![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/91a1d3a8f6b28210cd2a827d54e07893/5294b22c-8e31-4665-bdbf-bdc5f425d547_rw_1920.jpg?h=69143617fc2673ac2f8617154068c31b)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/91a1d3a8f6b28210cd2a827d54e07893/e79e8a6c-1d37-4c5b-9a1f-bed83f7cbac3_rw_1920.jpg?h=721975291ab5a03dc56b6edecd0652c9)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/91a1d3a8f6b28210cd2a827d54e07893/ed64bb78-8ca3-4417-a47f-b4cead47e681_rw_1920.jpg?h=72623e0ee0c1716b809ecbfe6faf41f0)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/91a1d3a8f6b28210cd2a827d54e07893/d68a1c52-50c2-446c-a25c-b3863c4dfce2_rw_1920.jpg?h=9fec41d4a4e40a65ce650c8c8e89ad2d)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/91a1d3a8f6b28210cd2a827d54e07893/35d6b8e9-ce8d-4105-a8ba-b1a88cbeb502_rw_1920.jpg?h=3c8943d7c6b5c60e726897006e8e4002)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/91a1d3a8f6b28210cd2a827d54e07893/6fe1fdb7-29dc-4c2e-97d5-164aa1594b88_rw_1920.jpg?h=a30039a393cab19de01f1d9cd8d0ccb5)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/91a1d3a8f6b28210cd2a827d54e07893/e52aff31-ad8d-494f-8e4c-e333737125d0_rw_1920.jpg?h=fbe8e661f964b66f0d932cd193809ec7)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/91a1d3a8f6b28210cd2a827d54e07893/614db18d-d887-49b4-888a-54c1dcc4936a_rw_1920.jpg?h=d7cafeeae33a47061f0014264276aaa8)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/91a1d3a8f6b28210cd2a827d54e07893/6dd9cee0-c870-4a41-b834-eceebd963fe2_rw_1920.jpg?h=2dd23819bc137a7a5bd5912ef4808d21)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/91a1d3a8f6b28210cd2a827d54e07893/d8dd8a9c-e507-43a6-b612-10a19e766327_rw_1920.jpg?h=7bafc5b0657dffa08a7858a0c68e3552)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/91a1d3a8f6b28210cd2a827d54e07893/7415d0dc-f43e-4279-b01a-8a248534e8fa_rw_1920.jpg?h=2f8b96bcb3966eed14ae4218ffd2ce50)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/91a1d3a8f6b28210cd2a827d54e07893/08b1082c-ee29-41ea-a53c-62229d729b5b_rw_1920.jpg?h=e173af98975cecadac6a8efe330c96fc)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/91a1d3a8f6b28210cd2a827d54e07893/0fb93c27-0a26-4ea0-add7-38ae5bb496d9_rw_1920.jpg?h=e6862433cfe95062cd7d14ceac98ca56)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/91a1d3a8f6b28210cd2a827d54e07893/7b101857-2f25-4fbc-a8fd-8262a66e57ac_rw_1920.jpg?h=f6f13aac175163a2bb9f18167799c7f3)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/91a1d3a8f6b28210cd2a827d54e07893/b7184971-059a-42eb-ad52-e92efd81ce33_rw_1920.jpg?h=7b5fbb5087cb25f6bb73fc79d4cc1dcf)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/91a1d3a8f6b28210cd2a827d54e07893/a5e41f1e-38f0-488f-8f2d-18da2887b267_rw_1920.jpg?h=8118595738d7853e05606bea02ae9cec)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/91a1d3a8f6b28210cd2a827d54e07893/6a4d3fd0-c444-4f31-a5f7-4cc62c171ed7_rw_1920.jpg?h=d27490f2c4683868d78f0b3c4af952d5)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/91a1d3a8f6b28210cd2a827d54e07893/8e26dcdb-0749-460b-a956-356c81adea0b_rw_1920.jpg?h=55f98f75a312c8c99eef27b41aaf88a6)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/91a1d3a8f6b28210cd2a827d54