Sir William Orpen was a Irish painter🎨. He attended the Metropolitan School of Art, Dublin (1891-7), and the Slade School of Art, London (1897-9). He became a friend of Augustus John and joined the New English Art Club. The influence of Velázquez🎨, in particular, is apparent in such early genre subjects as The Mirror (1900; London, Tate).

Mark Parisi is a 59-year-old cartoonist born in New England, and is the creator of his own comic series called "Off the Mark." His comics revolve around good-hearted humor, visual gags, and jokes that stem from witty observations. In these dark times, where everything may offend everyone, the comics provide people with lightness and smiles.