David Baldinger - Cartoonist & Photographer

Pat Oliphant, syndicated editorial cartoonist, created a cartoon the other day that has Zionists everywhere screaming their usual accusations of ‘anti-Semitism’ . Bravo, Pat, for being one of the few main stream media cartoonists to make a critical statement about the Israeli government’s over kill in Gaza. Anyone who dares criticize Israel is automatically labeled an anti-Semite so the charge has little meaning any longer. I am surprised that no one has picked up on Oliphant’s reference to the great early 20th Century Communist cartoonist, Robert Minor (1884 - 1952). The Oliphant headless soldier is obviously not  ‘NAZI’ imagery but that of the mindless soldier that Robert Minor called, ‘the perfect soldier’. This soldier dates from World War 1 USA and not NAZI era Germany. I suppose most can be forgiven for not knowing Minor’s work. He was a Communist after all. That’s a scary word for most Americans.   By Robert Minor, captioned Army Medical Examiner: "At last a perf

Through the miracle of the Internet, I stumbled upon an absolutely wonderful illustrator from Paris, France. Her name is Delphine Durand. I am completely taken with the pure joy she seems to draw with. I don’t know if she attended an art school but her work conveys the feeling of someone NOT corrupted by professional education. Her art isn’t so slick and perfect that it becomes boring. A nice collection of her art can be found on her Flickr page as well as her blog . Her published books are, thankfully, available. I love collecting children's books so I will be adding as many of Delphine’s as possible. Hopefully, I will learn a lot from Delphine’s art. I am compelled to travel into her fantasy landscapes.

I haven’t been doing anything for a month or so. No drawing at all. I’m not sure what my reason is. I feel flat and unmotivated. My back hurts. It hurts a lot. I’m tired and feeling rather pointless. There is no wind and I am trapped in the doldrums. I don’t feel like drawing a damned thing. I’m sick of reading news. I’m sick of the constant human bickering and associated atrocities. Drawing a god damned cartoon just doesn’t matter in the face of all the daily horrors that seethe on this planet of stupidity.