Cartoonist Roles in Society Today

They play a significant role in forming public opinion and can help to promote peace ~ and is shaping society today.

Artist, Caricaturist, Cartoonist and Digital Artist, Malicy Boaz stated:

“I started drawing when I was young. During my school days, whenever a teacher was in class....and the subject required drawing, I would always volunteer to go and draw on the board. For 5 years now, I've worked as a professional artist. Basically, I do caricature...cartoon...realistic.. and painting.

Here, in Africa, going beyond borders can open many successful doors.for us ~

so long as we are given that opportunity ~ and we as artists work hard

to compete in the international market.
Only those who are recognized get well-paid.

A cartoon conveys a lot of information in very few words...therefore, the emotions behind the political cartoons (also known as political cartoons) contain commentary relating to current events or personalities ~ and some just serve a useful purpose.
I smiled with Charlie Brown when he stated:

All you really need is love ~ but a little chocolate now and then ~ doesn't hurt.

Graeme MacKay is The Hamilton Spectator's resident editorial cartoonist twho daily draws with captions. These I observe and read with interest...often with a smile. For 2 decades now, he has drawn local politicians...celebraties...electoral candidates....prime ministers...presidents... and just about anyone to grace the local headlines. This born-and--raised Hamiltonian has just released a book:You Might be From Hamilton....a collection of cartoons that poke fun
at the weird and wonderful minutiae of our city.
The book includes cartoons causing Hamiltonians from Flamborough to Stoney Creek dairy

and a depiction of the love/hate relationship Hamiltonians have with Toronto expatriates
flocking to the Hammer!

Growing up in Dundas, he wanted the book to to go beyond the usual Hamilton stereotypes.
The idea for his book came while McKay was in Cuba at a cartoonist convention.

While at University, he freelanced his cartoons to newspapers across North America.

Blaine McDonald was one of The Spectator's most colourful and well known personalities...had retired in 1993 due to poor health after heart surgery and a stroke. He was born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. Well respected by the populace, he had a black belt in karate...played guitar and sang...liked many country hits and jewellery...drove motorcycles and drove a Corvette Stingray monogrammed with a butterfly on its head. Driving around the city..he was well recognized.

For his editorial cartooning, Blaine received National Newspaper Awards...
a Reuben Award...and a Salon of Cartoons Grand Prize.
Greatly, he and his work were admired by Jimmy Carter.

Said he: I was just a nerd ~ who liked to watch the news.

Worrying won't stop the bad stuff from happening,stated Linus;it just stops you from enjoying the good,

The Foregoing compiled by Merle Baird-Kerr...May 4, 2020
Your comments most welcome: mbairdkerr@cogeco.ca