Here we go again...

Hello, my name is Michael and I’m a Inkcoholic. I’ve had this affliction as far back as I can remember. My earliest memory of this humorous disease is in the 3rd grade. That memory is of putting ink to paper and writing on the side of my homework (ala *Classic Mad Magazine - see below). This of course resulted in receiving a whack on the head with a ruler by my 3rd grade teacher. 

If you don't remember the Classic Mad Magazine (1970's Mad Magazine), you’re probably one of my younger readers, you should definitely Google it. When you do, pay close attention to the art of Jack Davis, Mort Drucker and Sergio Aragonés. This is where the Artist, Michael Hopkins was born. Throw in some flavoring through later years by Bob Hale, Bob McCausland and Al Hirshfeld and you have ingredients that inspire me to this day. 

Back to my Inkcoholicism 

Inkcoholicism (INK-kuh-HAW-LIH-zum), as defined by the Michael Hopkins Cartoons Dictionary is a chronic disease in which a person craves putting pen to paper and is unable to control his or her drawing. For me, ignoring this compulsion to draw results in an overconsumption of unhealthy food, ingesting massive amounts of caffeine and falling asleep on the couch. Which leads to weight gain and eventually depression sets in when I realize how fuckin long its been since I’ve drawn anything (or written a blog… ) 

 Here we go again…Yay!

Although updates to  The Michael Hopkins Cartoons Blog have been few and far between lately, there's still some new art that I have recently created to show you.

 Shall we begin?

Aviation Caricature - Boeing 767 by Michael Hopkins

Aviation Caricature - TU-144 by Michael Hopkins

Reno Chic by Michael Hopkins

Frasier - By Michael Hopkins

Lets throw in a few of my recent Event Caricature

for good measure