"The editorial cartoonist's task is to emerge from [a] blizzard of information with a coherent and (it is hoped) amusing idea, one that addresses some aspect of the day's events. That good idea requires coaxing, coddling, cajoling. ...
In my case, that coaxing process is based entirely on doodling, which I've done my entire life. ...
At the beginning of each workday, one scribble has led to another, when suddenly, out of the muddled swirl of pencil strokes, the artist's twisted subconscious recognizes the germ of a cartoon idea. It's much closer to alchemy than it is to science."
–– Brian Gable (b. 1949), Canadian editorial cartoonist*
Source: Brian Gable. 'Adieu.' The Globe and Mail, Saturday September 9, 2023, p. O9. *Brian Gable was The Globe and Mail's editorial cartoonist for 35 years. He retired in September 2023.
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