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About Panda in Chief

Anne Belov paints, writes, makes prints, and is the founder of The Institute for Contemporary Panda Satire. You can find her paintings at the Rob Schouten Gallery and Fountainhead Gallery, her cartoons on The Panda Chronicles, and her new book here. She also writes regularly for The Whidbey Life Magazine, a free journal of art and culture on Whidbey Island. Her main regret in life is that there is no MacArthur Grant for Panda Satire.

31 Days of Pandas: Day 20

All I want for Christmas is for Mittens to go away!

Since I’m probably not getting that, how about a bit more Pinky in Wonderland?

What did we tell you?

Bubba wouldn’t be such a smarty pants if he wasn’t up in that tree (and couldn’t disappear at will)

I don’t know if I would eat that mushroom, Pinky!

Don’t eat that, Pinky!!!!

Panda on!
Bob T I’ve-been-very-very-good Panda

31 Days of Pandas: Day 19 ~ Not quite the longest night…

As December winds it’s way to Christmas and the new year, I forget that the days won’t keep getting shorter, but in a couple more days will turn the corner, and even though it is only by a minute or two right now, the days will begin to get longer. Right now, it starts to get dark but 4:15, and on rainy gray days, never really seems to get light at all.

It’s the perfect time for sitting in my warm, well lit studio, and draw pandas!

Of course down in Australia and other points south, they are about to have their longest day, as they reach the summer solstice. I hope they don’t have a repeat of last summer (was it really only less than a year ago?) when bush fires raged out of control.

Here’s looking at you, Kevin:

Do I smell smoke?

And now, for more from our feature encore presentation… Pinky in Wonderland!!

Time to go off to find Mr. Bun!

I’ve always hated when movies do this…

Mittens: No Room! No Room! You look like you’re not from around here!

Our story continues…

Be the Bear!
Bob T Panda

31 Days of Pandas: Day 18 Tik Tok Tik Tok

It’s Friday of a very long week in a very long month (in a VERY long four years). This week the first COVID 19 vaccinations were delivered, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’s win was confirmed by the Electoral College, and Randy Rainbow came out with a new video! Huzzah!

Time to kick back and watch another episode or two of Pinky in Wonderland!

What could be behind that door? Stay tuned, panda fans!

And what magical place has Pinky found, as she opens the tiny door?

Those little pandas look vaguely familiar!

Wouldn’t it be better if dey was a very dark shade of pink????

Panda on!
Bob T Panda!

31 Days of Pandas: Day 197 (Okay, really Day 17, but it FEELS like this month is 197 days long!)

We’re back with another episode of Beary Poppins!!!

A promise is a promise, even among grizzly bears!

Be the Bear!
Bob T Panda

31 Days of Pandas: Day 16

More from Pinky in Wonderland today!

But first, a little Christmas song for your singing pleasure!

You better watch out
You better beware,
They smell kinda bad and
They’ve got lots of hair,

Grizzly bears are coming to town…

They’re making a list
They’re looking for food,
They’re not very nice,
They’re grumpy and rude,

Grizzly bears are coming to town!

They see you when you’re sleeping,
They’re right outside your tent,
And if you smell like dinner
It’s better if you went..

So ring out your bells,
Spray out some stuff
Run really fast,
And hope it’s enough,

Grizzly bears are coming to town!!!

And now, more of our encore presentation of Pinky in Wonderland!

Did you miss the first episodes of Pinky in Wonderland? Find them HERE!

Drink mee!

Well dis is a pickle an’ a half!

It would be better with a little salt and balsamic vinegar, but not bad!

We know just how you feel, Pinky. We feel the same.

That’s all for now! ‘Toon in tomorrow for more from Beary Poppins!

We’re almost there!
Bob T Panda

31 Days of Pandas: Beware the Ides of December!

Beary Poppins returns!

And guess who showed up! (I’ll give you a hint: It wasn’t me!)

If you need to refresh your memory, here is a link to the most recent previous episode of Beary Poppins, since it’s been a week!

It wasn’t me!

