Unsorted bits ‘n’ bobs
Ho! As the year draws to a close I sit here in my study, puffing at my pipe while roasting chestnuts on the open fire and contemplating the gently falling snowflakes that gather on my sill. My dog, Corkey, has brought me my slippers, and while they are now mangled and dripping in saliva, warm
Upon opening my mailbox today, I was very surprised to find not only my ugly mug on the cover of the Australian Cartoonists Association’s Inkspot magazine (beautifully drawn by Luke Watson), but a nice print of the ‘Boston Beardos’ article art (superbly scribbled by Jason Chatfield) that’s going straight to the pool room!..
To support my recent article on my customised fountain pen, here is the evidence…
I’ll be signing and sketching along with a bunch of other artists for the “Tides of Hope” fundraiser book at Supanova (Sydney) today…
Just returned from Boston to find that Ash’s laptop had died. Great news! That meant that it was upgrade time for both of us…
Last year’s inaugural GRAPHIC festival was a great success, and they’ve outdone themselves with the speakers this time…
You may have seen this in the inking tutorial, but I thought I’d give him his own page…
Last year, on my visit to the MAD Magazine headquarters in New York I was shown an amazing Jack Davis original featuring a boxer getting his head knocked off by his opponent. According to Assistant Art Director Ryan Flanders, the illustration – probably drawn in the 50′s or even early 60′s – was never originally
There’s still some brilliant editorial illustration and cartooning up for grabs in the second round of bidding in the ACA and QLD Government’s Floodlines auction…
