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" The secret of making something work in your lives is first of all, the deep desire to make it work; then the faith and belief that it can work; then to hold that clear definate vision in your consciousness and see it working out step by step, without one thought of doubt or disbelief. "

EILEEN CADDY Co-founder of The Findhorn Foundation, Scotland

Daumier Book

While in Los Angeles a couple weeks ago I found myself in an old large used bookstore which had quite a few books of cartoons . . as I rummaged through the hundreds of books I spotted this classic. Many have called him ( Daumier ) the first cartoonist but absolutely the first caricaturist. For a paltry 20 bucks, I added this gem to my collection.

The 122 page Hardback book ( 9 1/2 x 12 1/2 ) was published by Leon Amiel Publisher, Inc., New York, and does not have a date. The ISBN # 0-8148-0738-0 is listed.

Well known for the expression he displays in the hands of his characters . . . this book is definately a textbook in capturing moods and personalities of the various players in his scenes.

Wisdom

" When it is dark enough, you can see the stars. "
RALPH WALDO EMERSON, 1803-1882, American essayist, poet and philosopher

Harvard Business Review Cartoon

This drawing is from the November issue, 2002 , page 92 of the magazine. It was about the time of the Enron debacle and the cooking of books was an art in some of the biggest corporations . . and when they were caught they sounded like Inspector Claude Raines in Casablanca . . " My, there's GAMBLING going on in the back room ! "

Wisdom

" Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries. "
JAMES MICHENER, 1907-1997 American Writer

Good Housekeeping cartoon

This drawing appeared in the October issue, 2005. After receiving an okay from the editor, the
drawing was inked with a Micron pen over a lightboard from the original, scanned on my Canon scanner/printer and then, on my computer was colored using The Corel PaintShopPro XI program. The drawing was then printed on quality matte photo paper and snail mailed.

Wisdom

Here's a piece of art by Dr. Peter Plum of Maysville, West Virginia just emailed to me yesterday.

He tells me the gag was given to him by a Patricia Burns of Cicero, Illinois. ( Yeh, sure. )