Write You Are
posted by John M Crowther @ 8:08 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 *).
Friday, November 20, 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.
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5 Comments:
hahaha LOVE this cartoon. You hit the nail [exactly] on the head!
Re: the typewriter. I no longer have one of those [more's the pity] but I have a sneaking suspicion I'm still addicted to pencil shavings and good coffee [although I am way better than I used to be] ;-)
My goodness John, how did you get into my house and photograph my bookshelves? I'm still working on that novel outline I pitched to you in 1972. I'll get to it after I finish reading the instructions to the National Novel Writing Month Contest: http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/node
Cheers, Rico
"The professional writer is forever being bearded by strangers who say that they'd like to 'try a little writing sometime' when they retire from their real profession. Or they say, 'I could write a book about that.' I doubt it." -- p.12, On Writing Well, 3ed., William Zinsser.
I like the remarks 'my uncle is writing a book. It's not that hard' on par with 'I have an aunt who can paint really good paintings and she only charges $10 a painting with a frame. What makes yours so expensive?' Great cartoon, John C.
Very true Lee. God... why are we so undervalued? And why is the work so misunderstood? I have lost count of the number of people who tell me their mother brother cousin aunt uncle friend son mother-in-law or grandfather are artists... AND (insert thinking "unlike you") they paint really well!
And then of course there's the people who [could] write a book... or [should] write a book (because of course it's so easy to do!) Just like falling off a log really... anyone could do it. But of course... not many actually do... nor do it well for that matter.
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