Manda Comisari

Wildlife illustrator specialising in gouache on paper | Illustrator and Author of ‘Unusual Animal Messages’ CICO Books, 2022

[Manda Comisari @MandaComisari]

Happy #PortfolioDay! I’m a London based illustrator specializing in gouache on paper. I’m always looking for interesting projects, especially ones with animals!
https://t.co/nD5Bx2DmDi

[David Sirota @davidsirota]

I like to imagine Connor Roy growing up in Chicago and having to change his name to Cameron Frye because everyone there hated his family, and then after so much more abuse from his dad he finally revolted, renounced his family & became this labor leader 👇

[Jamie Henn @jamieclimate]

I’d rather ExxonMobil build up tolerance to lower profits.

[David Sirota @davidsirota]

wild that America tells itself that it’s super tough & that Europeans are weak, and yet any whisper of austerity in Europe immediately brings out the protests & threats of guillotines, while here in America the rich just constantly pillage the country & there’s near total silence

[Manda Comisari @MandaComisari]

Why isn’t anyone talking about ocean temperatures being 100 degrees in Florida right now?

The ocean shouldn’t be the same temp as a literal hot tub. While everyone’s talking about the newest summer movie trends, the world’s on fire. Way to miss the actual plot, humanity.

[Manda Comisari @MandaComisari]

@mclairecruz Hi Mary! I’d love to add my portfolio to the pile. I’m unagented and I work in gouache :)

https://t.co/XM9a5xoOd7

[Manda Comisari @MandaComisari]

I think we should really aim to make ‘Pitchfork 30’ a thing

[Trae Crowder @traecrowder]

ON SAG, THE WGA AND THE SUMMER OF THE STRIKE

[Manda Comisari @MandaComisari]

These ‘billionaires’ aren’t saving the planet or trying to elevate human existence— they go after vanity projects to feed their egos. It’s a dick measuring contest.

Enough already.

[Manda Comisari @MandaComisari]

I love the conversations taking place right now about billionaires: their excessive greed, over consumption, etc. They don’t even do anything worthwhile with their money! Stop propping up these greedy bastards and hold them accountable.

[Read Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell) @JPHilllllll]

Everybody should watch this so we can finally end this debate.

[Manda Comisari @MandaComisari]

More of this please.

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

There was a little coffee shop where two people arrived and approached the counter.

“Five coffees ☕️ please. Two for us and three pending.”

They paid, they took their two coffees and left.

I asked the waiter. "What’s this about pending coffees?"

“Wait and you'll see."

Some more people came in.

Two girls asked for a coffee each, they paid and left.

The following order was for seven coffees and it was made by three women -

Three for them and four pending coffees.

I was left wondering...what is the meaning of the pending coffees, they leave.

Then, a man dressed in worn clothes, who looks like he might be homeless, arrives at the counter and asks sincerely...

“Do you have a coffee pending?”

“Yes we do, sir.”

They serve him a coffee.... I got my answer.

People pay in advance for a coffee that will be served to whoever can't afford a hot drink.

This tradition started in Naples.

Amazingly, it has spread throughout the world’s cities and towns.

It’s also possible to order not only “pending coffees” but also a sandwich or a full low cost meal.

Wouldn’t it be great if we could all start doing this in the cities and towns where we live?

Small kindnesses like this can impact so many lives, in ways we could never imagine.

Maybe we should all try it.
😊❤️🌹

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

There was a little coffee shop where two people arrived and approached the counter.

“Five coffees ☕️ please. Two for us and three pending.”

They paid, they took their two coffees and left.

I asked the waiter. "What’s this about pending coffees?"

“Wait and you'll see."

Some more people came in.

Two girls asked for a coffee each, they paid and left.

The following order was for seven coffees and it was made by three women -

Three for them and four pending coffees.

I was left wondering...what is the meaning of the pending coffees, they leave.

Then, a man dressed in worn clothes, who looks like he might be homeless, arrives at the counter and asks sincerely...

“Do you have a coffee pending?”

“Yes we do, sir.”

They serve him a coffee.... I got my answer.

People pay in advance for a coffee that will be served to whoever can't afford a hot drink.

This tradition started in Naples.

Amazingly, it has spread throughout the world’s cities and towns.

It��s also possible to order not only “pending coffees” but also a sandwich or a full low cost meal.

Wouldn’t it be great if we could all start doing this in the cities and towns where we live?

Small kindnesses like this can impact so many lives, in ways we could never imagine.

