Postcards From Pangaea

More anthropomorphic animals! And another silly idea not related to dinosaurs! This will be a short one, since there is n’t much to say that isn’t already in the drawing itself. After my silly Iguana Jones piece , I thought of a way to graphically represent the popular “Eat The Rich” slogan that wasn’t the ubiquitous skull-and-crossed-cu t lery design (although I still wanted it to be there). So I thought that depicting anthropomorphic animals would be a good idea, as they are very commonly (and often successfully) used for political satire and social commentary (George Orwell’s Animal Farm novel la and Pink Floyd’s Animals album are two examples that immediately come to mind).   My take on the "skull-and-crossed-cutlery" logo for the Eat The Rich slogan. A lthough it’s often used as a markedly leftist/ socialist slogan, the phrase actually comes from Revolution-era France, and ha s a broader meaning of a warning against oppression and exploita...

  Today I’m putting paleoart on hold for a while. Since this very blog doesn’t seem to have been indexed by search engines yet , which apparently means that I have a total rea dership of around ZERO people, I’m pretty sure nobody will feel disappointed. And we’re s taying on reptilian territory anyway. Moving from Iguanodon to another saurian with iguana teeth (and other body parts too, this time! ). I know, it’s a silly idea. But I thought it would look rather cool on t-shirts, mugs , posters, pillows and the like. This drawing represents the first time in years that I sat back at the drawing board (which is actually my kitchen, and I tend to draw while standing, but bear with me on this). I could have kept churning out dinosaur drawings like I used to, and maybe update my book for publication. But my heart wouldn’t really be in it, as that would imply an immense amount of work that right now I, having two kids and a full-time job, just can’t afford to spend on a pro...