Carol's Couch

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

BE THERE!

I am so proud to be included with such talented artists in the animation biz.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Girl Scout Cookies

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Photoshop Illustration

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

What is Dr. Phil's real job?
Can't he go work at a preschool for a few weeks and get back to reality?
I was at a toy store where there was a little boy trying on all of the sparkly princess dresses and shoes. He also put on some super hero boots.
When the mother said it was time to go, she told her son that he could pick out one item to buy.
He thought about it for a minute and chose the sparkly dress up shoes. Bright pink with little heels. He stumbled out of the store with them on.
Did his mom replace those shoes with combat boots? No...She bought him the shoes he liked to play with. He was so happy.
Why teach children prejudice?

Photoshop Illustration by Carol Wyatt
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This article is from Dr. Phil's website:

Robby's 5-year-old son loves to play with Barbies and prefers wearing girl's clothes. She asks Dr. Phil how to deal with this behavior, which she doesn't think is normal.

"There are developmental stages in kids and it is not unusual, particularly for young boys, to experiment and get stuck on certain stimulus items," says Dr. Phil. Particularly because the little boy has two older sisters, he says, it's not unusual.

"This is not a precursor to your son being gay," explains Dr. Phil. He'll know that in time, but this is not an indication of his sexual orientation.

Dr. Phil tells Robby that she has a job to do: "Direct your son in an unconfusing way. Don't buy him Barbie dolls or girl's clothes. You don't want to do things that seem to support the confusion at this stage of the game ... Take the girl things away, and buy him boy toys."

Most importantly, he tells Robby, "Support him in what he's doing, but not in the girl things."

http://www.drphil.com/articles/article/258

Photoshop Illustration
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Thursday, February 3, 2011

New Sketch - Blue Sketch

Blue Girl - Photoshop Illustration

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I guess I'm obsessed with profiles right now.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Bea & Bo - Feb. 1st

Doodling last night while my daughter told me about middle school life.

I named it Bea & Bo

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Photoshop Illustration

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Lumpus Cabin

Lumpus Cabin, originally uploaded by carol-wyatt.

My inspiration behind the designs on Camp Lazlo were vintage fabrics from the 40s and 50s. The colors were graphic and bold with areas where the white of the fabric peeked through the paint. Almost like a dry brush effect, but more graphic.
I loved the yellow skies in the old Western prints and added that to the Lazlo environment.

Night time Camp Kidney

Cabin with Boat, originally uploaded by carol-wyatt.

While I was still working on Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, I worked late into the night on the Camp Lazlo pilot. Joe Murray drew and animated. I designed and painted. It took a couple of years for the show to go through negotiations and changes before Cartoon Network aired the first episode.
These paintings were some of my favorites from Camp Lazlo.