Gorgeous Gals' Back Cover Artwork

Doug decided to use this 9 x 12 pencil and ink sketch on the back cover of his newest 24-page convention booklet - Gorgeous Gals.

Artwork featured in Gorgeous Gals is for sale on Doug's comicartfans Premium Gallery.
The 24-page convention booklet, priced at $15.00, will debut at the 5-day San Diego Comic-Con, July 20-24; Doug will again exhibit with Big Wow Art.

(blog entries by Heidi Hutson)

Playboy Gag Rough Reject of the Week

(blog entries by Heidi Hutson)

CAF Artwork: Blue-eyed Blond

Doug's CAF Premium Gallery features Playboy cartoons, gag roughs - both B & W and color, and unpublished original art for sale, including Blue-eyed Blond, which will be featured in Fabulous Faces, a 24-page convention booklet to debut at Fan Expo Canada August 25-28 in Toronto.

This 9 x 12 watercolor is done on 100% cotton, 140 Lb. cold pressed Arches of France watercolor paper using Dr. Ph. Martin's aniline dyes.

(blog entries by Heidi Hutson)

Playboy Gag Rough Reject of the Week

(blog entries by Heidi Hutson)

Doug Will Appear As A Featured Guest at Fan Expo Canada in Toronto August 25-28

Fan Expo Canada in Toronto has invited Doug to exhibit as a Featured Guest at the 2011 comics-cartoon convention August 25-28, 2011 at the Metro Toronto Convention Center.

In addition to selling personalized copies of Unpublished Sneyd, featuring 100 of Doug's favorite Playboy "rejects," he will have original artwork, a number of 11 x 17 limited edition prints and 24-page convention sketchbooks. Fabulous Faces will debut at Fan Expo Canada in August.

Dark Horse Comics, the largest independent comic book publisher in the U.S., is exhibiting at Fan Expo Canada for the first time and will have copies of the standard-edition hardcover of The Art of Doug Sneyd available for purchase. The 248-page book features over 270 of Doug's Playboy color cartoons as well as chapter introductions featuring anecdotes and personal reflections. He also shares his creative process by including a number of original gag roughs and preliminary pencil and color roughs.

Doug's career as a professional artist began in a garret studio in Montreal, where he painted commissioned portraits. He then moved to Toronto, where he worked as an advertising, magazine and textbook illustrator. He expanded into syndicated political cartoons and, in 1964, began producing cartoons for Playboy, where a distinct brand of humor has been an important factor in the magazine's success since 1953.

(blog entries by Heidi Hutson)

On the Road: Spring Visit to Historic Natchez, Mississippi

Monmouth Plantation, 1818, has been beautifully restored and designated a National Historic Landmark. Besides 30 beautifully appointed rooms and suites, the 26-acre property offers guests lush gardens, ponds and walking trails. The wisteria was glorious during our stay and visit in Natchez.

Peter and Cecile - residents of London, Ontario who also spend the winter on the Alabama Gulf Coast - visited Natchez with us. Before dinner at the 1818 Restaurant at Monmouth Plantation, we enjoyed cocktails on the patio.

Lucy Ann, our tour guide while in Natchez, explained that construction on the "Oriental Villa" called Longwood was begun in 1860; however, it was halted by the Civil War because most of the Yankee craftsmen laid down their tools and left. Only one floor of the octagonal house was finished; descendants of Dr. Haller Nutt and his wife Julia lived there until the late 1960s. The National Historic Landmark property is now owned and maintained by the Pilgrimage Garden Club.

Stanton Hall, built in 1857 and currently owned by the Pilgrimage Garden Club, is regarded as one of the most palatial residents of antebellum America. The Greek Revival-style house is surrounded by huge live oak trees and remarkable for having many original pieces from the Stanton family. It was built by Frederick Stanton, one of three brothers who came to America from Belfast, Ireland.

In addition to touring antebellum homes and gardens during the annual 5-week Spring Pilgrimage, several evening events are also available; we attended the Historic Natchez Tableaux. The blend of tableaux, song and dance has been presented since 1932 in the City Auditorium and features Natchez residents in period costumes.

Rosalie, built between 1820 and 1823, was the third National Historic Landmark home we toured while in Natchez. It was located on the river bluff near the site of Natchez Indians' massacre of the French at Ft. Rosalie and was the home of the Union Army in Nathez during the Civil War. In 1938 it was purchased by the Mississippi DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution).

(blog entries by Heidi Hutson)

Playboy Gag Rough Reject of the Week

(blog entries by Heidi Hutson)

CAF Artwork: Beautiful Brunette #2

Doug's CAF Premium Gallery features Playboy cartoons, gag roughs -both B & W and color, and unpublished original art for sale, including Beautiful Brunette #2. The 9 x 12 watercolor is done on 100% cotton, 140 Lb. cold pressed Arches of France watercolor paper using Dr. Ph. Martin's aniline dyes. (blog entries by Heidi Hutson)

Playboy Gag Rough Reject of the Week

(blog entries by Heidi Hutson)