One of the birthday flamingoes created for Dad's birthday cartoons this week (for more, see Creative Research Notes 36) - a visual version of the classic 2 Ronnies 'four…

  One of the birthday flamingoes created for Dad's birthday cartoons this week (for more, see Creative Research Notes 36)

  One of the birthday flamingoes created for Dad's birthday cartoons this week (for more, see Creative Research Notes 36). The visual pun is the incongruous translation of the position…

  One of the birthday flamingoes created for Dad's birthday cartoons this week (for more, see Creative Research Notes 36)

  This was a card created for my Dad's partner's birthday. It was an illustration of his gag idea, so it was interesting to build this visually. I struggled a…

  This cartoon was created on Valentine's Day as an anti-Valentines card or anti-Chocolate and Card Industry Support day (excellent joke by my neighbour John). It captures one aspect of…

  This is part of my David Shrigley experiment  (see Creative Practice Notes 33 for details). Here, I’m responding to the art prompt ‘rose.’

  This is part of my David Shrigley experiment  (see Creative Practice Notes 33 for details). Here, I’m responding to the art prompt ‘canary bird’

  This is part of my David Shrigley experiment  (see Creative Practice Notes 33 for details). Here, I’m responding to the art prompt ‘aeroplane.’

  This is part of my David Shrigley experiment  (see Creative Practice Notes 33 for details). Here, I’m responding to the art prompt ‘book.’

  This is part of my David Shrigley experiment of 8-12 February (see Creative Practice Notes 33 for details). Here, I’m responding to the art prompt ‘tea cup.’

  This is part of my David Shrigley experiment of 8-12 February (see Creative Practice Notes 33 for details). Here, I’m responding to the art prompt ‘close.’

  This is part of my David Shrigley experiment of 8-12 February (see Creative Practice Notes 33 for details). Here, I’m responding to the art prompt ‘shout.’

  This is part of my David Shrigley experiment of 8-12 February (see Creative Practice Notes 33 for details). Here, I’m responding to the art prompt ‘ideal.’

  This is part of my David Shrigley experiment of 8-12 February (see Creative Practice Notes 33 for details). Here, I’m responding to the art prompt ‘prison.’

  This is part of my David Shrigley experiment of 8-12 February (see Creative Practice Notes 33 for details). Here, I’m responding to the art prompt ‘feathers.’

  This is part of my David Shrigley experiment of 8-12 February (see Creative Practice Notes 33 for details). Here, I’m responding to the art prompt ‘spooky.’

  This is part of my David Shrigley experiment of 8-12 February (see Creative Practice Notes 33 for details). Here, I’m responding to the art prompt ‘zebra.’  

  This is part of my David Shrigley experiment of 8-12 February (see Creative Practice Notes 33 for details). Here, I’m responding to the art prompt ‘sea.’

  This is part of my David Shrigley experiment of 8-12 February (see Creative Practice Notes 33 for details). Here, I’m responding to the art prompt ‘thread.’

  This is part of my David Shrigley experiment of 8-12 February (see Creative Practice Notes 33 for details). Here, I’m responding to the art prompt ‘street.’

  This is part of my David Shrigley experiment of 8-12 February (see Creative Practice Notes 33 for details). Here, I’m responding to the art prompt ‘bug.’

  This is part of my David Shrigley experiment of 8-12 February (see Creative Practice Notes 33 for details). Here, I’m responding to the art prompt ‘window.’

  This is part of my David Shrigley experiment of 8-12 February (see Creative Practice Notes 33 for details). Here, I’m responding to the art prompt ‘joy'.

  This is part of my David Shrigley experiment of 8-12 February (see Creative Practice Notes 33 for details). Here, I’m responding to the art prompt ‘triangle'.

  This is part of my David Shrigley experiment of 8-12 February (see Creative Practice Notes 33 for details). Here, I’m responding to the art prompt 'text' (and sort of…

  This is part of my David Shrigley experiment of 8-12 February (see Creative Practice Notes 33 for details). Here, I'm responding to the art prompt 'paint.'

  This is a cartoon of my 'sketchy' friend, Lene, who wanted to be turned into a fox. She is a ginger-haired goth, who claims to be a witch, so…

  This is the animal version of friend Christina from the online drawing group the  'Sketchy Bitches.' She wanted to be a cat, unicorn, or sloth. The unicorn version was…

  This idea for me as 'Sketchzilla' was invented by friend, artist and entrepreneur Dulcie Ball. This name results from my love of sketching and the fact that Godzilla always…

  Sue preferred the kestrel version of herself and I agree - it has her power, her edginess, and her smarts. The earlier 'Baloo' Sue does not capture these elements…

  This was my first attempt for my zoomorphism challenge (i.e. turn people into animals). Sue from my cartooning circle requested either a bear or a kestrel. She preferred the…

      This is a 7-minute portrait of fellow 'Sketchy Bitch' from our online drawing session of 24.01.21, where we were posing in the style of ID magazine (i.e.…

        This is a 7-minute portrait of fellow 'Sketchy Bitch' from our online drawing session of 24.01.21, where we were posing in the style of ID magazine…

      This is a 7-minute portrait of the facilitator of the 'Sketchy Bitches' online drawing group (Dulcie Ball). On 24.01.21, we were posing in the style of ID…

    This is a 7-minute portrait of fellow 'Sketchy Bitch' from our online drawing session of 24.01.21, where we were posing in the style of ID magazine (i.e. with…

    I started creating cartoons of Maggi Hambling after getting inspired by her in a BBC documentary to celebrate her 75th birthday called ‘Maggi Hambling: Making Love with Paint.’…

  Notes: This strip was a way to strengthen my resolve through a difficult month by remembering the mottoes of my nearest and dearest. I always wanted to fuse them…

    Comics diary entry.   Dulcie Ball shared that she was mardy too that day with the observation that it was probably to do with the full moon. She…

    Introducing new characters called Mardy Min (something Mum called me when I was wee and moaning about something) and the Mardy Bums. These happened while doodling about mardiness…

    Comics diary entry.   Bad pain week this week that was much cheered by Dulcie Ball’s post on Instagram with 3 portraits of me from our ‘Back to…

    Comics diary entry.   Working the allotment with Mum who had ‘fizzy energy’ that day and was zooming. She tends to leave tools abandoned in the soil and…

      Comics diary entry. I had just been nominated as the new chair of the Association of Midland Artists.

    This is an early cartoon of a condensed memory of Dylan - our funny Australian colleague who was stuck teaching out in rural Tojo. He joked often about…

    This is a quote by my online yoga teacher. When she said this, I instantly thought of a newborn getting slapped on the tushy into life and breath.…