Just posted up a few more toons from don on his site! http://www.fantasyflies.com/fly_side.php
<http://www.fantasyflies.com/fly_side.php>Cheers! Darren On Fri, Dec 24, 2010 at 2:53 PM, Don Ordes <f...@tribcsp.com> wrote: > Thanks, Joyce. > > Now, after my 2-year bout with trigeminal neuralgia and the surgery to get > ri of it, I am enjoying eating once again. So my other passion of cooking > Cajun dishes and Indian Curry (British style) is kicked in big time. I also > do BBQ and a lot of smoking meats in my smoker, along with making jerky. > I'm hoping to get some sausage-making stuff in the future. > > I've slowed way down in my fly-tying collecting- just ran out of space. > Now it's work just to find things and keep it all organized and straight. > Cheryl refuses to help in the fly room, and I can't blame her. LOL > > If anyone wants my recipe for Indian curry and the mango chutney for a > condiment, drop me a note. > > Don > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Joyce M Westphal <joyce...@gmail.com> > *To:* vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > *Sent:* Friday, December 24, 2010 12:41 PM > *Subject:* Re: [VFB] New cartoons on website- looong reply to Tom > > Don, is there anything you can't do? Loved the work. Joyce > > On Fri, Dec 24, 2010 at 12:08 PM, Don Ordes <f...@tribcsp.com> wrote: > >> Tom, (et al -if you want to) >> >> Thanks. I enjoyed reading your 'article'. The cartoon about the >> 'side-winder' is great! LOL I liked the one with the guy wearing his >> flyfishing hat in church. I have one close to that somewhere, where the >> minister, dad, groom, and groomsmen were all dressed in >> *tuxedo*-flyfishing-wear >> as their wedding theme (since the brides normally get their themes) (Now >> I'll spend two hours looking for it). Darren will be posting some more >> cartoons soon. >> >> I've done a lot of things during my life, but artwork- drawing, painting, >> etc., has always been included in the package. I was always the artist for >> school papers and projects, and people thought it was weird when one of the >> football jocks ( a full-back yet) came in to help design and draw banners >> and newspaper artwork. We didn't have copiers for the earliest years, so >> nothing got saved. Remember the old mimeograph machines? We thought that >> was so cool. >> >> During high school, I did a lot of caricature work and pencil portraits. I >> did the guys in their cars all hopped up like Ed Roth drawings: (remember >> these?) >> I didn't do the faces grotesque, but did a portrait/caricature of the >> guy instead with a big grin. I did dozens of them, maybe a hundred, but I >> don't have a single drawing left. I think my cousin may have one. >> >> I also did pencil portraits of guy's girlfriends for a nominal fee- at the >> time gas and date money. I would draw them from photographs, like these: >> Remember Rodney Barrileaux? That's his *niece* above to the left. >> Small world, ain' it? Talk about cajun-cute!!! >> >> I still have these left, and scanning is the way to go. Wish I had that >> back when. Family & friends wanted me to go be an artist in th French >> Quarter, drawing portraits of tourists. I liked my art as a hobby, but I >> didn't want to make *work *out of it. Besides, the people down in the >> Quarter weren't my 'scene' kind of people. >> >> I also did a lot of fun cartoon caricatures, and did a couple of dozen of >> the office workers when I worked down in Tampa in the mid 70's. Here's one >> example: (of about 10 pages like this) >> I became a company 'legend' by doing these. They were copied probably >> hundreds of times by the workers. Each person had his own quirk, passion, >> or whatever he/she was known for, and I magnified this for the cartoon and >> made his/her face look like them. >> >> When I got to Wyoming, the fly shop owner was amazed that I could draw >> flies and designs in just seconds, and repeat the drawings when it came to >> drawing fly ties in steps. He had me do instructions and draw cartoons for >> his shop and then later for some newspapers around the state. I did a lot >> of pattern illustrations for the 'Patterns of the Masters' in 1995/6. >> >> I was into pool at the time- big time- and was drawing illustrations to >> publish a book on my shots and techniques. I never did as I retired from it >> in 1985 because of my back. But I've seen my ideas and shots come into play >> decades after the fact, although I don't think they were copied as I never >> published them. The marked-up cue-ball was one of my main ideas. They have >> them now, just not as complete as I had the shot-language to go along with >> the illustrations. I have great visualization ability for banking shots, >> and I was the one who developed the 8-rail shot. They do it now, but cheat >> the shot by just ending up on a dollar bill. I used to consistently pocket >> a ball after the 8th rail. They can't do that even 30 years later. >> I had surgery in 2002, and would like to play again, but I can't aim with >> tri-focals. LOL. If it's not one thing it's another. >> I found an old copy of a drawing of the 8-rail shot: (the Que-ball is in >> the middle of the other balls- 8-ball pockets) >> >> Back on the *cartoons,* you'll see the mid-90's as the dates on many >> of my cartoons, and thereafter. I did quite a few I can't find, so I'll >> have to re-draw them. The drawing itself doesn't take me long- an hour at >> most, but the idea and the presentation must be 'on' for me to like the >> cartoon. I've seen versions of my themes in different venues after I've >> posted mine, so they must get noticed 'out there'. (Like my Chernobyl >> Mouse) >> >> When I got to Wyoming in 1976, I was into drafting and technical art and >> did a lot of renderings of plant equipment for sales, and did some paintings >> in my free time. I wound up doing a lot of technical illustrating throughout >> my career for idea presentations- 3-D scaled isometric drawings of equipment >> that didn't exist yet. Really