Jurascals by J. Timothy Quirk is a daily comic strip published in the print edition of the Auburn Citizen, the newspaper of record in Auburn, New York. Jurascals follows the adventures of Lina and her rascally Jurassic Dinosaur and in this series, from end of April to May, they explored the world of ART! Each day is an opportunity to entertain and to provide some educational value so I took the opportunity to create parodies of different styles and artists in what I considered to be a fun way. It's one thing to know the name Picasso, and it's another to see the style represented in the family friendly comic strip with your favorite dinosaur! To the extent that any reader is inspired to find out more about the real artists parodied here, the greater I feel I achieved a part of the goal of Jurascals! One "reader" was a young friend inspired by his art teacher to do his own "Van Gogh" and his Mom emailed it to me! I enjoyed it and wanted to share it with you! So without further adieu, here are some of my favorites which includes a young person named Tommy's Van Gogh which is one of my favorites too!
Warhol parody
Lichtenstein parody
Jackson Pollock parody
Magritte parody
Picasso-blueperiod Parody
Picasso RosePeriod Parody
Sendak parody
Hopper parody
Van Gogh Parody 1 Starry Night
Van Gogh parody 2 Night Cafe (this references
www.youeatwhaticookyou.com a father and son cooking duo in the Central New York region where the comicstrip is printed)
Degas parody
Monet Parody
Two young friends were inspired in school to create their own Van Goghs and their Mom kindly emailed me at
rascals@jurascals.com this photo of art! I liked it so much I wanted to share it with you! Here's Tommy's Van Gogh!
Thank you Tommy M !!!!
