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Wednesday, 8 October 2025

Pakenham to Bairnsdale Train October 2025

 I recently added to my stock of train sketches. This one has a little extra imagination in 'interpreting' the interior!

 


Sunday, 5 October 2025

Space Crusade with Mick and Hoppa

 


Riding on the train, the other day, I drew, in my sketch book, this picture. My sketch book contains numerous portraits, scenes and cartoon ideas. I had begun, a while back, drawing a woman called Angelique, who modelled for the portrait group, but I left the nose and eyes and begun anew. This time I went back to the unfinished drawing and made the nose and eyes into a male angel. The gender of Biblical angels is not set but suggests males, more than anything, but with a hint of androgyny. Other angels are a 'Hellish' mess of wings and eyes.

  This is a possible cover for a zine I am working on. Mick and Hoppa get a job from the pope who needs astronauts for his Vatican space program, designed to find, not only Goldilocks planets but God's planet. Things don't go entirely to plan and Mick, in particular, causes chaos.

Monday, 22 September 2025

The Return of the Peasant Hitchhiker - Leaving Earth

 As promised, I finally got back to the peasant Hitchhiker. He has come a long way from the medieval manor.

  


To be continued...

Saturday, 20 September 2025

Danny Zemp, Cartoonist

 I got the name wrong last time I posted this, so here is my caricature of cartoonist, Danny Zemp (NOT 'Glen').




Wednesday, 17 September 2025

Clocktower Medical Clinic One Minute Sketch


 I drew this one whilst waiting at the medical clinic. The patient was about to leave so it was very impressionistic. Sometimes I like these very simple fast drawings more than those I labor on.