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Bio
Richard Crowson has enjoyed a long career as an editorial cartoonist putting his own satirical spin on the news of the day. His cartoons have been featured in The Wichita Eagle for many years and can also be found on KMUW’s website and social media.
Crowson is not only a editorial cartoonist, he’s also an editorial commentator for KMUW, an artist and a banjo player. You might have heard him play with his band Pop & The Boys or with his wife at their standing gig at Watermark Books & Cafe.
Artist Statement
The works in this show represent my attempts to move from the world of cartooning into the world of painting. I have a ways to go: They’re sort of cartoons produced with paint and ink. I’m interested in the relationship of those two worlds, at least as far as my abilities can convey it.
Because I’ve created these works during some rather miserable times (pandemicwaves, attacks on democracy, intensified political polarization) I’m surprised thatthey are, for the most part, light-hearted images. They may represent escapism, cathartic self defense mechanisms or the mere frolics of the child inside of me. I’m content if they simply elicit a smile, either at the imagery or at the spectacle of a cartoonist puzzled by acrylic paint.
Follow Richard:
Facebook @richardcrowsonart1 | https://sites.google.com/view/richardcrowsonart/home
Images Copyright Richard Crowson
![Alpha Beta](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/86e70387-bd73-4be5-b2b9-84108730a388/13f4f8d5-d05b-4360-a14c-dd1837cf1b3a_rw_1920.jpg?h=d5cf6088db8ac45853f0064965343238)
Alpha Beta
![Surf Kansas’ Amber Waves](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/86e70387-bd73-4be5-b2b9-84108730a388/2e3b52ca-4447-4c08-a630-d6884efe834e_rw_1920.jpg?h=bc8714e2f21a2a5635ebe6f8c0d1f25a)
Surf Kansas’ Amber Waves
![Artistic Differences](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/86e70387-bd73-4be5-b2b9-84108730a388/d68713cb-5724-43b2-9633-4126d91e4d86_rw_1920.jpg?h=cbab1bfc0dbfa2742dc404bc2cf2b75c)
Artistic Differences
![Bee Dance](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/86e70387-bd73-4be5-b2b9-84108730a388/53f6b9bf-7d24-4d33-9ed3-60feefaa25bf_rw_1920.jpg?h=d8e8e147203d637910a2379ffe1e014f)
Bee Dance
![Never Mind the Critics](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/86e70387-bd73-4be5-b2b9-84108730a388/38d06a4a-f707-4d36-b360-4e4c07ba6204_rw_1920.jpg?h=adef834155086ebf68de296e07897061)
Never Mind the Critics
![Let the Dog Drive](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/86e70387-bd73-4be5-b2b9-84108730a388/9a59e3a1-7a07-4821-8528-87c9e4855851_rw_1920.jpg?h=e498b1498783435f1bf18ed8de40b66e)
Let the Dog Drive
![Dog-blivious](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/86e70387-bd73-4be5-b2b9-84108730a388/b3093bd5-bd84-4e20-99ae-f9a23ee650a5_rw_1920.jpg?h=e3ff13a11e2140e7dec3095f0ac77df8)
Dog-blivious
![Gassy Dog](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/86e70387-bd73-4be5-b2b9-84108730a388/01399390-9e4b-443c-b6ec-f3622e4390e1_rw_1200.jpg?h=d3bcc73a73e6bb0e00250ff2e64fa944)
Gassy Dog
![Get Serious](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/86e70387-bd73-4be5-b2b9-84108730a388/1c6ba061-b001-4de2-af39-92c34b483e71_rw_1920.jpg?h=22bfa14a909fbfc7640cbe2282beacec)
Get Serious
![Introvert Plays Extrovert](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/86e70387-bd73-4be5-b2b9-84108730a388/63d665af-0a34-4d72-bcbf-ffae0f580397_rw_1920.jpg?h=7368691aeef5d0e683eb1e455591df25)
Introvert Plays Extrovert
![New Normal](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/86e70387-bd73-4be5-b2b9-84108730a388/43634f8d-c3e1-4d71-b352-0907547205de_rw_1920.jpg?h=d049edb65818a8e60e20224c5ffc9649)
New Normal
![Reading = Peace](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/86e70387-bd73-4be5-b2b9-84108730a388/c1d814ec-b42a-4f7e-b86a-62fc0891bd8f_rw_1920.jpg?h=9b36c590ff2f9b277c552c3fea1f6aad)
Reading = Peace
![Recognition](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/86e70387-bd73-4be5-b2b9-84108730a388/4147c877-37d1-41b9-8a7c-0c6b8dd47f79_rw_1200.jpg?h=6cb23f4c41b8c9dc2e04cdcb5f7044b6)
Recognition
![Sing Them Into Dreams](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/86e70387-bd73-4be5-b2b9-84108730a388/6706f921-40f6-4c26-9d4e-93ef86b5e5a2_rw_1200.jpg?h=774ded95bb70deb7eaa0d2f2e0242778)
Sing Them Into Dreams
![Sky Girl](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/86e70387-bd73-4be5-b2b9-84108730a388/6bf60d0e-daf6-4414-8170-ddf3fdded61e_rw_1200.jpg?h=d2fdadb5acbb4ac579605625ef018442)
Sky Girl
![Island Uke Lesson](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/86e70387-bd73-4be5-b2b9-84108730a388/7d5bc342-2b20-4303-b462-e40bcb4c54b8_rw_1200.jpg?h=162b615f9cb15fb2396f01c4d181f418)
Island Uke Lesson
![Wichita Arts Up](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/86e70387-bd73-4be5-b2b9-84108730a388/8ae4b78e-a21c-4556-8595-2ba72dace5f5_rw_1200.jpg?h=4fd9a7e62456fa3e8c680be0604fa5e1)
Wichita Arts Up
![Where There’s a Will](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/86e70387-bd73-4be5-b2b9-84108730a388/b103a491-e24f-499d-af0a-9445154ce547_rw_1200.jpg?h=9a51b6b3d40ffd83ee7a276e2db72fe7)
Where There’s a Will
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