Mickand Hoppa in Arizona

 

 

Seventeen years ago I was riding my bike through the desert of Arizona when I really did meet a nurse called Sue and watched a sunset, She wasn't really a 'cowgirl' but I thought it looked good in the cartoon. There wasn't really a talking kangaroo either really, except in my head...... 

Mick and Hoppa in California

Cat paintings

Kimba the cat: I just started experimenting with water colours. This s a picture of friend Helen's cat Kimba. Painting a white subject seems limited until you look at the shadows that make up the 'whiteness'.

 

Mick and Hoppa in Hawaii.

The following cartoons have appeared in the Gippslander newspaper. Chronlogically, there were Australian settings and then a Samoan trip and these will be appearing later.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The First Mick and Hoppa Cartoon

Mick and Hoppa Australiana

Des Darvell's Art

Uncle Des was a sign writer and photographer who also did what I call 'splatter paintings', rather similar to Pollock's paintings. Here are some of his items I have hanging on my wall.