13 Comments
User's avatar
Jen Robinson's avatar

Love this drawing!! The idea of reading into things is the very essence of how art works, isn’t it — and a mirror for all human communication, too, I think.

(Also since you mention looking for a cinematographer — I know a very good one who is skilled w/ documentaries: https://joe-a.com/documentaries)

Expand full comment
Liza Donnelly's avatar

Thank you, Jen! And for the referral, much appreciated.

Expand full comment
Diane’s Blue Forum 👩‍💻's avatar

Love it❤️❤️❤️ (my husband says everything is political 😎💙🇺🇸💙)!

Expand full comment
Patris's avatar

I think he’s right

Expand full comment
John Wills Lloyd's avatar

Political, smolitical! That's not nearly as important as the window it opens on how we humans spin actions and events. These days, spin seems like it is everything...oh, wait. Sorry. That's political, isn't it.

Wonderful drawing. Thank you.

Expand full comment
Liza Donnelly's avatar

Thanks, John.

Expand full comment
Susan Linehan's avatar

well, according to the NYT editor, the choice between democracy and autocracy is "political" and it shouldn't be anything but impartial for fear of taking a political side.

Can you do one of a dog squatting over todays NY Times?

Expand full comment
steve rensch's avatar

BIDEN. Love the dog.

Expand full comment
Irma Villarreal's avatar

I, too, love this. Spot on with depicting how we are always in our own heads assuming the worse. I guess anything can be construed as political, which, again, shows how we are in our own heads and reading our own insecurities into everything.

Expand full comment
Liza Donnelly's avatar

Thank you, Irma!

Expand full comment
D.L. Lee | SISTERLY LOVE's avatar

It's always political!

Expand full comment
Chuck Yanikoski's avatar

I'm not sure there's any fundamental difference in relations between pets and in politics (or between armies) when it comes to competition, real or imagined. Though there is competition in the vegetable world, too, we animals pretty much all share reactions to other beasts that probably come form similar or actually shared brain structures and hormonal influences. Whether beetles or angels, we're all in the same boat, more or less. It's not "just" drawing, seems to me.

Expand full comment
Liza Donnelly's avatar

Love it.

Expand full comment