Roy Blumenthal is The Drawing Monkey

PICTURE THE SCENE… Imagine pitching up to your next office party. In a corner of the room, you see a big screen, with a full colour drawing appearing on it. Clustered near the screen is a bunch of your colleagues, all giggling and pointing at the “model”. And there, next to the model, Roy (that’s me) is standing with his artist’s tablet, painting a live caricature, in real time, in vivid colour. When I’m done with my drawing, I make a colour print for the…Continue Reading “Looking for a memorable addition to your office party? Bring in a digital caricature artist!” →

The trouble with shocking journalism of this type is that it very strongly perpetuates stereotypes. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/the-thorn-birds-author-colleen-mccullough-dies-on-norfolk-island/story-e6frg8n6-1227201243185 The moment someone sees the name, Colleen McCullough, they are drawn to read the piece. Whether these readers are sexist or not, the jokey tone invites and lures the reader to share in the “gentle ribbing”. This can easily bypass critical thinking in people who aren’t well-schooled in examining stuff like this. Most people see this article, chuckle a bit, think about whether or not they’ve ever seen Colleen…Continue Reading “How the casual, jokey sexism of an Australian newspaper obituary for Colleen McCullough makes YOU a sexist.” →

Thanks to Styli Charalambous, I was at the excellent ‘The Election Gathering’ 2014, held at Gold Reef City. It was a day filled with political discussion, by the players who will be participating in our coming election. One of the most interesting moments for me was when Rehad Desai, a leftie and activist, called on South Africans to either spoil their vote, or vote strategically, but NOT to vote for the ANC. His point is that the ANC needs to be sent a clear and…Continue Reading “The Daily Maverick’s ‘The Election Gathering’ 2014 — Graphic Harvesting by Roy Blumenthal” →

GT247 — Infographic for the launch of MobiTrader, originally uploaded by royblumenthal. When GT247 launched their iOS and Android version of the mobile spread-trading app, Mobi Trader, they asked me to create a graphic explaining why it’s a great idea to take control of your own investments. There are seven tableaus in this pic. You’ll be able to see them if you view it in high res. The central pic is your starting point, bottom left is your second stop, top left is your third…Continue Reading “GT247 — Infographic for the launch of MobiTrader” →

Zuma’s Pear (not to be confused with #ZumaSpear) #NakedButTasteful, originally uploaded by royblumenthal.