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About Panda in Chief

Anne Belov paints, writes, makes prints, and is the founder of The Institute for Contemporary Panda Satire. You can find her paintings at the Rob Schouten Gallery and Fountainhead Gallery, her cartoons on The Panda Chronicles, and her new book here. She also writes regularly for The Whidbey Life Magazine, a free journal of art and culture on Whidbey Island. Her main regret in life is that there is no MacArthur Grant for Panda Satire.

The Panda Kindergarten is now in session….

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I always like September, well, at least now that I don’t actually HAVE to go back to school, that is, but it still, oh these many years later, (don’t ask) gives me a burst of energy to get back into the studio and actually get something done. The panda kindergarten is no exception and they absolutely PROMISE to be much better behaved this year. (Although I think I saw some paws crossed behind their backs when they said that.)

Meanwhile, back at the Kickstarter ranch, we are at 86% with only 6 days to go!  For those of you not following or yet on board with the Kickstarter project (ahem) hope you will check it out, because we have big, pandy plans here at the Institute for Contemporary Panda Satire!  I’d like to unveil the third in the triumvirate of panda posters (starting with “30 days of Pandas,” moving on to “Bee, the Bear,” and now we present:

Fezbook: The Mobile App!

What could be more fun than a car full of pandas?

and now, for our “back to school cartoon feature”, we present the panda kindergarten in “Classroom Follies!”

Huzzah!

“Class….Claaaas….CLASS!!!!!!!!!

Bee, the Bear!

Bob T. Panda

To Bee, or not to Bee…that is the bear!

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The path of creativity is usually a twisting path.  You just never know what thing you see or read or hear, that will spark a connection, and I am no exception to this process.  For instance, my Scottish Panda cartoons, which had some Shakespearian inspiration, in turn sparked my brother’s imagination and resulted in his 31 plays in 31 days project, The Scottish Panda Plays.

When David Neel Of Island Apiaries offered an add on bonus of honey to my Kickstarter project (now in it’s last 6 days! Visit it before it’s too late!) I started thinking about bees and bears and how they both started with the letter ‘B’ and came up with Bee, the Bear.  (OK, it seemed like an obvious connection to me!) Bee was an instant hit when I posted her picture on facebook and so I decided (well, actually, she insisted) to make a poster for her.

Bee, the Bear.

Meanwhile our Kickstarter project is at 80% with only 6 more days to go!  If you’ve already supported it, many, many thanks (and tell all your humor loving friends) and if you haven’t you know what to do!

Bee, the Bear says Be the Bear!

Bob T. Panda

9 Days to Go and it’s No Teddy Bears’ Picnic!

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Once again I must thank all panda satire supporters for the outstanding support and confidence that you have showered upon this panda.  We are not worthy!  Oh wait…yes we are!  We have 9 days to achieve our funding goals and we are not there yet, but we are too close to fail!

Babette de Panda would like to take this opportunity to ask for your continued support and remind you that it is all about her.  Tell your friends!

Says Babette de Panda: “It’s all about MOI` “

Be the Bear!

Bob T. Panda

9 Days to Go and it’s No Teddy Bears’ Picnic!

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Once again I must thank all panda satire supporters for the outstanding support and confidence that you have showered upon this panda.  We are not worthy!  Oh wait…yes we are!  We have 9 days to achieve our funding goals and we are not there yet, but we are too close to fail!

Babette de Panda would like to take this opportunity to ask for your continued support and remind you that it is all about her.  Tell your friends!

Says Babette de Panda: “It’s all about MOI` “

Be the Bear!

Bob T. Panda

Um…excuse me but…..

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Well, here we are, almost halfway through our Kickstarter campaign and let’s face it folks, pandas are lookin’ a LITTLE endangered, if you know what I mean.  Is everyone on vacation, or what?

So just a word to the wise(guys)…to those who have already pledged, HUZZAH! and thank you, but your work is not done!  Spread the word of panda satire and let all you friends know how gosh darn funny it is, and how their lives would be so much better with this book on their books shelf!

And those who haven’t gotten around to it yet?  No time like the present, I always say.  and, then after you pledge, tell 5 of your friends!  They’ll thank you later.  really, they will.

Mehitabel thanks you!

And by the way, I just read a few of the plays that my brother wrote, which were inspired by The Panda Chronicles (and that playwright…what’s him name? Shakspur or something like that?) and written for the 31 Plays in 31 Days writing challenge.  Ha ha!  I will attempt to transform a few into cartoons!  We shall see…after all, the playings the thing!

Here is the obligatory Kickstarter link for today!  Huzzah!  http://kck.st/Qn6uAg

Be the bear!

Bob T. Panda

Um…excuse me but…..

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Well, here we are, almost halfway through our Kickstarter campaign and let’s face it folks, pandas are lookin’ a LITTLE endangered, if you know what I mean.  Is everyone on vacation, or what?

So just a word to the wise(guys)…to those who have already pledged, HUZZAH! and thank you, but your work is not done!  Spread the word of panda satire and let all you friends know how gosh darn funny it is, and how their lives would be so much better with this book on their books shelf!

And those who haven’t gotten around to it yet?  No time like the present, I always say.  and, then after you pledge, tell 5 of your friends!  They’ll thank you later.  really, they will.

Mehitabel thanks you!

And by the way, I just read a few of the plays that my brother wrote, which were inspired by The Panda Chronicles (and that playwright…what’s him name? Shakspur or something like that?) and written for the 31 Plays in 31 Days writing challenge.  Ha ha!  I will attempt to transform a few into cartoons!  We shall see…after all, the playings the thing!

Here is the obligatory Kickstarter link for today!  Huzzah!  http://kck.st/Qn6uAg

Be the bear!

Bob T. Panda

Bob and Mehitabel apologize for tasteless, sophomoric cartoons.

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For those who are not following my Kickstarter project, (hint, hint) here’s the most recent update from Bob and Mehitabel.

Our lack of taste is only exceeded by our sense of the absurd.

 

Be the Bear!

Bob T. Panda

http:/www.kickstarter.com/projects/arttraveler/your-brain-on-pandas-book-1-of-the-panda-chronicle

 

Please excuse my technical incompetence ….

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For some reason, the share buttons did not show up on the last post (AND I forgot my daily Kickstarter link!)  so here is a repeat of the cartoon I included with the reblog from Exit, Pursued by a Lark)  sorry if you are getting this twice.

After all, the playings the thing….

 

Be the bear and visit

http:/www.kickstarter.com/projects/arttraveler/your-brain-on-pandas-book-1-of-the-panda-chronicle

 Bob T. Panda!

 

The world is now 31 plays, erm, richer?

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Since I cannot do the linking thing (large hairy paws, and all) here is a re-blog of the post which tells about 31 plays inspired by the Scottish Panda Cartoon. Huzzah!

After all, the playings the thing….