http://www.kaltoons.com/wordpress Scratchy lines of thought Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:23:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm just back from a Artist-in-residency at Duke where I was creating a sculpture to commemorate the 2008 campaign.  I elected to do an Obama crashing through a barrier titling the piece "Race 2008" .  The art is still "in-progress" and when finished will be ready for casting.  You can ... http://www.kaltoons.com/wordpress/2008/11/obama-sculpture-at-duke/ From November 10-14 I will be an Artist-in-Residence at Duke University's Sanford Institute for Public Policy. As part of my time on campus, I will be creating a sculpture to commemorate the 2008 Presidential campaign. The University will then have the option to cast the clay sculpture to add to ... http://www.kaltoons.com/wordpress/2008/11/kal-at-duke/ There is a difference between the two cartoons above. One cartoon (the bottom cartoon) ran in The Economist this week.  The second cartoon is being distributed to publications in the US and elsewhere through syndication.   HINT: American english and English english employ different spelling in some select words. If you cannot ... http://www.kaltoons.com/wordpress/2008/10/spot-the-difference/ I created the cartoon above for the Washington Post's Health section. It illustrates an article on the subject of Doctor/patient conversations about politics. No doubt an unhealthy issue. http://www.kaltoons.com/wordpress/2008/10/kal-in-washington-post/     I was interviewed on the NPR radio show titled "Studio 360" on the subject of the donkey and the elephant. You can listen to the session above.  The producers at the show did a great job distilling a 45 minute interview down to a cogent short piece.  My only regret ... http://www.kaltoons.com/wordpress/2008/10/kal-on-studio-360/ I am very excited to announce the launch of an exciting new website. USDemocrazy.net is the creation of students and staff at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). The site is fun and informative, using cartoons, animation and playful language to help address and explain the complexities of our democracy. My ... http://www.kaltoons.com/wordpress/2008/10/usdemocrazy/ The Animated cartoons of Bugs Bunny, The Road Runner and Tom and Jerry have all successfully employed the specter of impending doom as a source of humor.  The cartoon characters in the films are forever enduring physical calamities in the shape of falling pianos, exploding cigars and nosedives from cliffs. ... http://www.kaltoons.com/wordpress/2008/10/financial-disaster-cartoons/ I drew this cartoon for The Economist this week. Maybe the imagery is not original, but I kind of hope the punchline is... http://www.kaltoons.com/wordpress/2008/09/banking-mess/ I drew this for a Swiss weekly called Weltwoche. When I draw characters, I sometimes watch and listen to video and audio of the person while drawing to emerse myself in their personality.  I am already getting a little tired of hearing Sarah Palin's voice. If she get's into the ... http://www.kaltoons.com/wordpress/2008/09/palin-caricature/ I have been working on my caricatures of the two Presidential candidates. It takes time to fully understand the dynamics and subtleties of a target's face.  After months of observation, I am beginning to get the hang of these two personalities and the peculiarities of their faces. My experience suggests ... http://www.kaltoons.com/wordpress/2008/09/mccain-and-obama-caricatures/