MAD MAGAZINE TJ Walkup

I sent a letter to MAD Magazine. We'll see if they actually write back. The guys at MAD are the absolute best gag and satire writers and cartoonists in the world.

Maybe one day I will get into MAD. I HOPE I HOPE!

Time to Toon! Cartoons are for everyone!

I have a couple of students that are grown up! They are at a point in their life where they want to explore being creative on paper again. This one lady works at an internet start up and she writes stories. She wants to get better at drawing and maybe illustrate her own books. If it puts me out of business, thats ok. As long as she is really enjoying her life as an artist. Heck who needs money anyway?....uh...I do! Well no worries I may have a couple of years to save bread while she is learning.

Then I have two new students who are just before Jr. high. Great time to get turned on to art and really dig into characters and learn to draw dramatic physical heros. This one fella was really getting into spider man. He picked a tough one to draw right off the bat. The art was so tough that I would think twice about it. And the other young man didn't want anything to do with my lessons, he said he was "bored". Whoops! Some one had an attention span challenge. That was totally ok, he needed to be challenged and wanteed to draw something else. I figure it is better that we find what he likes to draw that way he can build his concentration. Once he found some Pokiemon stuff that he digged it was on! he was sitting t the table doing some great work with a complex backround.

Paintings and Faces Cartoons and Poems

I was reading Steven Kilbeys' blog (lead singer and poet of The Church) The Church best known for "Under the Milky Way", a song about what sounds like a confusing sexual encounter where a man has had his way with a woman but doesn't care to give her anything else. His poems are deep and his music is great. One of the best. he cracked a joke about smoking when I saw the Church live. It was funny...it explains alot. Steve knows no boundries.

Check him out at:

www.stevenkilbey.blogspot.com

Cartooning for Phree Speech by TJ Walkup

My old land lord Louis was an IDIOT, some of my teachers in high school were IDIOTS, my father is and IDIOT, my president is and IDIOT. But he gave me a great idea! He is a black humorist and doesn't know it. Makes comments about Virginia Tech violence as if he had never been a party to violence. (oops...I must be under investigation now). I take it back....George Bush isn't an IDIOT....he is a heartless moron!

Been feeling FAT Lately

I HAVE BEEN FEELING FAT!

I once told some one that I had my Mothers' thighs. They responded with a sharp "don't blame your mom!

Do you ever feel FAT?

I could just sulk through a basket of Twinkies but I think I will take a shower and walk the dog instead.

IRS Cartoons TJ Walkup and Nancy Pelosi

Ok so we all have to pay taxes. But do we have to pay all taxes? I am no tax expert so I am not here to offer you advice, well one word...WRITE! Write Nancy Pelosi and tell her to lean on Bush to use our money (Yes it is ours) to pay for health care, roads, small business loans, municipal management, Services, Safety (fire/police), EDUCATION! Etc. Anything but WAR. I am paying my taxes and hoping "W" gets a clue. The American People are fed up with his WAR. If you want your country back, write the white house and tell'm. Then pay your taxes, at least the ones that go to health care and education. Free speech is usually for those who can afford it. Katrina, school shootings, Anna Nicole Smiths' life is more interesting to POP Culture than the day to day mechanics of Democracy. If we actually had one it would be great. But you see when the rich and the Big Corporations are allowed to control Government then "the people" have no such thing. You want Democracy? Have no shame in critiquing our Government. For those who would say "Love it or Leave it" I say, I love my country enough to stay and change it! It would only be easy for those in power to have people of conscience move to Canada! NOPE! We are staying! And changing this ruse of a Democracy into something that is.

AWARD WINNING CARTOONIST TJ WALKUP FOR HIRE!

You Know its is not easy to do a cartoon. It is a labor of love...well sometimes. When it comes to comparing Big Government to Mobsters, it's easy!

I hope you like this latest addition to "Dog Eat Dog"

Good stuff.

You have an idea for a cartoon? Write me or call 415-643-0664