Maybe we should all try it.
😊❤️🌹

[Manda Comisari @MandaComisari]

Attention creative community! This project needs your support!

[STUART SEMPLE @stuartsemple]

OK, I’m going H.A.M with ADOBE. I hope I can count on your help and support.
I’m terrified, but this needs to be done. None of us should be paying those rotters' rent anymore. That’s why I’m building us a new home called ABODE
Support me here, please: https://t.co/vxLO7gRTgf

[Manda Comisari @MandaComisari]

What a legend 😍

[Sarah Bee🐝 @BirrelleBee]

This flying squirrel faked his own death, and created a whole crime scene…for attention. I think I’m in love. https://t.co/SZfrtNlDI0

[Sarah Bee🐝 @BirrelleBee]

This flying squirrel faked his own death, and created a whole crime scene…for attention. I think I’m in love. https://t.co/SZfrtNlDI0

[Manda Comisari @MandaComisari]

This is so sad.

[Thomas Reis @peakaustria]

"No piece of art has ever emotionally affected me the way this robot arm piece has. It's programmed to try to contain the hydraulic fluid that’s constantly leaking out and required to keep itself running...if too much escapes, it will die so it's desperately trying to pull it back to continue to fight for another day. Saddest part is they gave the robot the ability to do these 'happy dances' to spectators. When the project was first launched it danced around spending most of its time interacting with the crowd since it could quickly pull back the small spillage. Many years later... (as you see it now in the video) it looks tired and hopeless as there isn't enough time to dance anymore.. It now only has enough time to try to keep itself alive as the amount of leaked hydraulic fluid became unmanageable as the spill grew over time. Living its last days in a never-ending cycle between sustaining life and simultaneously bleeding out... (Figuratively and literally as its hydraulic fluid was purposefully made to look like it's actual blood).
"The robot arm finally ran out of hydraulic fluid in 2019, slowly came to a halt and died - And I am now tearing up over a friggin robot arm 😭 It was programmed to live out this fate and no matter what it did or how hard it tried, there was no escaping it. Spectators watched as it slowly bled out until the day that it ceased to move forever. Saying that 'this resonates' doesn't even do it justice imo. Created by Sun Yuan & Peng Yu, they named the piece, 'Can't Help Myself'. What a masterpiece. What a message."
Extended interpretations: the hydraulic fluid in relation to how we kill ourselves both mentally and physically for money just in an attempt to sustain life, how the system is set up for us to fail on purpose to essentially enslave us and to steal the best years of our lives to play the game that the richest people of the world have designed. How this robs us of our happiness, passion and our inner peace. How we are slowly drowning with more responsibilities, with more expected of us, less rewarding pay-offs and less free time to enjoy ourselves with as the years go by. How there's really no escaping the system and that we were destined at birth to follow a pretty specific path that was already laid out before us. How we can give and give and give and how easily we can be forgotten after we've gone.. How we are loved and respected when we are valuable, then one day we aren't any longer and we become a burden...and how our young, free-caring spirit gets stolen from us as we get churned out of the broken system that we are trapped inside of. Can also be seen to represent the human life cycle and the fact that none of us make it out of this world alive. But also can act as a reminder to allow yourself to heal, rest and love with all of your heart. That the endless chase for 'more' isn't necessary in finding your own inner happiness.”
- James Kricked Parr
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[Simon Nagel @simon_nagel]

We will capitalism until we can no longer capitalism

[Manda Comisari @MandaComisari]

I can support this creative use of AI. Pure gold.

[Yellow Dot Studios @weareyellowdot]

ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods DESTROYS scientists! U-S-A! U-S-A!

[Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ @SketchesbyBoze]

There’s a common thread linking the decline in humanities majors, Hollywood paying its writers pennies and the tech world wanting all writers and painters to be replaced by machines. We’ve entirely forgotten how essential the arts and literature are to a healthy society.

[Manda Comisari @MandaComisari]

I respect a company that makes choices based on their values. Can’t be a leader in anything if you just blindly follow trends without respect for your intended user/audience. Procreate is the best ❤️

[Procreate @Procreate]

@kielorji We have no plans to introduce AI image generation or other AI-based generative tools, as current data collection and usage practices common in AI engines aren't in-line with our values.

[Manda Comisari @MandaComisari]

@bugbrennan @MsMelChen Or wasting your money on Starbucks. What, you really miss your overly sweetened burnt coffee that badly?

[Manda Comisari @MandaComisari]

@roiontech @harrisonjbrock Also, travel was so much better when influencers and Tiktokers weren’t a thing. Way to collectively ruin places for everyone.