Eugene Sopher’s jovial, lighthearted manner is directly reflected in his medium of choice – cartoons. At first pass, his work elicits smiles and snickers from the viewer. But, looking deeper, his cartoons seem to represent a darker reality of living in Cleveland. “All my artwork represents what I see. Literally, when I’m walking outside, I’m living in the news.” Eugene says, “I’m a realist. I don’t sugarcoat.”