Coronavirus Christmas robin cartoon.
The snowflakes are shaped like the Covid-19 virus
Drawn: November 2020
Cartoon reference number: a875
Covid-19 virus Christmas robin cartoon
Coronavirus Christmas cartoon
Covid-19 Christmas tree decorations cartoon.
Cartoon showing a Christmas tree decorated with baubles shaped like the Cover-19 coronavirus.
A cartoon possibly about the potential of spreading the coronavirus when families get together over the Christmas period.
Drawn: November 2020
Cartoon reference number: a874
Covid-19 virus Christmas decoration cartoon
covid-19 Christmas tree decoration cartoon.
Cartoon showing a Christmas tree decoration shaped like the Cover-19 coronavirus.
A cartoon possibly about the potential of spreading the coronavirus when families meet up over the Christmas period.
Drawn: November 2020
Cartoon reference number: a873
Christmas Covid-19 – the grim reaper spreading the virus
Christmas covid-19 – the grim reaper spreading the virus.
In the cartoon the grim reaper is giving a little girl some party balloons that are shaped like the Cover-19 coronavirus.
A cartoon about the potential of spreading the coronavirus when families meet up over the Christmas period.
Drawn: November 2020
Cartoon reference number: a872
Christmas cartoon – covid-19 virus mistletoe
Christmas cartoon – covid-19 virus mistletoe.
A cartoon showing people kissing under the mistletoe and spreading the Covid-19 coronavirus as a result.
Drawn: November 2020
Cartoon reference number: a871
Christmas greetings covid-19 mask cartoon
Christmas greetings coronavirus mask cartoon .
A cartoon showing people wearing coronavirus face masks with Christmas greetings on them.
Drawn: November 2020
Cartoon reference number: a870
The price of Covid-19 vaccine – Black Friday sales cartoon
Covid-19 vaccine Black Friday sales price cartoon.
A cartoon showing someone negotiating the price of Covid-19 vaccine, with the price specially reduced as a Black Friday deal.
The vaccines that are about to become available have been developed by Pfizer/BioNTech, Oxford/AstraZenica and Moderna.
Drawn: 23rd November 2020
Cartoon reference number: a869
Covid vaccine cartoon
Covid-19 vaccine delivery logistics cartoon.
A cartoon showing someone attempting to hire delivery vans to deliver the Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine to hospitals etc. He can’t hire any delivery vans because they are all being used for delivering online Christmas shopping.
The vaccines have been developed by Pfizer/BioNTech, Oxford/AstraZenica and Moderna.
A cartoon about the logistics of delivering the vaccine for the Covid-19 virus over Christmas.
Drawn: 23rd November 2020
Cartoon reference number: a868
Covid-19 vaccine delivery logistics cartoon
Covid-19 vaccine delivery cartoon.
A cartoon showing a van attempting to deliver Covid-19 vaccine, stuck in traffic caused by delivery vans for online Christmas shopping.
The vaccines have been developed by Pfizer/BioNTech, Oxford/AstraZenica and Moderna.
A cartoon about the logistics of delivering the vaccine for the covid-19 virus.
Drawn: 23rd November 2020
Cartoon reference number: a867
Covid-19 vaccine illustration
Covid-19 vaccine illustration.
A cartoon or illustration showing the Covid-19 coronavirus being attacked by syringes of vaccines.
The illustration is drawn in a style to suggest that the Covid-19 virus is an alien form and the syringes of vaccine are rockets, planes or missiles that are attacking the virus.
A cartoon about the pandemic caused by the covid-19 virus.
Drawn: 20th November 2020
Cartoon reference number: a864
Covid-19 cartoon – a new and alien world
Covid-19 cartoon.
The Covid-19 coronavirus has changed the way we experience the world.
A cartoon about the pandemic caused by the covid-19 virus.
Drawn: 10th November 2020
Cartoon reference number: a863
Covid-19 vaccine cartoon
The Covid-19 virus vaccine, cartoon.
Trials of a Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine developed by pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech are producing positive results.
