This week I saw an obvious connection between Sanjaya Malakar, American Idol contestant, and Don Imus, formerly the talk radio host of Imus in the Morning.
And so, I now present you with the somewhat awkwardly named, Sanjaya Malakar / Don Imus Cartoon.
Both Sanjaya and Imus live and die by the whim of the public, and both of them should have gotten the boot this week. But while Imus did get fired, Sanjaya managed to stick around due to his small yet very active fan base.
In both cases, I think it’s a case of selective deafness on the part of the American public.
Finally, my "big project" is finished! It’s been a crazy day with a lot going on, but foliotwist.com is finally live and online! Since I’ve kept it a complete secret up until launch, here’s a quick (mostly visual) overview of what it does. . .read more
Would you like a free custom-designed art website? If so, now's your chance! Throughout the next few weeks, EmptyEasel will be teaming up with our good friends over at ArtFlock.com to host a special, one-of-a-kind competition just for artists—so if you're an artist and you're reading this, you. . . read more
Matt Glover of ChewingPencils is hosting an online contest during the month of January while he takes some time off from his blog. The contest is simple – enter a small, one-panel gag cartoon on any subject. The required dimensions are 5cm wide by 8cm tall, and that's where the difficulty come. . . read more
The big day is here—you've planned your art event down to every detail, you've promoted it to the community, and now it's simply up to the participants. But how do you turn non-artists into expressive painters in just one day? Today I'll cover some techniques that have worked for me, and can w. . . read more
Occasionally you might think your life as an artist is tough, but imagine for a moment if you had to paint for a living while being hunted down for murder? Caravaggio did exactly that. Born in 1571 in Italy, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (remembered just as Caravaggio, after the small town. . . read more
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