I'll stick to my steak

Ink · 2025-02

I'll stick to my steak, 2025 — ink cartoon by Ray Patrick

Cartoons, Ink, Mersh, Aaron Imholte, B&W, ROTC

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Subject

Three men at a bar. One leans in from the left with a cane and a hat, accusing another of only pretending to be what he is; the man at the right, mid-meal with a beer in his hand, declines the accusation and says he will stick to his steak. The third just says awe.

Composition

Figures at three different distances across the width, the accuser small and upright at the left, the subject large and seated at the right with his plate and glass in the foreground. The balloons fill the whole upper half.

Palette

Black ink on white. No colour.

Handling

Light open line with hatching only in the hair and the dark hat, and a solid black band laid along the bottom edge to seat the bar. The lettering carries most of the sheet.

Medium and support

Ink on paper, drawn as a cartoon for the show.

Signature

Signed with the artist's name at the lower left and dated in MMDDYY beneath it.