Truth In Advertising

First of all, I am aware that I did miss yet another week. However, what I have coming up is well worth the wait! My baseball ink and watercolor is coming along MUCH better than expected and I am very excited. Hopefully in the next couple of days. Now on to today's business!

I have made no secret of the fact that I dislike politicians. But I have a real distrust of politicians that make a grab for power using extremist rhetoric and are usually trying to undo that which benefits us all. Like the EPA or the Clean Water Act. You know, those annoying little things that don't allow corporations to poison the living hell out of all of us to make a buck.



I think I have heard this joke before but a buddy and I were talking last night and this idea hit us. A special thanks to Cap'n Tony for the assist on this one! I know it would actually be hard for politicians to be MORE obvious with who they are truly beholden, but this would just make it simpler to plainly see it in written out in jacket form.

Peanuts and Cracker Jack...

Spring has sprung and a young man's (okay, fine...MIDDLE AGED man's) fancy turns to baseball. For the first time in many years the Paintmonkey is excited about baseball again. Lady Paintmonkey is less than enthused about this turn of events but I have promised her I won't be forcing her to watch all that many games. This is largely because I prefer listening to them on the radio. This is what got started yesterday as I listened to my Braves whoop the tar out of the Nationals.



I was going to wax poetic about America's past-time but many more people with better vocabularies than I have already done so. I'll leave it with a a simple "Let's go get 'em Braves!"

This one's for the Cap'n...

...and the millions of fans who are ready for Wrestlemania tomorrow night being held in Atlanta, Ga! And since I am one of those millions of fans, I felt the need to express this. (And it was a request from my buddy, the Cap'n.) So here you go, a preview of what should be the best match of the night. HHH vs. the Undertaker. Fun night for the Paintmonkey!



Baseball started this week as well but since Wrestlemania is only once a year, I figured I'd wait til next week for my homage to America's past-time.

Nearly Finished

I swore I wouldn't do this again but I am mainly posting this so the client can take a look at the painting before I take it to her. I wanted to just post the finished painting (which this may very well be) but to be sure I need to let her see it, and if there are any changes I am hoping they are minute.



Fingers crossed!

Uncle Sam: World Beat Cop

So this was my reaction when I saw the headlines that we were "engaged in a support effort" with the U.N. to enforce a No-Fly Zone...



Seriously, when do our fighting men and women get a break?

Victory in Defeat

Yet again, I have gone a week without posting a drawing. Again, it had to do with a crazy week at Ye Olde Day Jobbe. However, I have the next week off so I am hoping to make up for lost time once again. I have some new toys to play with and a couple of ideas percolating so here's to a fruitful week.

And just to show you the creative IS still flowing in the household, here is a photo of what Lady Paintmonkey and I spent the evening last night doing...



SUPER MOON!!! Enjoy, everybody!

Dinosaur Slights

I want to prove to people that not all of my cartoons are based on political rage. As any of my regular readers (Hi mom!) know, I am also a big fan of dinosaurs. My most recent submission to the wonderful publication of Prehistoric Times is this little cartoon about the recent discovery of a large sauropod in Utah.



I mean seriously, doesn't it seem a bit mean spirited?