October 06, 2020

Trump Unemployed

 


Trump Unemployed

Just finished my latest commission for one of those trump fans... NOT! Just having a little fun continuing the long tradition of Political Satire.

So, there's one for the Democrats, now a little something for the Republican Party:

Pelosi Zombified


The history of Political Satire


The oldest example that has survived till today is Aristophanes. In his time satire targeted top politicians, like Cleon, and religion, at the time headed by Zeus. "Satire and derision progressively attacked even the fundamental and most sacred facts of faith," leading to an increased doubt towards religion by the general population. The Roman period, for example, gives us the satirical poems and epigrams of Martial. Cynic philosophers often engaged in political satire

Satire can be traced back throughout history; wherever organized government, or social categories, has existed, so has satire.[citation needed]

Due to lack of political freedom of speech in many ancient civilizations, covert satire is more usual than overt satire in ancient literatures of political liberalism. Historically, the public opinion in the Athenian democracy was remarkably influenced by the political satire performed by the comic poets at the theaters.

Watching or reading satire has since ancient time been considered one of the best ways to understand a culture and a society.

During the 20th and 21st Centuries satire is found in an increasing number of media (in cartoons as political cartoons with heavy caricature and exaggeration, and in political magazines) and the parallel exposure of political scandals to performances (including television shows). Examples include musicians such as Tom Lehrer, live performance groups like the Capitol Steps and the Montana Logging and Ballet Co., and public television and live performer Mark Russell. Additional sub-genres include such literary classics as Gulliver's Travels and Animal Farm, and more recently, internet Ezine and website sources such as The Onion.



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September 28, 2019

Rembrandt's Soldier Bean - Poster Size

Rembrandt's Soldier Bean - Canvas Size

Rembrandt's Soldier Bean - Poster Size

Tonight's post is a portrait of  Rembrandt's Soldier Bean in full 16" x 20" x 300DPI poster size print, the latest of and now available in my Mr Bean Collection.

This piece was a commission for a client who wanted a 16 x 20 image to appear as a painting and is to be framed like an old master. These are always a lot of fun and great practice. I actually made a major breakthrough experimenting on this image with some new techniques that I will incorporate on all of my future work. I also learned a couple of new techniques in the latest Adobe Creative Suite.

Well, it's Saturday night and after a very long wait of many months with broken titanium in my back, I go in Monday morning at 4:30am to have it all pulled out and done over. Wish me luck!





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September 16, 2019

Facelift - Portrait of Mrs Bean

Facelift - Portrait of Mrs Bean

Facelift - a portrait of Mrs Bean. This is the latest addiction to my Mr Bean Collection. Click the image for details or Click Here for the entire Mr Bean Experience.







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September 07, 2019

Personal Caricature Portrait



Personal Caricature Portrait

Personal Caricature Portrait


This is my latest personal caricature of a friend and fellow precious metals collector and dealer who I met on instagram after a purchase of a very rare old poured silver ingot. A real nice guy who also works for UPS. Below is my W. E. Mowrey silver ingot collection which he contributed to. Just a few of a large and ultra rare old poured silver ingot collection. W. W. Mowrey Company was established n 1899 and is still in operation.
W. E. Mowrey Company Silver Ingots
I'm still waiting on my back surgery but finally have a date of 9/30/19 so these small quick jobs keep me going until I'm finally able to go full force behind my computer again. It's hard to believe it has been 4 years since my original injury. Two years now since the last surgery which was a complete failure. Below is what it looked like a years and a half ago. It's much worse now.
Failed Back Surgery
I'm looking forward to getting this mess behind me so I can get back to work on new images as well as getting back to the gym so I can complete my training and get my personal trainer license. Three more weeks and then I start another road to recovery.




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August 29, 2019

Royal Court Lady Bean

Royal Court Lady Bean

Royal Court Lady Bean

Back by popular demand, Rowan Atkinson's Mr Bean character is up to it again posing as a Royal Court Lady complete with his / her teddy bear. Oddly enough, this image seems to be the most flattering to date in a weird sort of way.

It always amazes me how popular these Mr Bean images are and the simpler the better it seems. I can spend weeks on a complex illustration and get little interest, but when I post a Bean image, it goes viral at times. So much so that I have done numerous magazine features of the character and about 2 years ago participated in a beach front art show in the South of France comprised solely of Mr Bean images.

So, I will continue to build upon my Mr Bean Collection and who knows where this may lead. One thing is for sure, it will be fun and his die hard fans will follow.





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