Christmas Cartoon

"Well, it is his birthday, as well as being Christmas!"

Being born during the festive season, I can not help but be inspired to do this cartoon. If I had a pound every time someone asked me if I get separate presents for Christmas, and my birthday, then I would be very well off:). This will appear as a greeting card very soon!

Greeting Cards

I have just got a selection of my cartoons printed as greeting cards. Although I do have a website with the cards on, the website is based in the US, so I wanted to print, and promote them here. So far so good! Blackwells Bookshop have taken up 4 of my designs, and I sold a nice batch last night during a Tree House Meeting. Next up is the Totterdown Art Trail, where I will be based in Totterdown Baptist on the 17th-18th November. If you would like to pop over to say hi, that would be great!:)

Illustration in progress

I very rarely go into much detail into the background on my cartoons. I thought I would push myself a bit with this latest project. This is what I achieved today, and I will post each significant stage as it progresses.

Just adding blocks of colour at the moment. The original building is grey, so I am going to keep a version of this one saved, but I will later add a bit more colour to the finished piece.

Apart from a bit of tidying up here, and there, this is the first completed version of this illustration of Bitton railway station. There are other things I am going to do with this, but these things will be revealed in stages as I progress.

Another stage of the illustration.

Fussy Vampire

"Im sorry, but the comfort of our coffins has never been an issue before!"

Upfest 2012

I attended Upfest for the first time today, and there are some incredible artists that attend this festival. It was really interesting seeing them at work. I really had a great time.

I was recognised when I got to the Tobacco Factory, and was asked if I would make a contribution to a collaborative work that was being created. It did not seem to matter when I explained I was a cartoonist and not  graffiti artist, so I had a go. Since I did not know that I would be drawing, and I have never really had much experience with the Posca pens, I did not think I did too badly. Two people asked me to sign my autograph, and do a small illustration in their book. That was very sweet of them to ask. Fame at last!:)  

Oxford University Press Commission

I was very glad to receive a cartoon commission from Oxford University Press, to do a cartoon for one of their EFL publications (English File Pre-Intermediate). Very pleased, as the illustration was received without any changes:)

Pasty Tax

"Wow, this pasty is so hot, I will have to charge you VAT!"

The 'Pasty Tax' thing is such a farce, I could not resist coming up with this cartoon:)