“Every artist dips his brush in his own soul and paints his own nature into his pictures.”
Henry Ward Beecher; 1813-1887; Proverbs from Plymouth Pulpit 1887
Colour – horizontal format cartoons
The cartoons in this gallery are a selection of general colour cartoons that I have had published in Punch, Private Eye and The Spectator magazines. Don’t forget to check out the other galleries on this web site. There are hidden gems all over the place.
All images ©Stan Eales. No reproducing without permission.
Crying with raindrops
A man is in a room. Water is dripping from the ceiling in several places. His tears fall like the raindrops and collect in a bucket at his feet.
Beating fox in trap
A hunter is about to club a baby fox that he has caught in his trap. A group of angry animals have gathered behind him.
Exercycle and projector
A man is on an exercycle in a darkened room. He is cycling with movie projector showing a view of a road and landscape on to a screen in front of him.
Egyptian packaging
Two Egyptian mummy-makers are talking. “Personally, I think we use far too much packaging these days.”
Leaning into computer
There are two yellow light sources in a room. On the left, yellow light comes from a window and four plants lean towards it. On the right, yellow light comes from a computer screen and four people lean towards it.
Sun over smog city
The sun shines brightly in a clear, blue sky. Beneath it is a city, over which is a layer of smog and air pollution. The light from the sun cannot penetrate the smog.
Trees on TV in polluted town
In a very polluted town, a boy sits in a decrepit room watching TV. He is amazed to see beautiful, green trees on the TV screen.
Jesus on junk in water
Jesus and his disciples are discovering how easy it is to walk on water, when the lake is full of garbage.
Brown water rafting
A man in an inflatable boat is heading down a polluted, brown, water channel.
Heavy metal poisoning
A long-haired man is in a hospital bed. He is surrounded by four friends dressed in leathers, a rock guitar and long hair. The man in the bed is saying, “They reckon I’ve got heavy metal poisoning.”
Easter Island telescope
On Easter Island, a man looks through a telescope. He is trying to see the same thing that the Easter Island statues are looking at.
Chainsaw and cat
A tree is full of birds in its cranches. Nearby, a cat looks on nastily, as a man approaches rhe tree with a chainsaw.
Surfing effluent pipe
A man on a surfboard is surfing on a fast-flowing effluent pipe.
Lung cancer ward
Two men are in a hospital lung cancer ward. Outside, is a very polluted city. One man is saying. “I don’t understand it. I never smoked a cigarette in my life.”
Patched tramp
A tramp with his knapsack and dog are walking under the moon. Man, dog, knapsack and moon all have patches on them
TV dinner campfire
A man heats up a TV dinner over his campfire.
Rain tree
A man sits under a leafless tree, A cloud is stuck in the brainches of the tree and rains on him as he cries for his misfortune.
Easter Island gas masks
A row of Easter Island statues are wearing gas masks to protect them against the polluted air.
Suicide man and tree stumps
A suicidal man goes to a group of trees to hang himself. But he discovers that all of the trees have been cut down and only stumps remain.
Vomiting on effluent pipe
A man stands on an effluent pipes and vomits. His vomit resembles the discharge coming out of the pipe.
Harvesting forest for money
A huge combine harvestor is chomping through a rainforest. It extracts money but leaves a trail of pollution behind it.
Swordfish and scuba diver
A scuba diver with a spear gun is about to shoot a small fish. Behind him, a large swordfish is about to spear him.
Pyramid amongst buildings
The pyramids of Cairo are dwarfed by modern, glass high-rise buildings.
Wouldnt if I were you
Two men are crawling across a desert. One is headed towards a polluted city. Another is crawling away from it. The latter is saying, “I wouldn’t if I were you.”