275. Charles Dickens by tom gauld on Flickr.

Bless you, Tom Gauld.

I’m easing back into Facebook and Tumblr, to give readers a way to keep up with Family Man, consolidate all those disparate accounts, and to encourage some more random creativity from myself. But I have my predictable misgivings. 

As usual, Tom Gauld has the exact right thing to say about it all.

Tom Gauld again, aptly demonstrating (for Museums Journal) why I do narrative illustration instead of conceptual art.

Lost Fairy Tales by Tom Gauld.

I feel that this accurately represents the current state of affairs.  Mr. Gauld is one of my favorites, and I think he’s very deftly filled the gap in illustrative absurdity that Edward Gorey left behind him.