Meanwhile back at the drawing board… I’ve been asked to re-do a drawing of the Professor and here he is. They say one always draws oneself, or elements of oneself.In this particular case this chap looks more like my Dad ( 93 next birthday, so not quite so energetic as this chap! But still with all marbles functioning) So here’s hoping for a reaction! Continue reading The Nutty Profession…
There are days when it seems everything goes right, the weather set fair and the plan for a walk with a chum comes to fruition.Lack of such a thing as a map to find the start point for the ‘chum walk’ does cause some initial ripples but nothing that cannot be sorted out by asking a delivery driver in a not-so-nearby village.”Your miles away” is the initial reaction but after that his directions set me on the right track. After that we set off in the Mendips for a super day out, with picnic of sandwiches at the highest point.There … Continue reading Just such a perfect day.
Here’s a little drawing done for that company that helps people to find out the source of their food.It means little without really seeing it all in context of the promotion, but it’s one of those that hopefully speaks for itself. Has the look of a lot of washing up. I’m also trying a new theme for this blog and would be interested to know if you like the new look.Apart from a pretty severe haircut I’m unable to change my own personal ‘theme’ much. Continue reading Food revolution, all that washing up!
Many moons ago I and some of my friends at college in Manchester in the late 60’s had occasion to visit the local constabulary offices after we were visited by some ‘heavies’. Not a pleasant experience, the visit from the ‘heavies’ that is, rather than the visit to the boys in blue. As we sat there in front of two enormous detectives, my colleague Bryan mused aloud: “great spacial qualities in here…” We were after all at Art College and knew about these things. The look on the detectives face was somewhat similar to the guy on the right in … Continue reading Odd questions in the wrong circumstances.
I recently had the good fortune to meet the a retired prison governor, a very nice chap who also had the one of those wonderful Lancashire accents that pinpointed him to the Preston area, originally my part of the world.To illustrate they would pronounce the name Paul as Porl. I asked him why he chose to go for the prison service and his reply was that in those days the Prison service supplied the entire uniform for free, everything but the socks. Apart from that and he expanded, one met all sorts of interesting and pleasant people. What better reason … Continue reading Everything but the socks.
Recently found a fascinating meat fact, that the Argentinian Women’s Hockey team is sponsored by beef producers.I’ve been in a project about meat sources, that’s sources not sauces, and this is one of the drawings I did for it. I remember a butchers shop which I used to drive past in Oxfordshire that had the motto outside:”Pleased to meet you, meat to please you” Continue reading Sponsored meat and the Argentinian Women’s Hockey team
My last post of the sleeping cow seems to have encouraged one person to expand the joke a little.John Blair Moore is a fine American cartoonist and I was delighted to get the enclosed after my post. Let sleeping cows… Continue reading Cowslip.
Quite a lot of people know that, but some don’t. There are times when I could. This is for a company that specialises in the traceability of food. Something we should all be aware of, food that is, not sleeping cows. Continue reading Cows can sleep standing up.
Great photo and an interesting little piece. Caulis the size of footballs! Continue reading A Shop on Wheels
There I was looking at an idea for a little job I do regularly and for no apparent reason came up with a couple of dancers, this is a detail of the drawing.It’s the sort of drawing that some years ago I might have spent an enjoyable few hours working up, redrawing and then presenting on a fine piece of board as the ‘final’. With modern technology there is always no final. One can be faffing about for hours but the restricted budgets mean that one cannot afford to. Continue reading Sometimes it just happens…
We British know how to holiday, get yourself a half decent camera and a strong strap to hang it around your sunburnt neck, decent back pack with spares for the camera and a sausage roll to keep your energy level at the max and venture forth. Strong sturdy sun hat that you’ve had for several summers and has seen action on cricket grounds around the country and then get out there. Oh and don’t forget the regulation black socks to go with a decent pair of brogues, it might be hot out there but that’s no excuse for shoddy footwear. … Continue reading Finely balanced with good quality socks.
Modern inventions are at times just taken for granted. In the days when travel was glamorous and only the select few could fly or afford to, suitcases were carried and generally not by the traveller. Because this is what they were: travellers and not tourists. So now we all ‘carry’ our own cases and the result is that someone comes up with the idea of little wheels, so that airports are like shopping malls complete with one’s own trolley.They are also almost all now a regulation size and will have none of those fancy labels stuck on the leather with … Continue reading Wheels on a suitcase, whoever thought of them?
Paul Davies Cartoons & stuff 