Huzzah for Pandas!
Bob T Panda

Note to people who are feeling generous but don’t want more stuff in their houses: Several people this season have anonymously gifted felty pandas to friends who want one, but mebbe don’t have the disposable income to indulge themselves. If you would like to do this, thank you! It helps me (because I sell another felty), it is a wonderful surprise to the recipient (because YAY! a surprise panda!), and also, if you do it in December, I’ll make a donation for each felty sold in December to PDX Wildlife to help with their panda research!

Just send me a message using the contact form on the buy stuff with pandas page and we’ll set it up!

31 Days of Pandas: Day 14

We are almost halfway through this year’s 31 Days of Pandas! Coincidentally, we are almost through the final days of the Reign of Terror, brought to you by Mittens and his evil minions. I have not commented on Pinky’s loss in the Presidential race. I’m not sure that she is not going to try to pull a “fast one” in the days before Biden and Harris take their oath of office at their inauguration. I guess we’ll see.

I don’t know about you, but I am completely worn out by all the craziness. Each time we have a victory in the courts, I get a little lift, only to be newly horrified by another of HWMNBN’s insane lawsuits or pronouncements, and his urging on of armed thugs.

Later today, the Electoral College, (for better or worse) registers their certified state electors choices. A pretty weird system if you ask me. (not that anyone did) The concept seems to be, in order not to shutout a smaller group of voters, it disadvantages larger states with more people. I don’t see how this results in a “fairer election,” where the candidates have to address a wider swath of the country. They end up spending all their time and efforts in a handful of swing states, rather than the entire country.

Well, this old panda won’t sort it all out for the country. Let’s have some Panda Satire instead!

This week we have an Encore Presentation of Pinky in Wonderland, along with new episodes of Beary Poppins on Tuesday and Thursday!!! Huzzah!

And now, On with the show!

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Curiouser and curiouser…

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Pinky: mommee is making jokes again!

Was that Mr. Bun????

Sometimes being spontunerous can get you in over your head, Pinky!

“toon in on Wednesday for the next episodes of Pinky in Wonderland, and tomorrow for another episode of Beary Poppins!

Panda On
Bob T Panda

31 Days of Pandas ~ Day 13

31~13!!!! It’s a palindrome day!

I thought today I would share some photos from The Travels of Mini Bob, when he took a trip to England right before the 2016 presidential election. (Remember that? Yeah…we do too.)

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I’ll have…um…4 of everything. This is Mini Bob’s favorite cupcake palace.

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I remember this painting but with a different model…

Beatrix Potter

Look how excited Mini Bob is to pose with one of his heroes! (Beatrix Potter, in case you didn’t recognize her portrait!)

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Can Mini Bob hold his liquor?

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Mini Bob has an unerring eye for a cool set of wheels.

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Mini Bob, hanging out with Pooh Bear and thinking about a snack; and yes, that is an actual drawing by my hero, Ernest Shepard, in the print and drawing study room at the V & A Museum in London.

Stay ‘tooned for tomorrow, when we have an Encore Presentation of Pinky in Wonderland! And yes, More of Beary Poppins coming on Tuesday!

Ho Ho Ho!
Bob T Panda

31 Days of Pandas: Day 12

Once again, we have a smidge of hope, as those bad boys and girls in black over at The Supremes smacked down the suit by the Texas AG, which thought that since they didn’t like the voting results in PA, WI, MI, & GA, that they should get to call the entire states votes invalid and appoint Mittens Electors, neener, neener, neener!

Yeah…no…it doesn’t work that way. 

Oh tidings of treason and greed. Sad that 3 years later this ‘toon is still even more accurate.

Let’s have some more memories from the Mittens Reign of Terror…

Clear as mud!

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Hey! Why are you making another character of questionable ethics a CAT???

How many people noticed their language got a bit saltier over the last 4 years?

Well *bleep* and take your *bleep* and stick it *bleep*!!!!

Is there no end to our misery?

Panda ON!!!
Bob T Panda

31 Days of Pandas: Day 11

TGIF!!! Let’s have some more 101 Bebe Panda-Nation!

Will Pinky save the day?

How about that! Pinky DID save the day!

Happy New Year’s Eve and a (Im)peachy New Year!

Be the Bear!
Bob T Panda