I’m craving for ice candy.
I found this yummy photo of homemade ice candies on scentofgreenbananas.blogspot.com.
Larry Alcala
I hardly noticed it then, or gave it much thought, but I really enjoyed Mr. Larry Alcala’s (1926-2002) Slice of Life comics. I used to skip everything else in the paper and leafed straight through to the comics section. He made a lot of other titles but I was only familiar with this one. I think it was because Mr. Alcala’s drawings seemed to come alive even when I knew that they were just drawings printed on paper. He didn’t need to write words to tell a story because he drew it all. Everyone on the page was doing something that represented everyday life in the Philippines and it was magical.
And of course, it was always fun to look for this iconic face on the page. I honestly think that Slice of Life was more enjoyable than “Where’s Waldo?” books.
It’s my dream to, one day, be able to achieve this kind of synergy in my drawings. Right now, most of what I do are one character illustrations with hardly any background or props because I know that my skills are still limited but hopefully, if I practice long and hard enough, I’ll get to this level of craftsmanship.
