Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog

(via Richard’s blog)

Richard Thompson (for my money, one of the best in the biz*) gives us a peek under the hood with a run-down of his watercolor palette and working method, here.

*Would you like to know when I fell in love with Thompson’s work? 20 or so years ago, when I first saw this masterpiece.

I’ve been meaning to share a link to this site for a while, but some things are so good that you like to keep them to yourself for a little bit. Every time there’s a new post on Richard Thompson’s blog, my RSS reader seems to do a little dance of happiness.

Thompson’s comic strip Cul de Sac is the most refreshing thing on the comics page today, and likewise, his blog is pure cartoon joy.

The site is mostly comprised of Thompson’s work for the Washington Post, including a larger-format watercolour version of Cul de Sac, various editorial illustrations, and his brilliant weekly “misinformational” comic feature Richard’s Poor Almanac, which has also been compiled in a book.