Uncle Ho, and an announcement about my new Patreon

I was commissioned by my good comrade Julian to draw a picture of my favorite revolutionary. After thinking it over long and hard, I chose Ho Chi Minh, albeit a picture of him that included a picture of Lenin and Stalin too because it's so hard to choose.

I chose Uncle Ho for another reason too: my comrade Kyril has a Vietnamese girlfriend, and has avidly followed Vietnamese history and politics to boot. When my comrade Owen needed medicine, Kyril stepped in to help because he had the ability to send money online (and at the time, I didn't), and I offered a picture of Uncle Ho in gratitude. Kyril waved it off, but I'm still grateful to know people so dedicated to one another's well-being and united in solidarity despite living across the world from one another. So in no small way, this goes out to y'all.

I'd also like to take this opportunity to announce the launch of my Patreon. While I will continue uploading all my art here for the public to view for free, I'm going to upload high-resolution scans of everything over there too, for my patrons. That includes this very picture. You can become a patron for only five dollars a month, and then you'll have access to a library of art for your own noncommercial use. Print it out and decorate your walls with it; I had my own originals hanging on my walls in my last apartment and was told it looked like a "treasure room." I also had an ex-girlfriend literally bow before me when she saw a map I drew for the first time. You too can announce that you're a person of taste with your decor, and it's only five bucks a month. The frames will cost more than that! And of course, you can feel good about supporting my socialist agricultural collective; your patronage will literally help shelter and employ comrades who need it.