:09:00.001-08:00

Illustration Friday: Adrift

2010-02-12T06:28:00.001-08:00

Here's my submission for this week's word: Adrift. "Yo ho thar maties! Is that land that I see?"

Illustration Friday: Focused

2010-01-30T23:29:00.001-08:00

Illustration Friday: Clumbsy

2010-01-23T17:37:00.000-08:00

Here's a clown that is not clumsy at all! I've heard riding a unicycle is a really tough thing to do. It looks like he's having a fun time doing it.

Illustration Friday: Wilderness

2010-01-17T08:18:00.000-08:00

Beware of the "Urban Hunter". He leaps from rooftop to rooftop searching for 'gators that have grown too big for the sewers . He may be on a rooftop near you!

Illustration Friday: Confined

2010-01-08T18:42:00.000-08:00

Howdy art lovers. I've been visiting the museums and it's inspired me to put this image together. I've combined the rigid artwork of the computer with the free-flowing lines of my hand drawn line art. The colors used are the basic primaries of red, blue and yellow. I also played around with the geometry of the cage by making the interior a bit larger then the exterior and distorting the perspective for a more intriguing effect. Have a good week everyone.

Illustration Friday: Pioneer & Trail

2010-01-02T14:06:00.000-08:00

I'm on a roll now. That's two posts in two days. (Of course, it is the beginning of the year! Let's see how long this lasts. hee hee.) This is something I never got around to posting for last week's word. IF did inspire me to draw it as I had it in my sketchbook and thought maybe someone out there would enjoy it. Oh well, better late then never as they say. Notice how the lady rider discovers the cityscape in the background while the pioneer driver concentrates on the 'ol dusty trail. Somethings never change, like driving on the freeways nowadays days as we notice strip malls popping up all over the place. Enjoy all!

Illustration Friday: Renewal

2010-01-01T23:47:00.000-08:00

Hello F0lks. It's been a while since I've posted ... about four months. But, it's a new year and I'm ready to start another with lots of resolutions (including more drawing!). This week's word is renewal. With my twentieth wedding anniversary coming up and taking a nice stroll in the park today, I came up with this image. Although, Lucille and I are a lot happier then this couple - Thank God for that! Hope to post again soon. Have a great decade everyone!

Illustration Friday: Strong

2009-09-05T06:46:00.000-07:00

Here's a fun painting for all you "loverboys" out there ... and the women who love them back.

Cake Topper for Steve and Yolanda's Wedding

2009-08-09T06:35:00.000-07:00

I just created a cake topper with my wife Lucille and for our niece's wedding. It was put together using white Clay-Do measuring 4" tall. The groom wears a "Barong Tagalog" which a popular Filipino dress blouse worn to special occasions. Lucille and I make a good team.

Illustration Friday: Tango

2009-07-19T17:36:00.001-07:00

Here's something for this week's word: Tango. See you next week!

Soccer Cow for Philip

2009-07-19T17:30:00.001-07:00

Here's something I drew in my sketchbook for my nephew Philip. He loves soccer and cows too. What a combination! I had to throw those udders into it.

Fourth of July! Happy Birthday America!

2009-07-04T14:07:00.000-07:00

Happy Fourth Everyone. Be safe!

Trumpet Player

2009-06-26T21:37:00.000-07:00

We went to a outdoor concert tonight and I had time to sketch this little guy playing the trumpet. Too bad I didn't have time enough to draw the rest of the band.

Illustration Friday: Craving

2009-06-05T07:56:00.000-07:00

Sometimes you gotta have it! Here's a sketch I did at my favorite Burger joint.

Hippo / Birdy Drawing

2009-06-03T17:45:00.000-07:00

Here's a drawing I did for a company that produces educational software for children ages 3-8. I haven't gotten the job yet, they just wanted a sample. Do you like the hippo?

Botox

2009-05-02T23:58:00.001-07:00

Gag Panel #7

2009-05-02T23:58:00.000-07:00

DivcoWest Ad

2009-04-07T07:34:00.001-07:00

Educational Worksheet

2009-04-06T22:26:00.000-07:00

Born to be Wired

2009-04-06T00:19:00.000-07:00

A birthday card for a guy who has everything. Every gadget I mean.

