David Gothard

2008

Birds: Then and Now

December 22 Birds have always intrigued me, and I'm happy to use them as a metaphor now and then. These images were commissioned in...

A Coney Economy

December 11 I was thinking Coney Island when I proposed a theme for a series of illustrations running in the Wall Street Journal....

Futility

December 5 Is anyone else having trouble getting their head around the constant talk of billions of dollars? And just when you...

A Prayer

December 4 I've had occasions to illustrate commentaries, naratives, lessons and poetry, but never a prayer until now. The image...

PIRATES

November 25 Pirates no longer resemble the iconic characters of Treasure Island, but  the danger still exists for any ships...

Autumn Falls Away

November 18 The Leaves are on the ground in Eastern Pennsylvania as we begin to turn our thoughts to Winter and our interiors. To...

Donkeys and Elephants and Bulls and Bears, Oh My!

November 14

The Party is Over

October 27 This feels like a good time for our collective national conscience to pause and reflect about  the current...

Current Events

October 24 Not surprisingly, the majority of my work these days is divided between the election and the economy. Here are some...

The Second Gilded Age

June 2 What a great time to be alive...if you're a Robber Baron. The Cookie Jar has been raided by the GOP and corporate...

Fire Breathing

May 5 A recent visit to Coney Island undoubtedly inspired this concept for today's WSJ editorial drawing. Coney is one of the...

Barkart

April 11 Inspired by a trip to the New York Botanical Gardens Orchid show, and Julie's amazing photos, I began drawing orchids...

A Day for Reflection

January 21 Martin Luther King Day. Time to reflect upon concepts we hope can one day be realized....peace through courage, and...

Anti War Art

January 7 At this point in time, all I have is this poor repro of my contribution to the Artist's against the War show. For a...