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2015-11-27 Urban Hunter of the Urban Jungle

Nov27
by on 2015-11-27 at 20:51
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I created this comic as my entry for a competition.  I didn’t win, so now I’m free to share it with my readers!  To make it easier for most people, I’ve translated it out of the original Latvian into English.

[Art note: I decided in this case to use vector graphics (rather than my usual rough sketches and bitmaps) — which was interesting, being simultaneously liberating (let the computer do the work) and challenging (the need to make definite decisions on line position).  Thank you inkscape.]

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The urban hunter explores the urban jungle, ants, bees, elephant, hippo, rhino, giraffe, zebra, lion, wildebeest and the odd human commuter.

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2015-11-14 Victoria and Albert

Nov15
by on 2015-11-15 at 12:02
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I don’t have a comic to post at the moment, so instead here is yesterday’s page from my sketchbook, I realise that’s not quite the same thing.  We wandered around the V&A without a plan, and somehow the page filled with drawings of things that caught my attention.  Later we went to a concert South of the River, out beyond Peckham, with friends.

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China:
vase with lotus and fish design, 1750-1850 Qing dynasty.
Teapot 1989, Gerald Gulotta and Bao Li'an
Owl-shaped wine vessel, 1250-1050BC, Shang dynasty. Bronze.
Korea: Bottle with willow design 1100-1300 Koryo- dynasty
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"Bartmann" pitcher with medallions and a crucifixion scene. 1575. (Workshop of?) Jans Emens Mennicken
Two earthenware pots ~1880. Linthorpe Art Pottery, designed by Christopher Dresser
Knitted green hat. Provenance unknown. ~late 20th century?

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2015-10-24 Enchanted Evening

Oct25
by on 2015-10-25 at 11:00
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I would like to thank my wonderful and surreal wife, Karen, for the wordplay that underpins this comic.  I merely added the seahorses and coloured it in.

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It was just another tedious social function. But then, magically, across the crowded room, their lips met. [picture: fish at a party. Two seahorses kiss across the room using their long long snouts)]

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2015-10-23 The Natural History Museum

Oct24
by on 2015-10-24 at 11:22
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Yesterday I took the day off work and we went into London to visit the Natural History Museum.  Darwin says “Hi!”

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almost compleat stegosaurus. Arthur Pain collection. Tube Worms. Aragonite. Icthyosaur with babies. Brain coral. Umbrella-mouthed gulper. Deep sea gnosher (before feeding - after feeding) The blue whale is being serviced.

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20151019 Pan Tilt Zoom

Oct19
by on 2015-10-19 at 22:02
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Another pleasant day at the zoo (with baby Greater One Horned Rhinoceros.)

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Advanced camera technique for wildlife photography - pan, tilt and zoom.

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2015-08-08 Clown

Aug15
by on 2015-08-15 at 11:59
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No comic today, but I wanted to share two doodles from my sketchbook.  The second one I made at the hospital, waiting for a gastroscopy*, and perhaps then the theme is obvious.  In hindsight I now understand the first one too!

I’m happy to say they found nothing!  The doctor allowed me to turn slightly to look at the monitor, so now I have gazed at my navel from both sides.

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(* The spelling checker is complaining, and suggesting gastropod instead.  I think that would have been far tastier.)

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A clown's head floating in space, with an octopus wrapped around the peak of his pointed hat; a spotted bow-tie; we can see through the oesophagus, a hand operated meat mincer.

A periscope with an eye on a flexible tube, peering into a maze of transparent tubes, one of which opens up into a sphere containing a whale, a shark, an octopus. A network of vein-like tubes cover the surface.

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2015-07-24 Underwater Eyeland

Jul24
by on 2015-07-24 at 15:20
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This is just about the longest I’ve ever spent on a single drawing, over a few days while sitting in the hospital waiting for Karen’s op and then waiting for her to be discharged.  I started without a plan, just drew an onion with eyes.  Everything else seemed to have eyes too, and a sea theme emerged.  I hope it amuses someone!

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a multitude of strange sea-creatures, with many strange human-like eyes (and some human limbs) float about around an apparently man-made tunnel-like structure, also with eyes.

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2015-07-14 The Bare Necessities

Jul15
by on 2015-07-15 at 20:54
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Based on a very true story.  Yes.  Really.

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Young person climbing a big mountain, reaches the top ready for a rest. Reaches into rucksack and pulls out ... a screwdriver. Reaches in again and this time ... a hair-dryer. Then in quick succession an octopus, a mixer tap, a bicycle pump, an anchor, a bowling pin, a metal flute, a 4Kg weight, ...

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2015-06-14 King of the Bird Table

Jun19
by on 2015-06-19 at 19:54
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A regular occurrence in our garden.

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[Wood pigeon on a garden bird table, scaring away the little yellow bird. Police helicopter arrives and the birds scatter. A robot appendage extends and grabs the food from the table]

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