Chichi Parrish has a beautiful joke about the new smoking ban here. Double-click on the image at the other end for a good view.
An interesting week for people who enjoy drawing and jokes because of two excellent exhibitions which are due to open.
The first, on Thursday, is a huge Heath Robinson show at the Cartoon Museum on Little Russell Street, near to the British Museum. Robinson is most famous for his quirky mechanical contraption jokes and this will be a very popular show.
And on Friday, the irrepressible Tim Benson launches Iraq in cartoons. This show will be packed with the best of editorial talent in the country, including Tanya Tier – a highly talented and hardworking satirist who organised the recent Birds of War show.
Courtesy of Rod McKie’s blog, comes sad news of Bud Handelsmann’s death. He was a fine and funny US cartoonist. Rod has posted some excellent examples of his work from Freaky Fables, a long-running and excellent set of parodies of well-known tales and myths. It’s well-worth a look. And a laugh is a great way to remember someone.
One published animated news cartoon on the end of smoking in confined spaces – and Mr Blair.
UPDATE: There is also much activity today on the Tribune Political Cartoons blog where, Alex Hughes, Martin Rowson, John Jensen and I, are reacting to the new cabinet as fast as our pencils will let us…
We have another new Scottish Prime Minister – and to celebrate Channel Four have kindly decided to publish one of my animated cartoons.
To celebrate, I’m going to go outside, smoke a lot of cigarettes and drink considerable amounts of champagne, while I still can.
Published here. Oh, and below now too.
There’s an elegant review at the Nether-World blog of Taking Liberties, a new film about some very serious changes the government have made in UK law. These effect every person in the country, negatively in my opinion. Unfortunately, the film, unlike the laws, is a very limited release but hopefully it will soon be due for a DVD release.
The drawing was recently commissioned by Computing newspaper.
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At this rate, the Keswick pencil museum is going to be even more important than it is already. 🙁
…for my colleague Dave Brown’s art exhibition which is still on at the Political Cartoon Gallery in central London.
It’s a fantastic and large display of wit and technical skill in mashing up (I think that’s the vogue’ish term) classic paintings and current political comment.
Absolutely, don’t miss it. It’s on until the end of June – or, if you cannot make it, at least,buy the book!. I have.
Hat-tip to Dave and Tim Benson who runs a fantastic gallery, which is always worth a visit.
Published here