helped the engineering aspect, but then >> computers took over and my hand-art was a dead field, even though I was the >> best at it. Everything is done now by CG nerds in Solidworks, and I didn't >> want to go that way. I do draft now in AutoCad, but it's 'against my will' >> that I do so. >> >> I've done a lot of illustrating for books and mags, and other tiers over >> the years, and I draw up many fly-design notes to myself when I'm having >> mornig coffee. I have a 3" binder full of fly design drawings, many realized >> and many not yet. >> >> You can see some other art-work on my Tutorials page on my web-site. I >> have a lot more to post, but I'm careful what I post because of all of the >> plagerizers out there. One guy posted a photo of *my *tiger mouse (the >> one I gave to Vlad Markov) on Mark Romero's site and *claimed* *he tied >> it*. Mark banned him for life. At least Fabrezio *re-tied* my tiger >> mouse (and others) before he calimed they were his ideas. >> >> Artwork comes in many forms, and I enjoy working art along with humor into >> my flies. Being from New Orleans, I'm not content with the established >> envelope, so I live on the borders and travel way outside of it (a rebel at >> heart- ask Buggs and Dr. D.). The Flex-o flies and deer hair sculpting are >> two challenging forms of art, and I'm still pretty much the only one doing >> Flex-o flies as art. You can see some of them on my web-site. >> >> All flies can be an art form, but fortunately fish are not critics and >> will eat most anything that looks like a bug, especially crippled ones. >> >> Well, I guess I've bored you enough. After I'm gone and am worm-food, >> maybe Cheryl will be able to sell my stuff for something to live on. >> >> DonO >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Tom Davenport" <t...@comcast.net> >> To: <vfb-mail@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2010 11:34 PM >> Subject: Re: [VFB] New cartoons on website >> >> Don, I really enjoyed your cartoons. They brought to mind my father's >> only brother, (and my favorite uncle), Bob Davenport, who was a commercial >> artist for the Des Moines Register and Tribune for 30 plus years. He always >> signed his work "Dav". >> >> Back in those days, if someone needed line art, they went into my uncle's >> office and asked for it, and usually got it on the spot. Watching him draw >> was like magic, since he visualized the entire drawing before it was started >> and had the habit of laying down "markers" at random places on the blank >> page which then quickly evolved into the finished drawing. >> >> Besides his own unique style he could draw in any other artists style if >> necessary, in fact he was good friends with Charles Shulz and Walter Lance >> (the creator of Pogo) and would occasionally draw comics for them when they >> needed a break (he would convert the artists rough drawings into finished >> panels). He also had a syndicated a single panel gag cartoon of his own >> that ran for about three years, called "Open Season", with outdoor themes >> similar to yours. You can see some of them at >> >> http://gallery.me.com/tsmd#100402 >> >> (Technically the Open Season drawings are still owned by the Des Moines >> register, but I have a letter giving me permission to use them for any >> non-commercial purpose). >> >> But far and away his funniest work were the drawings he would whip out for >> his co-workers when some news story or office event caught his fancy. There >> are hundreds of them, and someday I might post them as well, but hesitate >> because they are often edgy and sometimes off-color. Here is one of my >> favorites, which he probably drew in less than five minutes to hand to a >> friend: >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> >> >> His favorite story to tell was about a stunt that almost cost him his >> job. He was drawing a sketch for a story about the newest (and tallest) >> building in Des Moines, and it involved drawing hundreds of windows. He got >> bored, so as a joke for the copy editor, he drew a small nude in one of the >> windows, figuring he editor would spot it and white it out. But he missed >> it, and it went out into full circulation! >> >> He would visit us every other year or so, and of course we loved to have >> him draw. A life long bachelor, he retired because of declining health and >> came to live with my father for what turned out to be his last visit; he >> died about six weeks after his arrival. When we went back to Iowa for the >> funeral his co-workers brought out dozens of funny drawings that Bob had >> made for them, we made copies of them all. We also found scrapbooks kept by >> my grandmother which contained all of his published work, and were surprised >> to find that every time he drew a family or children, they usually looked >> just like us! >> >> Anyway, your cartoons are very funny, and thanks for bringing back some >> good memories, >> >> Tom Davenport >> >> >> On Dec 20, 2010, at 7:57 PM, Don Ordes wrote: >> >> > I have two new cartoons up on my website. Thanks to Darren (Pacres) for >> loading them for me. >> > >> > http://www.fantasyflies.com/fly_side.php >> > >> > Buggs had too much Ever-clear egg-nog last night. >> > >> > Good thing I don't drink. I'm the designated driver. >> > >> > DonO >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" >> group. >> > >> > To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> > For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en >> > >> > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" >> group. >> > >> > To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> > For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en >> > >> > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" >> group. >> >> To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en >> >> VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -- http://dailyflytyer.com - The Daily Fly Tyer -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
