Part two of the new story by Gordon Thorburn, published here every week until it comes to a grisly end, or otherwise. The Writer Fellow The Drawing Fellow PART ONE How to get rid of a Wicked Wife. You can get rid of a cold, but can you get rid of it for good? Scary Mary had a very strange sense of humour and was highly skilled at magic. She made such a lot of trouble that the King her husband banished her, which means to be sent away from the country you live in and never be allowed back. Unfortunately … Continue reading How to get rid of a Wicked Wife.

and a Happy and Peaceful New Year. ( For those of you outside the UK, at the risk of explaining a joke, a P45 is the piece of paper you get when you lose a job. There you are then, ruined it! ) Continue reading To all my followers, a Merry Christmas.

Starting today and publishing every week at around this time. This series is written by my chum Gordon Thorburn, a worthy fellow with big writers credentials. It is illustrated here by myself. You can see more of what Mr Thorburn does to earn a crust right by clicking on the link, before you do, be warned, it involves sheds and bombers: The Writer Fellow “Life was never like this.” “Oh yes it was.” “No, no, come on, it wasn’t.” Nicky Tams, King of Nosepipe & THE BATTLE OF SCARBOROUGH King Nicholas, the Original Nicky Tams Also starring Queen Scary Mary Introduction. Olden Days … Continue reading Nicky Tams, King of Nosepipe

Another sequence of drawings showing how I get here. First rough, second and final line work. The story, by my chum Gordon Thorburn, features a battle and this scene describes how one army manages to pin down another. Some accurate shooting required of course. The finals will be on view when the story is fully published on here in due course. Although the third drawing is the start of the final, it has to be tweaked a little before it’s fully ready. I’ll add half-tone with pastels and my fingers! It can be a bit of a messy business but is literally … Continue reading Ready, steady, go!

Snow has evaporated in London where I am at present, here’s another of my series on Siberian Guards from way back. The last of these for the time being, until perhaps we have snow again soon. I’m now going to go on a search for a suitable Christmas image that does not include robins, turkeys or white bearded men with a chimney habit.   Continue reading When Tolstoy…

So we have snow. Reminds me of this series of drawings which started in 2015, when I used the same basic drawing over and over. Eventually, I stretched the idea to a logical conclusion. Keep digging! Just spotted my spelling mistake in the drawing….here? HEAR!!!   Continue reading Snow business

Whoever designed or made our toaster may well have had the devil in him, or her, on the day they put in the springs. The beast has the launch capacity unseen on any other toasters and frequently send pieces clear of the launch pad. The Sourdough frequently hits the floor, necessitating the “2 Second Rule”, wherein any food like object that hits the deck can be consumed afterwards as long as it has only laid there for 2 seconds. This does not apply to poached eggs. The toaster sometimes launches the bread so that it lands in another loading bay,  that is … Continue reading Lark Arse Ending and toast that takes off…

    Time to re-publish this which applies very well now. Any book about a Royal or even by one should be turned at the first opportunity. I first published this some years ago but it’s good for now. Turn them!     As we approach the bookbuying season it’s time to remind you to be a revolutionary. Publishers are notorious for churning out the most appalling rubbish in the hope that someone will buy it for Christmas for an unsuspecting friend or relative. Those books by celebs are the very worst. My late father had his own revolutionary way of dealing … Continue reading Time to do this again…

Last of the greys, a new set of something a little different will start soon. With the odd haircut here and there. This is what this series has been about.   SaveSave Continue reading Grey Number 7

I do a regular Christmas card for Neil and this was one of my ideas and I thought the best of the two ideas I sent him. I told him it was the best but when put to the rest of the staff they voted the other one as the winner, which is a take on driverless vehicles. Well, I’m not going to let this one go to waste, so here it is. And on a dull damp Sunday with the past week being filled on my blog with grey pictures this is the first step back into publishing drawings again. … Continue reading One that got away…