Spare the Rod
posted by John M Crowther @ 9:10 AM
Cartoons, cartoons, cartoons.... John Crowther's Cartoon Odyssey
I think of it as The Fool's Journey. I've been asked who the "fool" is. It's me, but in the classical sense of the court jester. Only the fool was allowed to tell the king of his follies. All cartoons are available as prints or originals, framed or unframed, through my website or e-mail. For mugs, t-shirts, and other products visit my gift shop at www.zazzle.com/jcrowtherart* (be sure to include the *).
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Cartoons, cartoons, cartoons.... John Crowther's Cartoon Odyssey
I think of it as The Fool's Journey. I've been asked who the "fool" is. It's me, but in the classical sense of the court jester. Only the fool was allowed to tell the king of his follies. All cartoons are available as prints or originals, framed or unframed, through my website or e-mail. For mugs, t-shirts, and other products visit my gift shop at www.zazzle.com/jcrowtherart* (be sure to include the *).
About Me
- Name: John M Crowther
- Location: Los Angeles and Rome
Artist, writer, filmmaker, actor. Wrote "The Evil That Men Do" starring Charles Bronson. "Missing in Action" starring Chuck Norris. Performed one-man play "Einstein" off-Broadway and in Europe. Tours US with "Meet Mr. Wright," his one-man play about Frank Lloyd Wright. Art exhibitions in Italy and U.S. His work as a cartoonist has been seen in MAD magazine. Illustrated the children's books "How the Waif Bunny Saved the Boy" and "The Man In the Red Bandana" about his nephew Welles Crowther, a hero of 9/11, written by his niece, Honor Crowther Fagin, Welles's sister. Author of novel "Firebase," published in UK by Constable and US by St. Martins Press. For many years an avid student and reader of Tarot. Performs weddings as a Los Angeles County Deputy Commissioner of Civil Marriage.
Previous Posts
- A Stirring Story
- Follow the Bouncing Checks
- Go Figure!
- The Breast Is Yet to Come
- The Write Stuff
- What Would Ma Bell Think?
- Bunny Bugs
- The Hole Truth
- Birds of a Feather
- The Crock of Gibralter
3 Comments:
I love it that Jeremy never says anything... and viewers always have the sense that we have just walked into the room and into the conversation after the fact. Our understanding always comes from the parents rebuke which I think is interesting... and compelling. Jeremy just has to sit there looking defiant... guilty... repentant [or not]... depending on the circumstance!
Jeremy is looking more like an approaching teenager and his parents have definitely aged since coming on the scene. (grin) This is a great one, John C. Love it.
PS. Agree with Jean, most ingenious how you get the point across.
Thanks, Jean and Lee. Yes, Lee, I noticed too that he seems to be growing up. But perhaps it's because we usually don't see him manifesting quite that much emotion, and perhaps it's somewhat more complex than we're accustomed to. I may have to accept the fact that he is who and what he is, out of my control.
Jean, I love that you picked up on the fact that Jeremy never speaks. That's been a conscious choice from the beginning. I've always felt that the viewer (reader?) should provide his "voice."
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