The Puzzle of Egypt

I did this illustration for a feature article in the Atlantic, probably something by P. J. O'Rourke, whose pieces called for an ironic edge. Despite everything, Egypt is still there, still sweeping its problems under the pyramid, so to speak. Rioting erupted this week, in reaction to events in nearby Tunisia, and the riot police were called out. The Nile and the adjacent desert appear to be unaffected.

Egyptian

These were two of several illustrations I did for a P. J. O'Rourke piece in the Atlantic. What do I know about Egypt? Well, the pyramids are there, and so is the Sphinx. The article was typical O'Rourke, sardonic and satiric, so the point was to have some fun with the material at hand. Which I did.