Sausage dog of doom...

It's British Sausage Week apparently... there's a week for everything!

hungry...

this was my lunchtime...how about yours?

More bears & chairs

In new improved colour©*

(*color for my American followers)

RIP Steve Jobs

Here's one I posted earlier but quite prescient : (

forgot your pants!

...again!

public health warning...

...ever.

That's all.

Brick Lane market inventory

I like the little stalls off Brick Lane which just seem to stock desperate rubbish. Old TV remote anyone? F*** gentrification!

Espresso Toothpaste™

for that extra zizzz in the mornings...now with added amphetamine sulphate!™ to grind 'em clean!

Say 'NO' to bullying!

what ever happened to Betamax?

It's over here! Move along now...
(another unsuccessful pitch!)

how to make a devil sandwich

...well, you never know - tuck in!

placing a whale in a glass of water...

Always wondered how that's done?
a) Yes
b) No

(mostly 'a'- this is the blog for you!
mostly 'b' - move along, nothing to see here)

ones that got away...

Some characters I designed for a mooted animation series a while back - nothing happened as far as I know but they're probably being reproduced on low quality lunchboxes somewhere in the world as we speak...

impending hotdog accident...

Cheap meat products, wheels, unwise fringe growth...what could possibly go wrong?

Bears with chairs

...plus added ice cream!

Hercules (cross version)

I was rooting around old bits of artwork & found this picture of Hercules fighting the Nemean lion which was drawn for the cover of a book called 'Hercules The Hero' by Tony Bradman but rejected for being a bit too aggressive - I re drew it but quite like this version too - I love a bit of Greek mythology me!

That's the answer, what's your question?

Return of the meanest genie!

I just received a copy of the latest in the Jiggy McCue series by Micheal Lawrence - here's a genie from the back cover!

SPLANG!

(click to enlarge)
Sneak preview of something I'm working on...

Bears with chairs - redux

The tireless mystery & wonderment of the wooden chair

Bears with chairs - the revenge!

& it continues...

Bears with chairs (slight return)

Episode 2 of our exciting series, stay tuned ursine-furniture fans!

Bears with chairs...

an occasional series...

The Haunted Cagoule

Whilst anticipating English festival rain I was just reminded of the strange haunting oddness of the word 'cagoule' - surely a movie BEGGING to be made!*

*never ask me for movie investment advice huh?

slow news week...

As there's been very little in the news thought I might break the tedium with a couple of sketches from recent festival visit...

sinister birds...

Beasties!

operation

Always good to label one's limbs in case of surgical intervention huh?

Poo Birds in natural habitat #2

The festival toilet solution?
More poo birds? You damned fool! Go HERE!

OS X - Moggy

Hey Mac geeks! Forget your Lions & your Snow Leopards, what happens when apple run out of animal names... shoddy budget OS anybody?

Surreptitiousness...

Surreptitious monster with carrier bag...

Poo birds in natural habitat

Look lively! Some natural history for you silly people!

Ice Lolly Peril!

Be careful what you put in yer mouth kids...

How many elephants can you fit in a double decker?

...aahh you do the maths (math for my American readers)
Illustration from Cartoon Kid by Jeremy Strong which also features as July's calendar image for my agents Arena Illustration

Bank robbers & miner birds

Thieving swine!

My name's Johnny...

"an' tell all the commies, my name's Johnny, Johnny PISSOFF"

I'm in the process of throwing out old cassettes(!) which have been hanging around in boxes since a very long time ago & found a wonderful compilation which contained The Fugs delightfully titled 'Johnny Pissoff Meets The Red Angel'- this was drawn in response...

spotify:track:0frUOS4pvp2OxiXgbvJjea

insert band name here...

London Fields sketches - he walked by too quickly to clock what the t-shirt slogan was so I took the liberty of inventing it myself - probably some no-mark landfill indie band - I'd have remembered if they were called Cöck Spawn* or something like that.

* the unnecessary umlaut is important in the naming of metal bands don't you know?

Plummeting Pants!

To further scientifically prove the age old popularity of falling underpants 'Boy Zero - Wannabe Hero - Mystery of the Plummeting Pants' written by Peter Millet published by Faber & illustrated by yours truly has been nominated for a junior fiction award in New Zealand

In celebration here's a picture of General Pandemonium the villain of the piece after his pants have fallen off! I'm too good to you all! : )You can see more here!
& you can buy a copy here

Cartoon Kid - Supercharged! (& better scan!)

Here's the cover to the new Cartoon Kid book (scanned properly & not just filched off the interweb like before)In this one our hero Casper has to face the monstrous Mrs Cloddle or 'CLODZILLA' as she's known (couldn't resist a picture of Mrs Cloddle in full nose wiping action either!)

You can order a copy here

Police elephant! (& a police kangaroo too!)

Couldn't resist posting the police animals arresting Masher & his gang from the new Cartoon Kid book - I love a police animal!

Grannies wrestling tigers, plummeting rhinos & others...

Some more of my illustrations from the new Cartoon Kid book by Jeremy Strong featuring Grannies wrestling tigers, plummeting rhinos & superhero action among other treats!
You can buy your copy here

Cartoon Kid 2 - Supercharged!

The second in the series of Cartoon Kid books by Jeremy Strong has just been published by Puffin books featuring Casper who is secretly a superhero who among other things has to contend with a monstrous new teacher Mrs Cloddle or CLODZILLA!
You can buy it here