The Art of Kevin Franklin
There's really no need for me to be modest: I am one of the greatest cartoonists of the Modern Era, hereafter noted by an ME. Though my works of art are not framed, nor do they hang in famous galleries, nor can one find them anywhere but in the margins of my notes, they are the purest drawings produced in a long time. Here is a short list of my artistic triumphs. This is by no means a comprehensive study.
1. "Allegory of Narcissism"(2006). Allegory of Narcissism is a beautiful rendering of the god Cupid, about to shoot a me with his arrow of love, however he is unaware that it is not another that I am thinking of, but myself. Indicated by a thought bubble, I am shown thinking about my own likeness, and my thought has a second thought bubble, indicating that it, too, is thinking about my likeness. Beautiful.
2. "BeelzeBuddy"(2007). BeelzeBuddy is an artistic triumph to the degree that the subject himself possessed me to draw it. Depicted is Satan, the prince of Darkness, with his arm around an anonymous Fraternity brother, both smiling and waving a flagon of mead. So blissful are the two together that one can see why it has been named Steve's Favorite Drawing in the 2007 Steve's Favorite Drawing Awards.
3. "Punch and Judy" (2006). More a series than a standalone piece, the Punch and Judy group depicts those medieval crackups, Punch and Judy, exchanging mock medieval dialogue. In one sketch, Punch is shown with a likeness of Satan tied to a string, crying to his wife, "Huzzah! Huzzah! I have killed the Devil!", while Judy cries, "Anon, Punch! The field lays fallow!"
4. "Snowman Heaven"(2006). Snowman Heaven depicts the ascension of deceased Snowmen. Heaven is rendered with all the beauty and majesty appropriate for the paradise in the clouds.
5. "Dylan's Inferno"(2007). Stark and barren, this harrowing sketch shows Bob Dylan, the poet laurate of the Rock Era, being directed to the gates of Hell by Virgil. Dylan is apathetic and aloof as Virgil ominously points toward that famous sign, "Abandon Hope, All Ye Who Enter Here." Kevin Franklin plans to extend this series, showing all three parts of La Comedie Dylan, and this single sketch shows tremendous promise.
6. "Snowmen Chasing the Beatles"(2006). An idea borrowed from the opening of the film "A Hard Day's Night", this drawing shows the four Beatles, Ringo, Paul, John, and Scott, running from a crowd of screaming, frenzied, pre-teen snowmen. The Snowmen love the Beatles because they are cute, and new. Frightfully new. Yeah, yeah, yeah, OOOOOO!
1. "Allegory of Narcissism"(2006). Allegory of Narcissism is a beautiful rendering of the god Cupid, about to shoot a me with his arrow of love, however he is unaware that it is not another that I am thinking of, but myself. Indicated by a thought bubble, I am shown thinking about my own likeness, and my thought has a second thought bubble, indicating that it, too, is thinking about my likeness. Beautiful.
2. "BeelzeBuddy"(2007). BeelzeBuddy is an artistic triumph to the degree that the subject himself possessed me to draw it. Depicted is Satan, the prince of Darkness, with his arm around an anonymous Fraternity brother, both smiling and waving a flagon of mead. So blissful are the two together that one can see why it has been named Steve's Favorite Drawing in the 2007 Steve's Favorite Drawing Awards.
3. "Punch and Judy" (2006). More a series than a standalone piece, the Punch and Judy group depicts those medieval crackups, Punch and Judy, exchanging mock medieval dialogue. In one sketch, Punch is shown with a likeness of Satan tied to a string, crying to his wife, "Huzzah! Huzzah! I have killed the Devil!", while Judy cries, "Anon, Punch! The field lays fallow!"
4. "Snowman Heaven"(2006). Snowman Heaven depicts the ascension of deceased Snowmen. Heaven is rendered with all the beauty and majesty appropriate for the paradise in the clouds.
5. "Dylan's Inferno"(2007). Stark and barren, this harrowing sketch shows Bob Dylan, the poet laurate of the Rock Era, being directed to the gates of Hell by Virgil. Dylan is apathetic and aloof as Virgil ominously points toward that famous sign, "Abandon Hope, All Ye Who Enter Here." Kevin Franklin plans to extend this series, showing all three parts of La Comedie Dylan, and this single sketch shows tremendous promise.
6. "Snowmen Chasing the Beatles"(2006). An idea borrowed from the opening of the film "A Hard Day's Night", this drawing shows the four Beatles, Ringo, Paul, John, and Scott, running from a crowd of screaming, frenzied, pre-teen snowmen. The Snowmen love the Beatles because they are cute, and new. Frightfully new. Yeah, yeah, yeah, OOOOOO!