Richard's earliest caricatures

"These were done by Richard for the original Gaithersburg location of Celebrity Delly. When they closed the Gaithersburg shop, they moved the artwork down to the Fairfax County location. He said it was his first professional job and he thinks he was paid in sandwiches." says Scott Stewart who's working on a book of his caricatures. As you can see, these are becoming weathered.

Bono Mitchell has passed away

Local artist Bono Mitchell, long time-friend and employer of cartoonist Richard Thompson via Bono-Tom studio, has passed away according to her nurse on Facebook.

For many years Bono and Tom Specht art-directed magazines that used Richard's art, and she was one of his closest friends, visiting him regularly as he fell sick. She was a talented artist in her own right, and did lovely watercolors. Beyond that, she was a true character - larger than life in many ways - and a caring friend who will be missed.

 

Here are Bruce Guthrie's pictures.