Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson

By S. C. Watson|2024-10-31T15:24:14-07:00November 1st, 2024|7 Comments

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Welcome to our weekly feature, Occam’s Razor,
from local artist S.C. Watson.

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About the Author: S. C. Watson

S.C. Watson has been drawing and painting for as long as he can remember. Which is to say a couple of days, at least. Mostly self taught with traditional and digital media, he has been selling his artistic soul for the past two and half decades to the highest bidder, including, but not limited to Wizards of the Coast, Fantasy Flight Games, Malfador Machinations, and various private clients, including independent authors. When he's not working in his studio, socially distancing with his family or walking his art director dachshund, Rocky, he can be found wandering the Deer Harbor woods aimlessly muttering about masks, politics, and the artistic merits of taupe. He likes sushi and is dismayed there isn't an established restaurant on the island.

7 Comments

gary abood November 1, 2024 at 6:40 pm

By any measure, left or right, up or down, this is a discraceful cartoon. Your art is generaly good, however, this sort of visual discourse serves no one. Helps no one.
Mia Kartiganer November 1, 2024 at 8:51 pm

By no measure is this disgraceful in the least.
Happy to explain it to you when we next run into each other Gary.
Lin McNulty November 1, 2024 at 10:12 pm

OK, Mia and Gary. You’re on! I will happily buy the first two rounds for a follow-up report.
Phil Peterson November 2, 2024 at 8:04 am

Mr. Abood, you are too kind. This is beneath contempt!

Ms. Kartiganer: Please explain why Tulsi Gabbard and her family were placed on a TSA watchlist two days after endorsing Mr. Trump. Then please explain why RFK Jr was denied Secret Service protection during his campaign, before endorsing Mr. Trump. Then please explain why Alan Dersowitz, Joe Manchin and Kirsten Sinema recently left the democratic party. Then perhaps you can explain why Donald Trump left the democratic party.

The threat to our democracy is from the left, not the right, it is happening in real time and it is clear to anyone who cares to look beyond the major media propagandists.

If you, along with half the country feel that this is not a disgrace, then there is no way back, no chance of unity and we are inexorably on a path to open conflict. Lets hope that our SJC insularity will shield us all from the coming storm.
Tenar Hall November 2, 2024 at 11:04 am

ICYDK, this cartoon is a Childish Gambino reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYOjWnS4cMY
Lynette Roberts November 2, 2024 at 11:19 am

Tenar – I still don’t get it. I usually have no problem seeing political meanings in things, but the ferry cartoon does not reveal its meaning, except the normal ferry frustration.
Will someone please explain it to me, like I am a second grader?
gary abood November 3, 2024 at 9:26 am

Really, explain it to me now Mia.

I referenced only the implied violence toward our lady liberty. In this regard, I don’t give a shit about the left or right.
It is this sort of hate that drives both sides to perpetrate the slow demise of our political discourse.
Your support of this adolecent cartoon is a discrace as well. Sorry Mia, not trying to be mean but I feel you are absolutely wrong on this one as it is just a continuation of hate and fear mongering which does not serve any citizen.