Tim Walker is a veteran of the animation industry — having worked on many classic American cartoons, including Mickey Mouse, Batman, The Flintstones, the Smurfs, and many more. With more than 50 years of experience in the industry, Tim has never wavered from his passion for cartoons, which began at a young age. Despite challenges such as addiction and lateral Parkinson’s disease, which destroyed his ability to draw as the disease damaged his right hand, he has never given up and continues to draw today with his left hand. Though officially retired since 2014, Tim is still involved in animation projects. He can’t help it. It’s deeper in his bones than disease could ever be.
Recently, Tim has started selling Timmy Toons on this website as a way to make some extra money and share some of his art with people who like the style. You can think of the originals, prints, posters, etc. that Tim makes as, while not always a reference to classic animation, fully embodying the art style of Mr. Magoo and United Products of America (UPA) in general.
That effectively means a somewhat sparse drawing style that’s a bit different than the typical “funny animal” style of the day. Mr. Magoo, for example, was a crotchety, nearsighted old man, which for both the 1950s and the 2020s is a rather unusual choice for an animation’s main character.
Sometimes animation can be about just getting the production done and keeping the imagery coherent and engaging. However, with Timmy Toons, Tim aims to infuse his work with a bit of extra mystery and meaning. With his UPA-style of drawing and half-century of experience in the industry, Tim expresses a unique vision through his art, which he’d more than pleased to share with you.
