Gary Varvel is a political cartoonist for the Indianapolis Star. Gary Varvel has been the editorial cartoonist

Editorial cartoonist

An editorial cartoonist, also known as a political cartoonist, is an artist who draws editorial cartoons that contain some level of political or social commentary....

 for The Star since 1994. Previously he was the chief artist for The Indianapolis News

Indianapolis News

The Indianapolis News was an evening newspaper published for 130 years, beginning December 7, 1869, and ending on October 1, 1999. At one time it had the largest circulation in the state of Indiana, and was the oldest Indianapolis newspaper in existence....

for 16 years. His works are syndicated

Print syndication

Print syndication distributes news articles, columns, comic strips and other features to newspapers, magazines and websites. They offer reprint rights and grant permissions to other parties for republishing content of which they own/represent copyrights....

 with Gannett.
His cartoons are written from a conservative point of view. Gary is an avid sports fan, and often includes the Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...

 sports scene in his cartoons.

Besides being a cartoonist, he is a part-time art teacher and an adult Sunday school teacher.
Varvel resides in Brownsburg, Indiana

Brownsburg, Indiana

As of the census of 2000, there were 14,520 people, and 5,366 households residing in the town. The population density was 1,983.5 people per square mile . There were 5,574 housing units at an average density of 761.4 per square mile...

with his wife and three children.

External links

• VarvBlog