Patti Calkosz

Other Fun Stuff

Here are some cartoons I’ve drawn over the years. Click to enlarge them.

A line drawing comic of a woman sitting in an easy chair with the television on the floor in front of her. Arms on the television untwists the woman's legs, which are coiled together. The caption below reads, "Wanda's job was stressful, but whens he came home at night, TV helped her to unwind."
A line drawing comic of the Grim Reaper robe shopping in a department store, holding a flowered robe up to themselves and looking in a mirror. The Grim Reaper thinks, "I wouldn't be caught dead at the party wearing what everyone else will be wearing."
A line drawing comic of Adam and Eve wearing fig leaves in the Garden of Eden, the Hand of God hovering above with God's finger pointing to the right and the fruit tree with the serpent to the left. Eve carries a cat and Adam walks a dog. The cat thinks, "Why do I have to go? I didn't do anything."
A line drawing comic of Canine Curriculum Classics book covers. Book 1's cover shows a dog at a fire hydrant with the title "Steaklet: To pee or not to pee..." by William Steakspeare. Book 2's cover shows a dog on a throne with the title "Lord of the Fleas" by William Dogling. Book 3's cover shows a dog and a man in a truck on the open road with the title "Travels with Johnny" by Charley Steinbeck.
A line drawing comic of a woman washing dishes while two cats walk through the kitchen talking to one another. The caption below says, "And this is my personal masseuse."
A line drawing comic of an outdoor basketball court with one team of men and another team of nuns. The nuns are in a huddle during a time out. The caption below says, "Oh, lose the self-righteousness Sister Mary Miranda, and just make the foul when we go back out there!"
A line drawing comic of four witches stirring brew in a cauldron. The caption below the drawing says, "Darn it, Louise! You're spilling the broth!"
A line drawing comic of a man addressing a meeting in a conference room with a dry erase board that says "MORALE COMMITTEE AGENDA. 1. Office night out. 2. Spread the word: 'Take the last cup, Fill the pot up!' 3. Change toilet paper brand? Wanda will report." Caption below the comic is "Due to intra-office tensions and last year's unfortunate incident, I've decided to replace Annual Bowling Night with a good rousing game of kickball,"
A line drawing comic with four panels: Panel 1 a woman walks by a bookstore window with a cat asleep in it. Panel 2: At work, a man is annoyed with the woman as she's working at her desk piled with work. 3) Thewoman walks by the bookstore again with a cat stretched out asleep in the window. The woman asks the cat, "Hard day?"
A line drawing comic of a classroom but with dogs as pupils. All the puppy students have their pawprint homework on their desks but one. The teacher dog stands over the puppy without their homework, annoyed. The puppy student says, "My owner made me eat it." A poster in the room says "GOOD DOG" above an image of a dog biting a burglar's leg. A second poster says, "On the road of life, don't forget to stop and trample the roses" with an image of a dog running through a flower patch while an annoyed person watches from a window.
A line drawing comic of a witch and a black dog flying on a broom through the night sky with the caption, "Since childhood, Helga knew she was different; she just wasn't a cat person."
A line drawing comic of two women holding grocery bags and looking in the window of a wig shop. One woman looks in her shopping bag and says to the other, "Curlers, hairspray, conditioner, crimping iron...you thinking what I'm thinking, Mabel?"
A line drawing comic of a person lying the the road with tire tracks across them while a doe and fawn deer look on. The doe says to the fawn, "Don't cry, honey. Roadkill is a natural part of life."
A line drawing comic of the grim reaper at a hospital reception desk. A sign says visiting hours are 10 AM to 7 PM. The clock reads 9:10. An annoyed receptionist says, "NO exceptions."
A line drawing comic of two stick figures at a table. One stick figure is drawing two realistic human figures and says disappointedly to the other stick figure, "All I can draw are poofy-figures."