Jason Seiler was caught up in the news cycle with this illustration for Foreign Policy Magazine. “I started this job, two days before Gaddafi was killed; I thought it would be humorous to show the two Frenchmen, Sarkozy and Levy, chilling out and so on with their wine and baguettes…”

“So, two days after I started the painting, Gaddafi was killed and the illustration was put on hold. I thought for sure that the illustration would be cut or at least the idea would have to be changed or something, but a day later, I was given the OK to continue on with the illustration. It felt strange starting an illustration before Gaddafi's death. I thought adding him would be funny, but while working on it, he was killed quite brutally and then on top of that, his mangled body was displayed on T.V. 24/7. So, what seemed like a funny illustration now felt morbid…”