Perfect Wokeness

Jumaane Williams for Crain's

The Brains in Crain's

Shekar Krishnan for Crain's New York Business

 

This Studs for You

New and improved Studs Terkel. My plan is keep redrawing all the old portraits again and again until I'm dead. 

 

Biz Wizards

New series of portraits for Crain's New York Business, featuring those bridging the gap between the business world and the New York community.

Kathy Wylde

Melinda Katz

Regina Myer

Andrew Rein

 

Cut-Rate Emancipator

 

Bedbugs #788: During the “Booze and Breakfast” portion of the party, I swam through the air while my old college classmate horsed around in his creepy Abe Lincoln mask.

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Enter the Naggin'

 

I had sold the tickets, served the refreshments, darkened the one-room theater, and cranked the projector to serve the latest arthouse film du jour to the matinee audience.

Suddenly, the she threw open the door, flooding the room with Charlestonian sunshine, and yelled:

”HAZ DE MOOVIE SHTAHRTED?!”

The vision still comes to me in the night, some thirty-plus years later, filling me with panic and revulsion.

"Hi, I'm Ruger"

New Symptoms post, all about the care and feeding of a potential mass shooter.

Remember to subscribe on Substack to have these uplifting essays delivered directly to your inbox, complete with amusing cartoon drawings. https://thesymptoms.substack.com/p/hi-im-ruger?s=w

 

E.O. Wilson

Portrait of famed naturalist E.O. Wilson for the cover of the latest issue of Skeptical Inquirer.

Thanks to Alex Nicaise for the invite.

 

Karl May: The Boy Who Cried Winnetou

 If you grow up in Germany, you absorb the stories of Karl May, if not from his vast catalog of literary works then from the film adaptations of the 1960s. (Chances are good your parents had the soundtrack LP in the family record collection). May’s numerous volumes are such a staple of German culture that endless critical debates have raged over the generations, not as to whether or not his books are any good, but how exactly they uphold the ideals of one political faction over another. Everyone wants to adopt May as their own. Hitler was a fan, so rather than banning the books for their anti-nationalist leanings during the Nazi era, the stories were simply edited to promote wholesome German ideals rather than those of the decidedly non-white characters that May admired.

How to Art

 

Want to hear career advice for college students from a penniless crackpot recluse? Sure you do! Hit the link below and listen to me regale eager youngsters with my demoralizing tales of commercial art woe. It's filmed in YELLOWVISION (tm)!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOEOlHWJW3c

Slides from My 50-Year Vacation

This is a slideshow featured in the Character Witness exhibit in the Limestone University Gallery, October 19 - November 30, 2021. Virtual Artist Talk: October 26 at 12:45 pm Reception: October 27 at 2:00 pm Contact Gallery Director Emily Tuttle at etuttle@limestone.edu for more information. Music: "Solitude" by Jamie Slater, copyright 2021

Show 'Nuff

Presented in the pit of the Deep South (that would be the pit of the giant peach in Gaffney, SC), a new gallery exhibit featuring the illustrated toil of yours truly. Emily Tuttle and Carolyn Ford of Limestone University have assembled a powerhouse collection of my boldest portraits and associated images. Plus I'll be appearing via Zoom from across the pond! More information as we proceed to the finish line. Many thanks to everyone at Limestone for pulling this all together while I sit in another country and eat cheese doodles.

 

Ready, Freddy, Go

Yesterday we celebrated the birthday of the legendary Freddy Hein. Despite our requests, he did not play his invisible acoustic. (In need of a portrait for your own celebratory purposes? Please get in touch.)

 

Rocks Around the Clock

New print: Another edition to the Gods of Geek Mythology series, the zen master of the cartoon arts, Ernie Bushmiller! The Nancy creator works with precision in his den of domestic order, contemplating not one, not two, but three rocks just outside his window. Complete the domestic order of your own domain with Ernie's beatific visage on your wall. https://www.etsy.com/listing/1094401385/ernie-bushmiller-caricature-print-by?ref=shop_home_active_1&frs=1

 

Putting a Little English on that Pidgeon

Another reworking of an older piece: Walter Pidgeon, as he appeared in Forbidden Planet, originally drawn for Turner Classic Movies several years ago. I was clearly not in my right mind when I made the first attempt - and no, you can't see it! Hopefully, this pass shows a bit more respect to this noble screen presence. 

 

The Product-al Son Returns!

Marketers and focus groups agree: Now is the time for MR. PRODUCT! Through the modern miracle of online purchasing, owning Mr. Product products is easier and more satisfying than ever! Attain the lifestyle fulfillment of Product Consciousness with the full line of Mr. Product merchandise! Visit the Mr. Product showroom at the link below!

https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/88566231

 

The Sound of Violence

New Symptoms essay on the struggle of man against noise, now available on Substack. (Don't forget to subscribe!)

https://thesymptoms.substack.com/p/the-sound-of-violence?justPublished=true&fbclid=IwAR3H1a8S1WtdXXLyzbmj19awC1gxK5QGNz9cmhMc6GLpUEMXVABNMTuLAx8

 

Flimsy Post

 

Zoom Meeting Fashion?

Spotted in the wild: Waist-up Monday, waist-down weekend.

 

NEW PRINT: Nothing makes a comic book fanboy foam with rage like the mention of Pop Art legend Roy Lichtenstein. It's just one of the many reasons I love Roy Lichtenstein.

And so I've officially added Roy to the pantheon of Gods of Geek Mythology. And this brand-spanking-new portrait is the latest print available in my Etsy shop. Have I mentioned how happy I am with the quality of these new 11 x 14 prints? Free shipping in the US, if you're into that sort of thing.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1042750636/roy-lichtenstein-caricature-print-by?ref=shop_home_active_1&frs=1