The Monday Tilley Watch is a meandering take on the cartoons in the current issue of The New Yorker. The week begins with the eclipse eclipsing political news, if only for a moment. Good luck with that, eclipse. As noted here last week the cover of the new issue (dated August 28, 2017) has received more notice than usual. Read
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Ellis Rosen Pencilled; Latest Karasik Graphic Report
Ellis Rosen Pencilled Jane Mattimoe’s Case For Pencils blog is back with the spotlight on Ellis Rosen, whose first New Yorker cartoon appeared in the issue of December 12, 2016. Link here for the piece. _____________________________________________________________________ Karasik’s Latest Gazette Graphic Report From Paul Karasik’s blog, August 18, 2017, this Graphic Report: Alley’s General Store. Link here to see
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The Monday Tilley Watch is a meandering take on the cartoons in the current issue of The New Yorker. Expecting something political on the July 31st cover it was a surprise when Javier Mariscal‘s water’s edge pastoral popped up on my screen (I’m looking at the digital version of the magazine; I’ll look at the print version when
Read moreRalph Steadman Pencilled; Andy Friedman on Andrew Wyeth’s 100th; A Language Blog Looks at the Language of New Yorker Cartoons; “How Do You Draw the Devil?”
Ralph Steadman Pencilled In a special edition of Jane Mattimoe’s Case For Pencils she interviews the legendary Ralph Steadman. Mr Steadman (seen to the left Skyping with Ms. Mattimoe) has contributed illustrations to The New Yorker as well as an “Artist Sketchbook” or two — read the Pencils post here!
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