The cartoon shows medieval knights, one with a sword that resembles a hypodermic syringe and one with a mace that resembles a Covid-19 virus.
A cartoon about the pandemic caused by the covid-19 virus.
Drawn: 10th November 2020
Cartoon reference number: a862b
Covid-19 cartoon
The Covid-19 virus as a balloon, cartoon.
The coronavirus as a balloon with a person hanging onto the string and being pulled dangerously into the air.
This drawing is done in a style resembling an etching, which I think gives it a very ominous and forbidding feel.
A cartoon about the pandemic caused by the covid-19 virus.
Drawn: 8th November 2020
Cartoon reference number: a861
Covid effect on economy cartoon
Covid threat to economy cartoon.
The coronavirus as a sea mine threatening a ship.
The ship represents the economy.
A cartoon about the pandemic caused by the covid-19 virus.
Drawn: 5th November 2020
Cartoon reference number: a860
Contested election result cartoon – Trump-Biden US election 2020
Contested US presidential election result cartoon.
The count in the Trump–Biden presidential election 2020 is under way, and it’s looking incendiary, hopefully not literally.
Hopefully there won’t be any violence due to overheated demonstrations by the more fanatical factions involved, although Trump hinted at unrest on the streets.
Drawn: 4th November 2020
Cartoon reference number: a859
Book of ART CARTOONS
New book of cartoons about visual art
Cartoons ranging from Vermeer to contemporary art
Published December 2019
Order it from your local bookshop or buy it through Amazon, such as:
A book of 114 full colour cartoons on the subject of the visual arts.
The targets of the cartoons range from artists themselves to the audiences in art galleries, and from art classes to art techniques.
There are jokes about specific artists such as Picasso, Dali, Magritte, Mondrian and Vermeer and there are jokes about the art market and about art criticism and art theory.
Air pollution cartoon
Atmospheric pollution cartoon.
A cartoon about air pollution, showing a person breathing using an oxygen cylinder in which the oxygen is being produced by a tree.
The cartoon is about the importance of preserving trees, other plants and basically all of the natural world, if only for our own good (as in the image). Of course the natural world is important in its own right, with or without us in it!
Original version: 1991
This version: September 2019
Cartoon reference number: env071d
Trump v Biden US election 2020 cartoon – predicting explosive consequences
US presidential election 2020 cartoon.
This cartoon was drawn in September 2020 with the following commentary: The Trump–Biden presidential election in November may turn out to be an explosive affair (hopefully not literally).
With luck it will only be Trump’s personality that’s explosive, however a close result may cause fireworks, and hopefully there won’t be any violence due to overheated demonstrations by the more fanatical factions of the left wing or right wing movements that are evident in the run up.
Drawn: September 2020
Cartoon reference number: a848
Covid 19 mask cartoon
Covid 19 mask – using a snorkel.
The cartoon shows a person using a snorkel to breathe air that’s hopefully free of the Covid 19 virus.
A cartoon about coronavirus facemasks and social distancing.
Drawn: September 2020
Cartoon reference number: a855
Who is right and who is wrong?
Who is right and who is wrong? Cartoon.
The term “right-thinking people” is used by people who think that they are right, or more accurately, that other people are wrong.
A cartoon about the delusion of moral certainly and political certainty.
Drawn: September 2020
Cartoon reference number: a853
QAnon cartoon
QAnon cartoon.
QAnon is a far-right conspiracy theory grouping that is currently gaining followers, possibly due to the influence of the US presidency of Donald Trump.
Followers of QAnon believe in a wide number of far-fetched conspiracy theories, which seem to be growing all the time.
Hence the punchline of this cartoon: “Join the Q!”
Drawn: September 2020
Cartoon reference number: a847
Hate crime cartoon or hate speech cartoon
Hate crime cartoon or hate speech cartoon.
In the UK there is a law protecting five groups of people, such as ethnic minorities or gay people, from crimes that may be linked to hatred of their group. The government is thinking of extending the definition to include more groups, such as women and old people.
The concept of hate crimes sounds a bit Orwellian to me, but if there is such a law I don’t see why it can’t just include everyone.
