Sketching After Midnight: Governor Sarah Palin
By Mark Kaufman My first attempt to draw the McCain Veep pick, Gov. Sarah Palin. This was done at 2:09am, PST. I ’m sure artists world-wide are trying this one on for size for the first time. It’s obvious I have a lot of work to do, but thanks to the guv for the tightly […]
American Affairs Desk: Persistence of Monotony
Dateline: Baghdad. Bush and Maliki agree to a TIME HORIZON draft proposal for US troop withdrawal from Iraq. This bit of surreal news fell well under the radar last week, what with all the hubub about the Democratic convention, PUMAs, did she/he do enough for Barack, VP selections, and the amount of houses John McCain […]
Grand Old Secret Party
By Mark KaufmanNew spot for The Stranger that accompanies a story about Intiative 26 here in WA State wherein (Republicans), would be prevented from stating their party affiliation on King County ballots. An illogical extension of what the shhhhhh…republican candidate for governor here is doing. He is not calling himself Dino Rossi, Republican, just Dino […]
Keno Girl
By Mark Kaufman The Democratic National Convention has started, and I have politics on my mind. However, I figure it’s time to zig when I should be zagging. Whatever that means. I always talk/write/draw with politics at top of mind, so I’m going to post a few pieces that have nothing to do with politics. […]
Float // Sting // Draw
By Mark KaufmanI recently visited the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, which is a wonderful interactive museum dedicated to the life and work of the great boxer and humanitarian. I would recommend a visit if you’re ever down that way. One of the surprising highlights was the Leroy Neiman Gallery at the Center, outlining the […]
GOP vs Democratic Convention Podiums
By Mark Kaufman Just saw this online at the Huffington Post. Top graphic is the podium of the Republican convention in St. Paul, the one at the bottom is the stage at the Democratic Convention in Denver. Yeesh. This seems like yet another in a long series of instances where the Repugs win big, with […]
T. Boone Pickens, Hunk of the Month 1987-2008
By Mark Kaufman T Boone Pickens has been all over the news lately with his wind/energy plan. I remembered this piece I did way back in 1987, which I finally found a copy of in an old sketchbook. T. Boone was Hunk of the Month in my tribute to the greed is good, 1980s style […]