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One of the main drawbacks of drawing political cartoons (besides the lack of money in it) is the fact that you end up drawing a lot of pudgy white guys in suits. And Rick Santorum, one of the more execrable turds squeezed out by the Republican Party in recent memory, is something of an ur-figure of this tapioca-faced type. So of course I had to do something like make him into a giant ant queen thing.
Part 1 of several.
Am working on watercolor of late.
Hey guys, I’m still working on the sequel to “Human Sex Is Boring,” but in the meantime, here is a lovely lady to tide you over:
We finished our animated short!
Saturday Night Subway Ride (Animated Film) from Peter Haas on Vimeo.
We didn’t have as much time as we would’ve liked to do all the animation, so it’s kind of a combination of hand-drawn and computer animation. Peter made my drawings into puppets and moved them around, and really did most of the hard work here.
Anyway, we had a lot of fun doing it and are excited to do another! I’ve been reading the Preston Blair book and the Animator’s Survival Kit– it’s a LOT of work, as any real animator can tell you. But rewarding!
Also, “Dreams in the Witch House” went off really well! Here’s a shot from the performance, taken by Jim Moore:
Yay team!
A couple of announcements, and then a big ‘ol steaming pile of art for you to peruse:
1) I’m working with my friends Will, Dan and others at the theatre group AntiMatter Collective on a short play called “The Dreams in the Witch House,” adapted from the H.P. Lovecraft story of the same name. I’m making the puppets. It’s going to be wonderful and spooooooky!!
If you’re in the NYC area, you can see “Dreams in the Witch House” — along with some other rad plays — on Friday October 21st and Saturday October 22nd at 8pm at the Brick Theater’s Tiny Theater Festival. More info here.
2) My boyfriend Peter and I have been working on an animated short that is ever-so close to being done! I’m not sure how much I’m allowed to divulge at this point, but I’ll be sure to plaster it all over the place once it’s finished. Peter’s been awesomely doing all the stuff that requires boring things like attention to detail and hard work.
And now, some stuff to look at:
Here’s the new cartoon I showed at the Carousel show last night (which was stupendously fun, btw)!
Fun facts:
1) I actually left out the first step of giraffe courtship– the male smacks the female on the bottom to get her to urinate.
2) Split-gill fungi, AKA Schizophyllum commune, is one of the most common fungi around. DON’T EAT IT. Also, it has been documented growing in human nasal cavities, lungs, and brains! And it has more than 28,000 genders/mating types, which means it is really easy for two random fungi to mate with each other.
3) Leopard slug sex is really hot.
It’s been awhile since I posted some New Yorker rejects, but then again, it’s been a little while since I submitted! These are actually from a couple months ago.
I started reading A Song of Ice and Fire about a year and a half before I even heard about the HBO show, so I’m extremely grateful that it’s popular now and I can refer to it in semi-casual conversation. Here are a few fanarty sketches. First one, not so spoilery, second one, more spoilery and therefore below the cut.
Rhaegar Targaryen, the doomed sensitive prince and totally the ideal man for all 14 year old girls (which by Westerosi standards are old maids):
Check out his magical floating harp! (This is why planning is important.)
Spoilery sketch after the jump.
I drew this comic originally for Longshot Magazine’s “Debt” issue, but wasn’t able to finish it in time to submit – the deadline was right after I got back from the East River swim, unfortunately. But, waste not!
This here’s a true story! And yep, I did the math.
Slightly exciting news coming later this week!
