{"id":8852,"date":"2023-01-24T12:19:17","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T17:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/?p=8852"},"modified":"2026-03-12T05:31:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T09:31:13","slug":"guest-post-by-maria-scrivan-artist-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/guest-post-by-maria-scrivan-artist-spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Guest Post by Maria Scrivan: Artist Spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hi! I\u2019m Maria Scrivan, creator of the daily panel, Half Full, syndicated by Andrews McMeel, and the middle grade graphic novel series, Nat Enough, published by Scholastic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhere do you get your ideas?\u201d is the probably the most common question asked of cartoonists, usually followed by, \u201cWhat pen do you use?\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I don\u2019t know where ideas come from, but they are floating around in the ether, waiting to be written down, and filtered through the lenses of our experiences, preferences and worldview.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I do know that the subconscious is hard at work by the repeated occurrence of finding two seemingly \u201crandom\u201d thoughts next to each other in my sketchbook, that form a new idea. I usually don\u2019t remember writing the words but after given time to marinate, they form a cartoon all by themselves. I have confirmed this with other cartoonists who have had the same experience.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hilary Price is amazing at creating humor through incongruity by taking real life situations, giving them a twist, and adding a dash of brilliance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/cartoon?searchID=KF100034\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8853\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/KF100034_Sharing-300x111.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/KF100034_Sharing-300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/KF100034_Sharing-768x283.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/KF100034_Sharing.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"smfont\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/cartoon?searchID=KF100034\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BUY THIS CARTOON<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teresa Burns Parkhurst is the master of putting down on paper what everyone is thinking but afraid to say out loud. She also completely nails the most subtle nuance of expressions.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/cartoon?searchID=cc144774\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CC144774_Sharing-250x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CC144774_Sharing-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CC144774_Sharing.jpg 689w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"smfont\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/cartoon?searchID=cc144774\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BUY THIS CARTOON<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many of my ideas come from (often frustrating) experiences of daily life, like perpetually correcting autocorrect. I also spend a lot of time imagining what my dog would say if he could talk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/cartoon?searchID=CX903850\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8857\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CX903850_Sharing-248x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CX903850_Sharing-248x300.jpg 248w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CX903850_Sharing.jpg 685w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"smfont\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/cartoon?searchID=CX903850\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BUY THIS CARTOON<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/cartoon?searchID=CX903728\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8856\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CX903728_Sharing-248x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CX903728_Sharing-248x300.jpg 248w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CX903728_Sharing.jpg 685w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"smfont\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/cartoon?searchID=CX903728\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BUY THIS CARTOON<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My middle grade graphic novel series was inspired by actual experiences from childhood, and I\u2019m finally grateful for all of the embarrassing photos from that time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8859\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/fall-300x174.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/fall-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/fall-1024x594.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/fall-768x445.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/fall-1536x891.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/fall-2048x1187.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8860\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/birds-300x174.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/birds-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/birds-1024x594.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/birds-768x445.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/birds-1536x891.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/birds-2048x1187.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ve learned that there is humor in almost everything, although sometimes it might take a while to see it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The latest book in the Nat Enough series, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nat for Nothing<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is out on February 7th, 2023 and is available for pre-order now. (Link: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Cvbzcb\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Cvbzcb<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) You can see more about the rest of the books in the series here, (Link: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariascrivan.com\/books\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.mariascrivan.com\/books<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and you can read Half Full daily on Gocomics.com. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gocomics.com\/half-full\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.gocomics.com\/half-full<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8861\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Nat-for-Nothing_CC_MP-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"155\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Nat-for-Nothing_CC_MP-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Nat-for-Nothing_CC_MP-701x1024.jpg 701w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Nat-for-Nothing_CC_MP-768x1121.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Nat-for-Nothing_CC_MP-1052x1536.jpg 1052w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Nat-for-Nothing_CC_MP-1403x2048.jpg 1403w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Nat-for-Nothing_CC_MP.jpg 1678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8862\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Forget-Me-Nat-PB-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"155\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Forget-Me-Nat-PB-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Forget-Me-Nat-PB-704x1024.jpg 704w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Forget-Me-Nat-PB-768x1117.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Forget-Me-Nat-PB-1056x1536.jpg 1056w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Forget-Me-Nat-PB-1408x2048.jpg 1408w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Forget-Me-Nat-PB.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8863\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Nat-Enough-PB-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"155\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Nat-Enough-PB-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Nat-Enough-PB-704x1024.jpg 704w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Nat-Enough-PB-768x1117.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Nat-Enough-PB-1056x1536.jpg 1056w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Nat-Enough-PB-1408x2048.jpg 1408w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Nat-Enough-PB.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8864\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1oidg_absolutelyna_4cc-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"155\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1oidg_absolutelyna_4cc-206x300.jpeg 206w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1oidg_absolutelyna_4cc-704x1024.jpeg 704w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1oidg_absolutelyna_4cc-768x1117.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1oidg_absolutelyna_4cc-1056x1536.jpeg 1056w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1oidg_absolutelyna_4cc-1408x2048.jpeg 1408w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1oidg_absolutelyna_4cc.jpeg 1650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Website:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariascrivan.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.mariascrivan.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Facebook\/Twitter\/Instagram:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> @mariascrivan<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi! I\u2019m Maria Scrivan, creator of the daily panel, Half Full, syndicated by Andrews McMeel, and the middle grade graphic novel series, Nat Enough, published by Scholastic.\u00a0 \u201cWhere do you get your ideas?\u201d is the probably the most common question asked of cartoonists, usually followed by, \u201cWhat pen do you use?\u201d I don\u2019t know where&#8230; <br \/><a class=\"more-link button\" style=\"float:right;margin:10px\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/guest-post-by-maria-scrivan-artist-spotlight\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Continue 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