Craig MacIntosh
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Craig MacIntosh is an American cartoonist who, along with Steve Sack
, draws the cartoon activity panel Doodles
, which began in 1986 and is distributed by Creators Syndicate
. MacIntosh also works on the comic strip Sally Forth
and worked as an editorial cartoonist for the Minneapolis Star Tribune until 1992.
Craig MacIntosh was born in Long Beach, California
. in 1943. He grew up in a Navy
family and lived on both coasts as a child and considers Honolulu his hometown. He graduated from Radford High School
in 1962 and went to University of Illinois, graduating in 1966 with degree in Fine Arts.
Craig was drafted that fall and spent three years in the army, with the last year in Vietnam as a platoon leader. When he returned home, he began work as an editorial cartoonist with the Dayton, Ohio, Journal Herald until 1975.
In 1975, he moved to Minneapolis to become the editorial cartoonist for the evening Minneapolis Star and then continued with the merged Star and Tribune (now Star Tribune). In 1979-80, he created a strip called "Gunnar" for the Star. In 1986, he and Steve Sack joined to create the children’s cartoon feature Doodles. In 1992, he left the paper to work full time on the syndicated cartoon strip Sally Forth, as well as continuing with Doodles.
Craig is married, with two adult children who live in Minneapolis. He has published two books of drawings of historic buildings in Dayton and Minneapolis. He enjoys working with bronze
sculpture
and watercolor paintings. Craig was also a high school surf star in Hawaii. He surfed extensively at the hot breaks and was known for his smooth style at Kaiser's Bowl and Number 3's on the south shore, Makaha and on the north shore at famous spots like Haleiwa, Laniakea, and Pipeline. He keeps in close contact with his old surf pals, and once in a while gets in the water. In his free time, he enjoys oil painting
.
Steve Sack
Steve Sack is an American cartoonist who, along with Craig Macintosh, draws the cartoon activity panel Doodles. Sack is also an award-winning editorial cartoonist for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, where he started in 1981...
, draws the cartoon activity panel Doodles
Doodles (comic)
Doodles is a children's activity comic strip drawn by Steve Sack and Craig MacIntosh. Originally syndicated in 1985 as "Professor Doodles' Just For Kids Corner", the strip was renamed "Doodles" in 1998. The comic is distributed by Creators Syndicate....
, which began in 1986 and is distributed by Creators Syndicate
Creators Syndicate
Creators Syndicate is an independent distributor of comic strips and syndicated columns for daily newspapers. It was founded in 1987 by Richard S. Newcombe, and is based in Los Angeles. Creators was one of the first syndicates to allow its clients to maintain creative control of their material...
. MacIntosh also works on the comic strip Sally Forth
Sally Forth (syndicated strip)
Sally Forth is a daily comic strip created by Greg Howard in 1982, focusing on the life of a white American middle-class mother at home and work. Sally's name is a play on words—"to sally forth" means to set out on an adventure....
and worked as an editorial cartoonist for the Minneapolis Star Tribune until 1992.
Craig MacIntosh was born in Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...
. in 1943. He grew up in a Navy
Navy
A navy is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake- or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions...
family and lived on both coasts as a child and considers Honolulu his hometown. He graduated from Radford High School
Admiral Arthur W. Radford High School
Admiral Arthur W. Radford High School, known as Radford High School, is a public high school in the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, adjacent to the Halawa CDP.-Admiral Arthur W. Radford :...
in 1962 and went to University of Illinois, graduating in 1966 with degree in Fine Arts.
Craig was drafted that fall and spent three years in the army, with the last year in Vietnam as a platoon leader. When he returned home, he began work as an editorial cartoonist with the Dayton, Ohio, Journal Herald until 1975.
In 1975, he moved to Minneapolis to become the editorial cartoonist for the evening Minneapolis Star and then continued with the merged Star and Tribune (now Star Tribune). In 1979-80, he created a strip called "Gunnar" for the Star. In 1986, he and Steve Sack joined to create the children’s cartoon feature Doodles. In 1992, he left the paper to work full time on the syndicated cartoon strip Sally Forth, as well as continuing with Doodles.
Craig is married, with two adult children who live in Minneapolis. He has published two books of drawings of historic buildings in Dayton and Minneapolis. He enjoys working with bronze
Bronze
Bronze is a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper, usually with tin as the main additive. It is hard and brittle, and it was particularly significant in antiquity, so much so that the Bronze Age was named after the metal...
sculpture
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
and watercolor paintings. Craig was also a high school surf star in Hawaii. He surfed extensively at the hot breaks and was known for his smooth style at Kaiser's Bowl and Number 3's on the south shore, Makaha and on the north shore at famous spots like Haleiwa, Laniakea, and Pipeline. He keeps in close contact with his old surf pals, and once in a while gets in the water. In his free time, he enjoys oil painting
Oil painting
Oil painting is the process of painting with pigments that are bound with a medium of drying oil—especially in early modern Europe, linseed oil. Often an oil such as linseed was boiled with a resin such as pine resin or even frankincense; these were called 'varnishes' and were prized for their body...
.
External links
- Doodles on Creators.com- updated daily
- Sally Forth - in the Seattle Times