There’s also an argument that the entire hate crime rationale is flawed (other than by its Orwellian overtones) and that no-one should be protected in this specific way – is beating up a gay man because he’s gay a worse crime than beating up a straight man because of his accent (which nearly happened to me once)? Now you’ve got to guess what sort of accent I’ve got without seeming prejudiced.
Drawn: 23rd September 2020
Cartoon reference number: a846
Coronavirus cartoon. Covid 19 mask with snorkel.
Coronavirus cartoon. Covid 19 mask – using a snorkel.
A person using a snorkel to breathe air that’s hopefully free of the Covid 19 virus.
A cartoon about coronavirus face masks and social distancing.
Drawn: September 2020
Cartoon reference number: a855b
Bioplastics cartoon
Bioplastics cartoon
In this cartoon the cellulose of the pea pod has been modified to form plastic packaging.
Plastics produced from plants are known as bioplastics.
Bioplastics are in some ways a good substitute for plastics produced from oil, however they may have a downside in that if they were extensively used vast amounts of agricultural land may have to be set aside for the production of plastics instead of food.
Original version drawn: 1999
Cartoon reference: env116b
Covid cartoon – the ‘Rule of Six’ social distancing
The UK government has stated that people must not congregate in groups larger than six – the ‘rule of six’.
In an attempt to stop the cover-19 virus spreading more due to lax adherence to social distancing rules the UK government has introduced a new rule to prevent large groups of people meeting up.
The cartoon depicts the characters from the famous Hollywood Western film the Magnificent Seven adhering to the new rule.
Drawn: 10th September 2020
Cartoon reference number: a844
Ethnic diversity cartoon
cartoon.
The cartoon shows a lecture about the desirability of ethnic diversity. Almost the whole audience is white.
The inspiration for this cartoon came from the phrase that performers at some events use when describing the audience as ‘a sea of white faces’.
Of course the audience at some events may be predominantly white because that reflects the ethnic mix of the locality or because of the differing interests of different ethnic and cultural groups, however sometimes it is a result of issues around discrimination concerning opportunities and access, as is implied in this cartoon.
A cartoon about race, racism, bame issues, discrimination, unconscious discrimination, cultural discrimination, racial bias.
Drawn: 8th Sept 2020
Cartoon reference number: a843
Galileo cartoon
Galileo cartoon.
The cartoon shows Galileo describing the discoveries that he has made about astronomy using his telescope to the pope.
Original version: 1996
This version: Sept 2020
Cartoon reference number: rel014b
Cartoon – what art is offensive?
To what extent should art galleries reflect contemporary concerns?
A cartoon about changing the exhibits in art galleries and museums to reflect contemporary society and to avoid offence.
It’s quite common in art galleries that exhibit contemporary art for the art to reflect contemporary concerns (or at least the contemporary concerns that concern the art world).
This cartoon shows a historical artwork being judged by contemporary mores (or rather, the mores of a particular sector of society that embraces ‘woke’ values).
Drawn: August 2020
Cartoon reference number: a841
Donald Trump schoolboy cartoon
The danger of the expression “You can be whoever you want to be”.
The cartoon shows Donald Trump in his school days listening to the expression. Maybe getting a few ideas.
In the USA the aspirational expression that anyone can become president of the United States has proved to be true, unfortunately.
Drawn: August 2020
Cartoon reference number: a840
Code switching cartoon
Code switching cartoon.
A cartoon about the concept of code switching.
Code switching in its current definition is the phenomenon of a person changing their behaviour in order to fit in with other people. It’s often used when people of a minority culture alter their behaviour in order to fit in with a majority culture.
Code switching is often interpreted as something that people shouldn’t really have to do, as it stops them being themselves.
This cartoon illustrates an example of when code switching would be a very good thing.
Code switching is in many ways a rebranding of the normal social activity of modifying one’s behaviour in different social settings. It is currently viewed by some people as a bad thing partly because of the current philosophy that you should “be yourself”.
Drawn: August 2020
Cartoon reference number: a837