Chuck Jones: June Groom

Here Comes the Groom

Twenty years after the release of “Bugs & Bride ”, this Chuck Jones limited edition hand-painted animation cel is the fifth image he created celebrating the institution of marriage.  This time around, Bugs’ beloved has swept our intrepid rabbit off his feet as they begin their new life together in the 21^st century.  Celebrate with them as they head for their honeymoon suite at the Coachella Valley Carrot Festival Resort and Spa!

The line drawing for this limited edition was created by Chuck Jones and has been serigraphically transferred to an acetate sheet.  Meticulously hand-painted by expert cel painters, each of these cels are authenticated by the official Chuck Jones signature-mark.  As was true of the very first “Bugs & Bride”, this cel is accompanied by a hand-cut, brocade wallpaper background.*

*In 1977, with the release of the very first limited edition hand-painted animation cel, “Duck Dodgers Group”, by Chuck Jones, Linda Jones Clough began to create the backgrounds which accompanied them.  These backgrounds, many collaged and hand-painted, reinforced the essence of Chuck Jones’ character drawings.

Sometimes using pantone paper and wallpaper at other times, Linda cut, glued, heat-sealed and painted each of the backgrounds for every example in an edition for nearly eight years.  Her backgrounds were the perfect stages for the antics of the drawings created by her father.  The release of “Here Comes the Groom” and   “Carrot Cake” heralds the return of these special backgrounds. 

Comments

[Silvia Lisart]

I always though that making cells is a special kind of art, a precious and unique way to keep an art treasure on your own...and of course the ones of Chuck Jones have always been my favorite!
Alongside this serie with Honey Bunny as the bride, I used to enjoy another one, in which the various Looney tunes charachters were playing with their kid counterparts...in particular I saw once there were various with Wile E. Coyote and his Baby released for the opening of a child hospital during the 80's...am I wrong?