As part of my thinking about the effects of **political turmoil** on artists I started to ask the question: ###What is all the hype surrounding **Brexit** doing to the art world? The easy and obvious answer is that **Cartoonists are having a field day over Brexit**.

After writing the blogs about the American artist **Lee Krasner** and learning about her ability to survive through personal problems but also through **The Great Depression**, I started thinking about **the effects of politcal uncertainty on artists**.