Pics of Richard Thompson in Bethesda

Photo by Bruce Gutherie

Just read on The Daily Cartoonist that Bruce Gutherie posted the pictures he took at the Bethesda Writer's Center last Friday when Richard Thompson spoke and showed off his artwork. The picture above is one of them, randomly selected from the batch. (It just happens to feature Thomspon giving me comments on my cartoons. He's the seated gentleman in the well tailored jacket, and I'm the schlub with the strap over his shoulder.)

The rest of the pictures can be viewed here.

An awesome weekend full of artists

This weekend, I had the great fortune of meeting two amazingly talented artists. On the top is Richard Thompson, the cartoonist behind Poor Richard's Almanac for the Washington Post, as well as the great strip Cul de Sac, recently picked up by Universal Press Syndicate.

Proudly, The Press of Atlantic City picked it up at the beginning and has been running it daily.

(Also, check out this cartoon by Thompson. I got to see the original at the Writer's Center in Bethesda, Md., and man is it awesome!)

Below him is James Gurney signing copies of his latest Dinotopia book at the Delaware Art Museum. My roommate in college, Bruno, was a huge admirer of his detailed and imaginative work, and I was fortunate enough to check out some of his originals at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Massachusetts.

The stupendous, amazing Atlantic City

I'm sorry, I wish I had something cool I could tell you, or offer a bit of insight on this cartoon. But it's 5:00 AM, and I'm beat! Today (well, yesterday) was a great day, as I got to meet two amazing artists that I admire, James Gurney and Richard Thompson. I'll post some pics up tomorrow, but for now, sleeeeee........