THE LAST WORD

The idea is brilliant. ( no wonder the author gives himself credit in the byline ). Find a pithy epitaph and draw the dear departed’s portrait in antique black and white, evocative of ancient relief sculpture , throw in birth/death dates for epoch and life span and Voila!. A collection of utter simplicity and mesmerizing effect. What could be more deflating to our egotistical nature than this gallery of dreams deferred and defeated by the absurdly talented California caricaturist and draftsman, J. Daniel Abel. - Thomas Larson