e07893/2b851b90-eae0-4759-ab72-cd4f33557fa8_rw_1920.jpg?h=08b7be1a033b90dc227c874f9fe7c286)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/91a1d3a8f6b28210cd2a827d54e07893/4542a283-29b8-4bc2-b93b-1e3fe2d9a8d2_rw_1920.jpg?h=413516c586bae691507e78a9819d15e3)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/91a1d3a8f6b28210cd2a827d54e07893/c252dbcc-ea54-4710-a9dd-36ff14f1aa96_rw_1920.jpg?h=a8a7520c9f12c724683eae669c1c9a24)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/91a1d3a8f6b28210cd2a827d54e07893/390179ca-53c1-4f85-b588-785fa6c1c99f_rw_1920.jpg?h=fa509056853897d3df20d5271d1dffe4)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/91a1d3a8f6b28210cd2a827d54e07893/332596d0-53e2-4140-87df-e6620781b546_rw_1920.jpg?h=0b6237e1b156e46bb94cfe0ff28de1a8)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/91a1d3a8f6b28210cd2a827d54e07893/974339fb-965c-4bb8-acb8-9d9c59848848_rw_1920.jpg?h=7d659f2958f2633793e4f1b10df77a10)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/91a1d3a8f6b28210cd2a827d54e07893/c7ec29ba-250f-46e0-8e5e-f3f404d4e9ab_rw_1920.jpg?h=093da2ba58b4ddf7192221dcb24b40b8)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/91a1d3a8f6b28210cd2a827d54e07893/78dd01cb-ac8d-4106-9d9b-16a7aeecf0ee_rw_1920.jpg?h=8e4b72280b72465ea869190cdfa6bae8)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/91a1d3a8f6b28210cd2a827d54e07893/8242d09a-1f3a-467d-9bfe-afa74f9a4442_rw_1920.jpg?h=41a9fd8a68e68309dd1712cf47beabe7)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/91a1d3a8f6b28210cd2a827d54e07893/5552b3bd-d778-4e20-9e80-374c03255a44_rw_1920.jpg?h=8f5d1e84bbf5ca1a82c3bf9c0bfe4fe8)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/91a1d3a8f6b28210cd2a827d54e07893/4d38e30f-69ce-46d1-88ec-a17e4fac9fbb_rw_1920.jpg?h=2d02c3f0eeb6e1069479571dacbc3e06)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/91a1d3a8f6b28210cd2a827d54e07893/d31eaa77-149b-4d18-a870-cd688dee2512_rw_1920.jpg?h=b052de9a4d05b09ae7231b5bb9c62e4b)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/91a1d3a8f6b28210cd2a827d54e07893/774a6578-7b79-405e-8979-3ed12a827676_rw_1920.jpg?h=f08b667ace9dcd79989d2f33fbc5ca14)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/91a1d3a8f6b28210cd2a827d54e07893/e9aa6d2c-f389-4c17-9666-b852c2701202_rw_1920.jpg?h=905cdf39d68f40328b414d6c3861bdd8)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/91a1d3a8f6b28210cd2a827d54e07893/3481bd43-8dbf-411f-9eb1-6034e0b54b14_rw_1920.jpg?h=d0c071601ab06393d6a1751e3791e81a)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/91a1d3a8f6b28210cd2a827d54e07893/881c0bc5-7c85-4072-ba5d-6037fb9654c2_rw_1920.jpg?h=04ac4bcbffe470ac74f91226b2a73518)
Around 23 years ago, when I became Illustrations Editor for the University of Calgary's weekly newspaper, I was given the task of creating a weekly op/ed cartoon. No pressure at all, to come up with something clever or funny while making a statement on current events. What started out as basic drawings developed into what you see here. It is very cathartic for me to vent in this way. There is no shortage of material when shining the spotlight on our human foibles in this shared realm we call life