Illustration Friday: Poise

2009-03-27T07:50:00.000-07:00

Hour Glass

2009-03-26T23:15:00.001-07:00

Gag Panel #6

2009-03-26T23:15:00.000-07:00

Mr. Ugly

2009-03-26T23:14:00.001-07:00

Gag Panel #5

2009-03-26T23:14:00.000-07:00

Mercedes

2009-03-26T23:13:00.001-07:00

Gag Panel #4

2009-03-26T23:13:00.000-07:00

Commodore

2009-03-26T23:12:00.001-07:00

Gag Panel #3

2009-03-26T23:12:00.000-07:00

Photo

2009-03-26T23:08:00.001-07:00

Gag Panel #2

2009-03-26T23:08:00.000-07:00

Tuxedo

2009-03-26T23:06:00.001-07:00

Gag Panel #1

2009-03-26T23:06:00.000-07:00

Illustration Friday: Subtract

2009-03-20T07:00:00.000-07:00

Illustration Friday: Legendary

2009-03-19T22:46:00.000-07:00

Another Reunion Gag Cartoon

2009-03-16T23:19:00.000-07:00

Another reunion gag. Enjoy!

Terry Parker Braves! Yippee.

2009-03-16T23:16:00.000-07:00

Yipee! Four months and counting. Let's hear it for that "Brave Pride"!

Illustration Friday: Intricate

2009-03-13T00:01:00.000-07:00

Something from my sketchbook.

Illustration Friday: Breezy

2009-03-05T23:43:00.000-08:00

Illustration Friday: Instinct

2009-02-22T10:46:00.001-08:00

Here's my submission for this week's word: "Instinct". Also included are more gag cartoons for my 30 year high school class reunion.

Enjoy!

Annually, the guys put on a contest wearing womens' apparel (in drag and usually the athletes) to help get funds the Senior Class Prom. It was called the "Mr. Ugly Contest" and was a great way to raise money while creating lasting memories too.

Computers? Who ever knew (or even cared) what they were in the late 70's? Fast forward thirty years later, computers have done wonders with my artwork (especially Photoshop). Now I can't imagine working without 'em.

Illustration Friday: Celebrate

2009-02-14T13:56:00.000-08:00

Here's another gag for my 30 year high school class reunion. I see it as a "celebration" complete with a punch bowl and streamers.

Here's another one I just completed. Hopefully no one is offended - it's not a bad looking kid; it's a good looking dog! Hee hee.

Illustration Friday: Time

2009-02-07T17:58:00.000-08:00

I'm preparing a couple of comic strips for my thirty year high school class reunion. Good 'ol Terry Parker High School in Jacksonville, Florida! Hail to thee my alma mater! A "timely" illustration for this week's www.illustrationfriday.com word.

Illustration Friday: Flawed

2009-02-04T21:26:00.000-08:00

This cook is happily putting her meal together but something just doesn't look all that right in that bowl of hers. This is something I drew for a company newsletter a few years back. Bon appetit y'all!

Illustration Friday: Climbing

2009-01-28T05:08:00.000-08:00

San Francisco Victorian

2009-01-25T03:39:00.000-08:00

Sketch I drew of a typical San Francisco Victorian.

Illustration Friday: Pale

2009-01-17T23:47:00.001-08:00

Carlos had all the answers. Laurie just sat there with a "pale" stare on her face.

Who can relate to Laurie? How many times has this happened to you? Believe me, I know exactly how Laurie feels because it happens to me all the time.

Illustration Friday: Contained

2009-01-11T12:08:00.000-08:00

What is the opposite of being "contained"? Being free as a butterfly with two big crazy guys chasing you with long cloth nets wanting to "contain" you. Have a good week everyone.

Illustration Friday: Resolve

2009-01-04T15:07:00.000-08:00

Happy 2009 everyone! Here's my first "Illustration Friday" submission for the year. I've been experimenting a little by to using traditionally inked brushwork for the lineart and Photoshop for the tones. Here's to another creative year filled with inspiration!

Sketchbook: Victorian Sketch

2009-01-01T22:59:00.000-08:00

A watercolor and colored pencil sketch from my sketchbook. Happy New Year everyone. May you have a most joyful and prosperous new year ever!

Illustration Friday: Clandestine

2008-12-26T11:30:00.000-08:00

Here's something I drew for a clothing store company newsletter a couple of years back. The article was written for retail associates during the holiday season and how they were to beware of shoppers with large coats and kids in strollers. Can you see all the hidden articles of clothing?