hot tub not good enough for latte-sipping elites

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There’s nothing sadder than the passing of a great head in politics. The recent demotion of Brendan has been a real loss to all caricaturists, but is nothing compared to the retirement of political cartoonist’s wet dream, Big Red Paul Lennon.

As an homage to (and possibly exorcism of) the only politician to rival Joh Bjelke for Services To Political Cartooning, I painted the big fella in his hot tub for the Salamanca Collection Art Prize (theme: Tasmania: A Sense Of Place). You simply don’t get any more Tasmanian than the ex-Premier’s ex-office, which I’m sure the new boy Bartlett is finding to be a damn big tub to fill.

Sadly, the Salamanca Collection chardonnay sipping judges who were entirely independent of the cutting edge Salamanca Collection (edited for accuracy) were nowhere near hardcore enough to put it in the exhibition, so I’ve put an image up here for Furtherance of The Good Name Of Tasmania.

The original will be on display in all its 1.8-ish square metres of canvassy glory in my own exhibition of paintings at the Sidespace Gallery starting December 5.

UPDATE: more on this at The Mercury and The Tasmanian Times.

Picked it!

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Turnbull takes the leadership of the Liberal party.

Turnbull takes the leadership of the Liberal party.

Actually, I’m not sure if the beans and the jam ended up running, but groceries aside, I got them in the right order. Brendan, on behalf of the political cartoonists of Australia, I’d just like to say thanks for the good times. We shall never see the like of your hair again.

Satire class on Wednesday at Fullers

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I’m taking a class in satire as part of Living Writers’ Week at Fullers. Wednesday August 20th, 9.00am in Fullers Afterword Cafe – $35.00 includes a light breakfast.

Email Adam at Fullers or phone 62242488 to book a place, it’s kind of a small cafe, so do it now to avoid disappointment. Hey, you might learn something. I might learn something. Either way, the Afterword Cafe makes a damn fine coffee, so it won’t be a total loss.