Jason Chatfield did a live drawing talk on one of his Substacks today.
I asked him to draw Mr. Danders -
he pulled out Richard's Poor Almanac (9:15), and said, "I keep this book at arm's reach from my drawing board at all times... I consider Richard Thompson to maybe be one of the best cartoonists that ever lived. Up there with Ronald Searle, Sergio Aragones, Steadman, Scarfe... these guys who have their very distinct styles... This book - on days when I don't feel like being creative or drawing - I just flip through it and snap myself out of my funk. If you haven't heard of Richard Thompson, I'm jealous that you get to discover his work for the first time. If you have, I implore you to go back to it."
And then he drew Mr. Danders from memory.
"I really, really adore Richard Thompson."
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Jason Chatfield
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