Another Covidtoon: The Outbursts of Everett True

"For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise" the Bible says...but not if you’re Everett True, the cartoon creation of the great (but often neglected) A. D. Condo. 

Condo drew the Outbursts of Everett True in the early half of the last century (1905-1927). In each cartoon True would blast someone who annoyed him (and lots of things annoyed True). In this example, during the pandemic of 1918, True takes on an anti-Masker.

The remarkable Condo also created a cartoon panel, Mr. Skygack from Mars, about a Martian visitor who came to Earth to observe and record human behavior. That was a feature that he created in 1907 (!) and still worth checking out.

Larry and Molly’s 2020 Box

The annual Box Show is the major fundraiser for Gallery Route One in Pt. Reyes Station in west Marin county. 

 

The way it works is: Each artist is given an unadorned pine box (dimensions vary each year). You can pretty much do anything to it as long as elements of the original the box remains in the piece.

 

This year, of course, the show is largely virtual but the show goes on.

 

Here’s what we did.

It’s titled “After Covid”  (Inspired by Pieter Bruegel’s “The Wedding Dance”)

We transferred the drawing to balsa wood and cut it out.

Here’s the reverse side

We created another layer: Trees as background to the dancers.

Then we glued all the components together on to the painted box (we used the ‘back’ side the box).

Molly on delivery day at Gallery Route One. 

The show runs from July 31st to September 12th. 

Check it out:

https://galleryrouteone.org/2020/03/box-show-2020/