The day the Oscars begin! — In all the preparation for the Oscars, Wednesday before the Sunday awards ceremony is the day for the ceremonial rolling out of the red carpet. In my six drawing this over the years, I still find it a delightfully silly event.

It’s a unique world — How do you find your style? What is a style in drawing? These are questions I get sometimes, and it’s not easy to answer. Style is an identifiable way of expression, that when you see it, you know whose drawing it is. There is also style of humor, and style…

Humor finds its subjects — It’s not clear to me why I have so many fish drawings. My rule of thumb, however, is that you never know where you will find humor. Or where it will find you. Here is one I did last week. I have spent time fishing, on the Jersey shore…

Helen Hokinson, cartoonist for The New Yorker — Yesterday, New Yorker cartoonist Helen Hokinson was inducted into the Hall of Fame at the Society of Illustrators in New York City. My husband, cartoonist Michael Maslin, and I attended the lively celebration along with many wonderful artists we know. Michael wrote about it here, in his blog Inkspill.

How to cope? — I was talking to a friend today about politics, and I realized that I had not processed the three hate-crime murders in Jacksonville, FL. Of course I had read about it, but it just went into my consciousness, and my brain said, “oh how horrible,” and I moved on. That’s…

In which I show you stuff — Last year, I began broadcasting with a partner (a project that we hope will air soon), and discovered that I enjoy having the technology to show viewers the act of drawing while also talking to you, face-to-face. Here’s one I did on my own, I hope you enjoy it. Liza's Studio Live drawing and talking about what's going on!www.youtube.com This…

How did they do? — Last night was the first candidate debate leading up to the 2024 Presidential election. In the past, I have live-drawn it from my television; last night I did not. It was a chaotic two hours on stage, but that has not stopped me before! I was unsure of the value…

My Medium Day Keynote — Finding who you are as a creative person — be it writer, visual artist, musician, is a life-long endeavor. If you really want to find your voice, you have to listen to yourself first and foremost. And be patient with yourself! Last weekend, I was invited to speak at Medium…

We’re waiting to hear from the Grand Jury in Atlanta, Georgia about a possible indictment of Trump, which could possibly happen today. If you read about the things Trump and his allies said and did to try to overturn the results of the 2020 election, it’s shocking (I watched it…