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Political cartoonist Daryl Cagle, in the (Midland, TX) Lone Star Iconoclast on “How to Draw President George W. Bush:”
Another cartoon characteristic that has grown from years of drawing President Bush are his eyes, two little dots, close together, topped by raised, quizzical eyebrows. The close, dotted eyes are an interesting universal phenomenon, shared by almost every cartoonist, that doesnât relate to the presidentâs actual features. Over time, most cartoonists will draw a character with eyes that grow larger, but President Bushâs eyes shrink, while his ears grow. There may be a political message in that, but I canât figure it out.
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