I participated in a fun show at Baltimore’s Creative alliance on Saturday Night. It featured the Baltimore Improv Group (BIG) with myself joining them on stage for some interesting collaborative spontaneous tomfoolery. Above is the billboard from the Patterson Theater, home of the Creative Alliance. Kind of cool!…

Here’s a recent effort for The Economist to draw Senator Joe Lieberman. The senator has a face made for caricature and I enjoyed exploring his crevices and wrinkles with glee.

I was at a conference on the new Carbon Economy which inspired me to create this cartoon for this week’s edition of The Economist.

Here’s a sneak peek at the March spread of the new 2010 Economist illustrated wall calendar. You can order the calendar through The Economist website here , via the Kaltoons bookstore or place a phone order at 1-800-456-6086.  Only $15.00.

In a special collaboration, Kal is to perform with the Baltimore Improv Company at their Thanksgiving weekend show, Saturday, November 28 at the Creative Alliance in Baltimore. Go here for more details and ticket information.

Here’s a sneak peek at the February spread of the new 2010 Economist illustrated wall calendar. You can order the calendar through The Economist website here , via the Kaltoons bookstore or place a phone order at 1-800-456-6086.  Only $15.00.

The Maryland Film Festival held a Gala fundraiser featuring Baltimore native filmmakers Barry Levenson (Rain Man, Wag the Dog, Diner, Liberty Heights), John Waters (Hairspray, Serial Mom) and David Simon (Homicide, The Wire).

I was asked by the festival to create drawings of the three heads (with foreheads) to use as promotion materials and auction items. The drawings (see above) were used in several capacities throughout the evening. An enlarged print of the artwork was signed by the three guests and myself then auctioned off.

My favorite use was a special edition of M&M candies that were made with the images of each of the 3 filmakers embossed of the candy shell.  Clearly the smallest reproduction of my cartoons to date!

Above is John Waters signing his caricature and below is me (on the right) with old chum, fellow Baltimore Sun alumni and creator of HBO’s “The Wire”, David Simon.

As Obama heads to China next week, I wanted to create a cartoon to mark the visit.  I began to ponder the long line of Presidents, starting with Nixon in 1972, who have made the trip. The cartoon above from this week’s edition of The Economist was spun out of that thought…

This cartoon is an illustration for an article in this week’s edition of The Economist about the politics of health care in the US.  The House, represented by Nancy Pelosi here, passed their version of reform last Saturday. Now the responsibility for Reform has been passed onto the Senate (hence the baton) represented here by Harry Reid. I enjoyed drawing the two caricatures here… quite a contrast in faces.

Here’s a sneak peek at the Economist 2010 Wall calendar’s January spread. You can order the calendar from The Economist direct or here at the Kaltoons bookstore.