Vote Seahorse

2024-11

Vote Seahorse, 2024 — cartoon by Ray Patrick

Cartoons, B&W, ROTC

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Subject

A cartoon drawn off the show. A heavily jewelled figure rides a seahorse through dark water, hair streaming behind, while a long balloon at the right carries a complaint about a husband's vote and what she has decided to do about her allowance. Small fish and cats swim along the bottom.

Composition

The mount and rider sweep in from the left on a rising diagonal and the block of lettering occupies the whole right-hand third, so the sheet is half picture and half monologue — which is the point of it.

Palette

Black ink on white. No colour.

Handling

Heavy solid blacks in the water and the mane against an unfilled rider, with fine hatching used only on the creature's hide. The balloon is drawn as a hard-edged box rather than a cloud.

Medium and support

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

Signature

Lettered ROTC TOONS at the lower centre with the artist's name and a date in MMDDYY beneath it.

From the artist:

Vote SeaHorse