Comments on: Friday Feature Artist: Terry Forestal

By: Terry Lou Forestal

Terry Lou Forestal — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 01:52:04 +0000

Matt, thanks for the opportunity to be able to share my cartoons. I am taking things slow so I can find my place in the world of cartooning. I am unsure how to get my work out there outside of Disability Web Sites even though it seems that non disabled folks like the toons. Even more unsure how to recieve payment for them.

I have since started doing my toons in color with the Wacom Pen. I like the way it looks but still nothing compares to the ink scratched paper I like to send to people imagining the expression on their faces when they first open it. I try real hard just to use a few simple lines to suggest the personal image I do for them.

Thanks for the responses, it sure helps when we as artists get the feedback doesn’t it?

By: Retired Driver

Retired Driver — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 00:12:33 +0000

This artist has the ability to capture the essence of her subjects and present them with the intent she desires.
I have been the subject of her work although we have never met, she used a picture that I had placed in the Pride web pages.
The humor she injects into her cartoons really hits close to home for many of us who are struggling with some type of disability. To see and get a happy feeling from her toons is a breath of fresh air in the mundane lives of members of the group.
What ever path she takes, I’m sure she will be successful and well received.

By: Poki-aka Candy

Poki-aka Candy — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 23:31:04 +0000

Terry is a great up and coming cartoonist. I have been blessed to have a few of her originals. She does great work, and I know someday my originals will be worth many dollars. More than that now is, she has made me laugh, and brings smiles to me, and many more who see her cartoons. Check out her gallery at the Pride Mobility site, it is awesome.

By: alan

alan — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 23:19:56 +0000

i am a bit like yourselve terry on the confidence side for the first time this year i have tried my hand at some cartoon contests. sadly no winners boo hoo but iv,e picked myself up brushed myself down and are trying for some more. your cartoon has great humour with it keep plugging away. and too would love to do cartoons about disabled god all sorts of things unfortunatly you have to be careful these days. go for it terry the world is everybodys oyster.

By: Matt Glover

Matt Glover — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:38:09 +0000

My apologies for calling Terry a ‘him’. Her husband assures me that she is a ‘her’.

Oops.

By: RM Bygum

RM Bygum — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:03:36 +0000

I think there is some serious talent here.
The art (and it IS art) speaks to the audience and brings a smile the moment the eyes focus on it.
The commercial ventures are there, Terry. Keep getting your work out there and you will be rewarded for your efforts.

I am very impressed!

By: strungetta - Barbara

strungetta - Barbara — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:02:10 +0000

I read Terry’s cartoons at the Pride Mobility Cartoon gallery as I too am disabled. These cartoons always bring a smile to my face and the faces of the other members. Terry is extremely talented and should never stop drawing. Terry’s knack of capturing the characters in the cartoon as we sometimes see ourselves is so unique. Those cartoons let us laugh at ourselves with love making our individual situations seem not so bad. Terry is an inspiration to us at Pride Mobility!